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THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



When the ovaries are fertilised the flower dies and they 

 begin to enlarge and ripen to form the fruit, which is the 

 pistil enlarged, and contains the ovules ripened into seeds. 



The fruits of different plants are known by various names 

 according to the state of development of the various parts 

 composing them. If the ripe fruit split open so as to let 

 out the seeds (as in the common pea) it is called " dehiscent," 

 if it do not so split (as in the apple) it is said to be 

 " indehiscent ; " the outer part of fruit is called the " peri- 

 carp," and this may be soft and fleshy as in the apple or 

 cherry, or hard as. in the filbert. The following are the 

 names of the principal varieties of fruit : 



Pome (Apple). ^$| Gland (Acorn). 



Legume (Pea). 



Stobule (Hop). 



Drupe (Plum). 



Berry (Currant). 



