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sutures has a bean-pod? To which suture are the 

 beans attached ? 



When an ovary opens spontaneously, and thus 

 liberates its seeds, it is called a DEHISCENT OVARY. 

 "When it does not open, it is an DTDEHISCENT ovary. 



Are there any indehi scent ovaries among the fruits 

 of the garden or farm ? 



Mention all the dehiscent ovaries you can think of. 



Again turn to Fig. 19Y, and compare it with 

 Fig. 292. 



FIG. 292. 



Apex. 



Obtain the ripe fruit of IRIS [flower de luce], and 

 compare it with the pictures ? Is it a dehiscent or 

 indehiscent fruit ? Can you find sutures at which the 

 carpels open ? What do you call the suture at which 

 the seeds are attached ? "What do you call the line 

 in the outer wall of each carpel, opposite the ventral 

 suture ? 



BASE. The bottom of the ovary. The end at- 

 tached to the peduncle. Figs. 292, 293. 



A'PEX. The top of the ovary. Fig. 292. 



DISSIP'IMENTS. The partitions between the cells 

 of syncarpous [carpels united] ovaries. Fig. 293. 



