CHAPTER VI. 



FRUITS OF CRUCIFER^ AND CAPPARIDACE^E. 



'Yuits of Cruciferae Silique Silicle Occasional Absence of 

 Septum Indehiscent Fruits Lomentum-like Fruit Achene 

 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. 



'he Cruciferse and their allies the Oapparidacese afford 

 nother series of instructive fruits, much used in classifi- 

 ation. 



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

 >nger than broad filicide (Fig. 55) ; but several forms 

 ccur in which the membranous partition is lacking 

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

 i normal in many Capparidacese. In another set of 

 xamples the Silique remains indehiscent (Andreoskia, 



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



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