CONTENTS 



PART I. GENERAL. 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. The Fruit 3 



II. Classification of Fruits 11 



III. Fruits of Leguminosae and Rosaceae ... 28 



IV. Fruits of Ranunculaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Magno- 



LIACEAE, ANONACEAE, AND BERBERIDACEAE . . 39 



V. Fruits of Rubiaceae 46 



VI. Fruits of Cruciferae and Capparidaceae . . 51 

 VII. Fruits of Urticiflorae 55 



PART II. SPECIAL 

 I. Taxus 



II. CONIFERAE AND ANGIOSPERMAE 



A. CONIFERAE .... 



(a) Cone-scales spiral . 



(b) Cone-scales opposite 



B. Angiospermae . 



(1) Dry fruits 



(a) Dehiscent . 



(b) Indehiscent 



(2) Fleshy fruits . 

 2* Simple fruits 

 2** Multiple or Aggregate fruits 



Box-tree 



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