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another which I found near.
I sliced one and the other I
am going to try to preserve
whole. I send with this, four
drawings which I made
of it. No. 1. is a poor
representation of the fruit
before sliceing. Nos. 2, 3, & 4.
are slices taken out at
different points. All are
taken, as I supposed, cross
section. No. 2 near the point
where the main fibres of
the plant connected with
the fruit. No. 3. is taken
near the middle. And No. 4.
near the other end.

The threads of the plant
itself were white while the
skin of the fruit is of a
redish-purple. Immediately
under the skin was a thick
lawyer of gelatinous substance.
This substance is quite