THE FRUIT. 195 
236. Accessory Fruits and Multiple Fruits. — Not infre- 
quently, as in the strawberry, Fig. 182, the main bulk of 
the fruit consists neither of the ripened ovary nor its 
appendages. 
Examine with a magnifying glass the surface of a small, unripe 
strawberry,! then that of a ripe one, and finally a section of a ripe one, 
and decide where the separate fruits of the strawberry are found, what 
kind of fruits they are, and of what the main bulk of the strawberry 
consists. 
Fic. 182.— I, Strawberry ; Il, Raspberry ; III, Mulberry. 
The fruits of two or more separate flowers may blend 
into a single mass, which is known as a multiple fruit. 
Perhaps the best known edible examples of this are the 
mulberry, Fig. 182, and the pineapple. The cone, such as 
is produced by pines, spruces, and other evergreen trees, 
Fig. 209, is a familiar dry fruit of this class. 
237. Summary. — The student may find it easier to retain 
what knowledge he has gained in regard to fruits if he copies 
the following synopsis of the classification of fruits,? gives 
an example of each kind, and in every case where it is possible 
to do so indicates briefly how the dispersion of the seed is 
secured. 
1 A few such berries, preserved in alcohol, or in formalin solution, will answer for 
an entire division. : 
2 Suggested by Mr. Marcus L. Glazer. 
