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this form of dehiscence is known as LOCULICTDAL. In poppy 

 capsules (Fig. 238) there are a few openings beneath the united 



FIG. 239. Several forms of fruits: A, branch of Apocynum androsamifolium showing 

 numerous flowers and a single fruit with 2 long, slender follicles. Comparative size of follicles 

 in A. androsamifolium (B), and A. cannabinum (C). Branch of Solatium carolinense 

 showing a number of small superior berries (D). Pyxis of Scopolia carniolica showing 

 slightly lobed calyx and upper portion of fruit (E). Pyxis in Hyoscyamus niger showing 

 calyx lobes extending much above the fruit (P). Berry of Atropa Belladonna cut trans- 

 versely and showing the numerous small seeds (G). Young spinose capsule of Datura 

 Stramonium (H). 



stigmas through which the seeds are expelled, and this form of 

 dehiscence is known as POROUS. In hyoscyamus (Fig. 236, D} a 



