File:EB1911 Flower - transverse section of fruit of Cucumis melo.jpg

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English: Transverse section of the fruit of the melon (Cucumis melo), showing the placentas with the seeds attached to them. The three carpels forming the pepo are separated by partitions. From the centre, processes go to circumference, ending in curved placentas bearing the ovules.
Date published 1911
Source Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 10, 1911, “Flower,” fig. 97, p. 570.
Author Unknown authorUnknown author
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Public domain This image comes from the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.

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current16:39, 10 July 2017Thumbnail for version as of 16:39, 10 July 2017371 × 375 (59 KB)Bob Burkhardt{{Information |Description ={{en|1=Transverse section of the fruit of the melon (''Cucumis melo''), showing the placentas with the seeds attached to them. The three carpels forming the pepo are separated by partitions. From the centre, processes go...