68 THE FLOWER 



aiice, but when we go back to the flower and study them botan- 

 ically, we find that they are quite different; the fruit of the 

 former is composed of the many ripened ovaries of a single 



FIG. 56. Rye inflorescence. 



flower, while the fruit of the latter is composed of the ripened 

 ovaries of a number of small flowers. 



On the other hand, the potato, tomato, pepper and tobacco 



