1881.] 



on Fruits and Seeds. 



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Trees, Simins, and CLiMniNG Shrubs Native oe Naturalised in Britain. 



Clematis vitalba 

 Berbcris vulgaris . . 

 Lime ( Tilia Europwa) . . 

 Maple (Acer) 

 Spindle Tree (Kuonijnuis) 

 Buckthorn (Ehai7inus) . . 

 SloQ (Prumis) 



Rose (Fosa) 



Apple {Pijrus) 

 Hawthorn (Crata-gns) .. 

 Medlar (Mcspihis) 



Ivy (Hedera") 



Cornel (Cornxis) .. 

 Elder (Siimhucns) .. 

 Guelder Rose ( Viburnum) 

 Honeysuckle (Lonicera) 

 Arbutus (Arbutus) 



UoWy (Ilex) 



Ash (Fraxinns) 

 Privet (Ligustrum) 

 Elm (Ulmus) .. .. 

 Hop (Iluinu/us) 

 Alder (^^H!<s) 

 Biich (Betula) .. .. 

 Hornbeam (Carpinus) .. 

 Nut (Cory Hs) 

 Beech (Fagits) 

 Oak (Quercus) 

 Willow (Salix) .. . . 

 Poplar (Fopulus) .. 



Vine (Pinus) 



Fir (Abies) 



Yeyf(Taxus) .. .. 



Seed or Fkuit. 



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Edible. Hairy. Winged. Hooked, 



berry, for instance, and in the Raspberry, the carpels constitute tho 

 edible portion. When we eat a Raspberry we strij) them off and leave 

 the receptacle behind ; wliile in the Strawberry the receptacle con- 

 stitutes the edible portion ; the carpels are small, hard, and closely 

 surround the seeds. In these genera the sepals are situated below 

 the fruit. In the Rose, on the contrary, it is the peduncle that is 

 swollen and inverted, so as to form a hollow cup, in the interior of 

 which the carpels are situated. Here you will remember that the 

 sepals are situated above, not below, the fruit. Again, in the Pear 

 and Apple, it is the ovary which constitutes the edible part of the 

 fruit, and in which the pips are embedded. At first sight, the fruit 

 of the Mulberry — which, however, belongs to a different family — 



