On 2/12/07 20:10, in article WiE4j.87755$cD.32967@pd7urf2no, "graham"
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"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2/12/07 15:33, in article , "bof"

Coming in rather late - I wonder if it is a variety of Loquat, Eriobotrya
japonica. I know the typical fruit is not grooved, hence the suggestion
that it's a variety. The stucture is similar.
Graham


Thanks for the suggestion, Graham but those don't fit the bill. These are SO
regularly and distinctly segmented that there doesn't seem (to my untutored
eye) to be any room for manoeuvre, to be honest. They are squat, rather
than oblong, the segmentation is very distinct and in fact, is becoming more
so as they desiccate. The dried up, sad looking sample I have on my desk
now is probably about the size of a 10p piece, or a less and it was the
smallest of the two we were given.

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