CHAPTER VI. 



FKUITS OF CRUCIFER.E AND CAPPARIDACE.E. 



Fruits of Cruciferse Silique Silicle Occasional Absence of 

 Septum Indehiscent Fruits Lomentum-like Fruit Acheue 

 Winged Fruits Samara Cremocarp Dimorphic Fruits 

 Subterranean Fruits. Fruits of Capparidaceae Silique Inde- 

 hiscent Dry Fruits Winged Achene Fleshy Fruits Baccate 

 Fruits Lomentum-like Fruits Transitional Fruits Drupe. 



THE Cruciferae and their allies the Capparidaceae afford 

 another series of instructive fruits, much used in classifi- 

 cation. 



Most crucifers have a Silique (Fig. 8) or when not 

 longer than broad Silicule (Fig. 55) ; but several forms 

 occur in which the membranous partition is lacking 

 e.g. the Silique of Tropidocarpum a state of affairs which 

 is normal in many Capparidacese. In another set of 

 examples the Silique remains indehiscent (Andreoskia, 



Fig. 55. Capsella Bursa-pastoris, silicule (Bai). 



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