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XXXI. Balausta. — (Balausta, Ufficin. Rich.) 



Many-celled, many-seeded, inferior, indehiscent ; the seeds with a pulpy 

 coat, and attached distinctly to their placentee. The rind was called Malicorium 

 by RuelHus. 



Example. Pomegranate. 



Class IV. Collective Fruits. Anthocabpi. 



Fruit of ivhich the jrrincipal characters are derived from the thickened floral 

 envelopes. 



XXXII. DicLEsiuM. — (Dyclesium, Desvaux ; Scleranthum, Moench ; Catacle- 



sium, Desvaux ; Sacellus, Mirb.) 

 Pericarpium indehiscent, one-seeded, enclosed within an indurated perian- 

 thium. 



Examples. Mirabilis, Spinacia, Salsola. 



XXXIII. Sphalerocarpum, — ( Sphalerocarpum, Desv. ; Nux baccato «/' 

 authors.) 



Pericarpium indehiscent, one seeded, enclosed within a fleshy pcriantliium. 

 Examples. Hippophae, Taxus, Blitum, Basella. 



XXXIV. Stconus (Syconus, Mirb.) 



A fleshy rachis, having the form of a flattened disk, or of a hollow receptacle, 

 with distinct flowers and dry pericarpia. 

 Examples. Ficus, Dorstenia, Ambora. 



XXXV. Strobilus, Cone (Conus, or Strobilus, Rich., Mirb.; Galbulus 



GcBrtn. ; Arcesthide, Desvaux ; Cachrys, Fuchs ; Filula, Fiuiy), 

 fig. 166. 

 An amentum, the carpella of which are scale-like, spread open, and bear 

 naked seeds ; sometimes the scales are thin, with little cohesion ; but they often 

 are woody, and cohere into a single tuberculated mass. 



The Galbulus differs from the Strobilus only in being round, and having 

 the heads of the carpella much enlarged. The fruit of the Juniper is a Gal- 

 bulus, with fleshy coalescent carpella. Desvaux calls it Arcesthide. 

 Example. Pinus. 



XXXVI. SoRosis. — (Sorosis, Mirb.) 



A spike or raceme converted into a fleshy fruit by the cohesion in a single 

 mass of the ovaria and floral envelopes. 



Examjdes. Ananassa, Morus, Artocarpus. 



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