Achene, 



cypsela - 



type Nut acorn of oak 



dandelion 



Capsule pimpernel, 

 splitting cleanly across 



Achene buttercup 

 (section) 



Siliqua wall 

 flower 



Compound drupes 

 blackberry 



Samara sycamore 



Capsule iris, split- 

 ting into 3 valves 



Capsule poppy head 



with apertures for escape 



of seeds 



Follicle stink- 

 ing hellebore 



Berry gooseberry in section 

 showing seeds in pulp 



Schizocarp " cheese " of mallow 



Drupe cherry in sec- 

 tion, with seed in stone 



False fruit strawberry, fleshy re- 

 ceptacle with numerous achenes Pome apple in section Hypanthodium figin section 



FRUIT: EXAMPLES OF THE PRINCIPAL RECEPTACLES FOR SEEDS 



