FRUIT. 183 



Find the placenta in full grown bean and pea- 

 pods. Find it in little ones where you can just see 

 the ovules. Observe the little stem by which the 

 ovules and seeds are attached to the placenta. By 

 what name is it known ? 



Answer. It is called the FUNIC'ULUS. 



QUESTIONS UPON ANY OVARY. 

 Is it dehiscent or indehiscent ? 



IF DEHISCENT 



How many carpels compose it? 



Are the carpels grown together ? 



Point out the sutures ? 



"Which is dorsal and which ventral ? 



Find the valves. The placenta. The funiculus. 



IF INDEHISCENT 



Can you count the carpels ? 

 Look for the ovules or seeds. 

 Point to the funiculus. The placenta. 

 Point out the base of the ovary. The apex. The 

 axis. The parietes. The dissipiments. 



