CHAP. II. FRUIT. 1P5 



The Arrangement of Richard. 



Class 1. Simple fruits. 

 § 1. Dry. 



* Indehiscent. 



* * Dehiscent. 

 § 2. Fleshy. 



Class 2. Multiplied fruits. 



Class 3. Aggregate or compound fruits. 



The Arrangement of Mirbel. 



Class 1. Gymnocarpiens. Fruit not disguised by the adher- 

 ence of any other organ than the calj'x. 



Ord. 1. Carcerulaires. Pericarpium indehiscent, but 

 sometimes with apparent sutures, generally dry, su- 

 perior, or inferior, mostly unilocular and monosper- 

 ' mous, sometimes plurilocular and polyspermous. 



Ord. 2. Capsulaires. Pericarpium dr^-^, superior, or 

 inferior, opening by valves, but never separating 

 into distinct pieces or cocci. 



Ord. 3. Dieresiliens. Pericarpium superior or inferior, 

 dr}', regular, and monocephalous (that is, having 

 one common style), composed of several distinct 

 pieces arranged systematically round a central real 

 or imaginary axis, and separating at maturity. 



Ord. 4. Etairionaires. Pericarps several, irregular, 

 superior, one or many-seeded, with a suture at 

 the back. 



Ord. 5. Cenobionaires. A regular fruit divided to the 

 base into several acephalous pericai'pia; that is to 

 say, not marked on the summit by the stigmatic scar, 

 the style havinoj been inserted at their base. 



Ord. 6. Driqmcees. Pericarpium indehiscent, fleshy 

 externally, bony internally. 



Ord. 7. Bacciens. Succulent, many-seeded. 

 Class 2. Angiocarpiens. Fruit seated in envelopes not form- 

 ing part of the calyx. 

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