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THE FRUIT 



the best-known edible examples of multiple fruits are the mul- 

 berry (Fig. 165, C) and the pineapple. The last-named fruit is an 

 excellent instance of the seedless condition which often results 

 from long-continued cultivation. 



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FIG. 166. Comparative sections of fruits 



I, capsule: A, unilocular liquorice pod, cross section (magnified); B, trilocular 

 crocus pod, cross section (magnified). II, schizocarp, double fruit of poison 

 hemlock (Conium) , cross section (magnified) ; III, akene of arnica, longitudinal 

 section (magnified) ; IV, berry of pepper (Capsicum), cross section (reduced) ; 

 V, drupe of cocoanut, longitudinal section (reduced) ; VI, aggregate and acces- 

 sory fruit of blackberry, longitudinal section (reduced) . I-IV, after Schmidt ; 

 V, after Decaisne ; VI, (modified) after Gray 



c, limb of calyx ; en, endocarp ; ex, exocarp ; p, pericarp ; pa, partition between 

 locules ; r, receptacle ; a, seed 



