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BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS 



CHAP. 



dehisces along both the ventral and dorsal sides (Fig. 225). 

 Examples Pea, Bean, Vetch, and Clover. 



(Vf> The follicle consists of a single carpel which dehisces 



FIG. 226. A, Fruits of 

 Wallflower ; B, siliqua; 

 C, siliqua open. 



FIG. 227. A, Fruits of Shep- 

 herd's Purse ; B, silicula ; C, 

 transverse section across B. 



FIG. 228. Folliclt 

 of Monkshood. 



along the ventral side only (Fig. 228). 

 Aconite, Poeony, and Larkspur. 



Examples Columbine, 



EXPT. 198. Collect a few Hazel-nuts and examine one. Note 

 (i) The hard, dry pericarp which encloses the seed, 

 (ii) The pericarp, if broken open, shows three layers, which represent 

 the epicarp, mesocarp, and endocarp. 



(iii) The fruit is syncarpous and indehiscent. 



