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BOTANY. 



have disappeared during growth. It is often inclosed in 

 an involucre, called a cupule (Fig. 346), or it has bracts at 

 the base. 



FIG. 346. 



FIG. 347. 



SAMARA, or KEY-FRUIT (example, the elm). A dry, 

 indehiscent fruit, growing single or in pairs, with a winged 

 apex, or margin (Fig. 347). 



Dehiscent Fruits. 



Any dry, dehiscent fruit, whether simple or 

 compound, may properly be called a pod. 

 FOLLICLE. A pod of a single carpel, with no 

 apparent dorsal suture, and dehis- 

 cing by the ventral suture (Fig. 

 283). You will seldom find an 



FIG. 349. 



FIG. 348. 



FIG. 350. 



FIG. 351. 



ovary consisting of but one follicle ; but it is a common 

 kind of carpel in multiple pistils. Observe the ripe ovary 



