316 BOTANY. 



1. Monocarpellary. 



{a) Opening by one suture — e.g., Caltha Follicle. 



(6) Opening by botli sutures — e.g.. Pea Legume. 



3. Bi- to polycarpellary — e.g. , Viola Capsule. 



Var. a. Dehiscence circumscis- 



sile — e.g., Anagallis Pyxis. 



Var. b. Dehiscence by the fall- 

 ing away of two lateral 

 valves from the two per- 

 sistent parietal placentse — 



e.g.. Mustard Silique. 



II. Schizocarpic Fruits — The Splitting Fruits — Dry, breakingup 

 <B i# into one-celled indehiscent portions (Fig. 217). 

 M ^ / iwv ^' ^tonocarpellary, dividing trans- 

 versely — e.g., Desmodium Loment. 



3. Bi-to polycarpellary. 



(a) Dividing into achene-like 

 or nut-like parts {nutlets), 

 no forked carpophore — 



Fig. 217.— Split- e.g., Lithospermum Cabcbkulus. 



ting Fruit icre- n,\ Dividing into two achene- 



mooarp) of Fen- ,., , 



nel, showing the like parts (mencarps), a 



fil'^re'eptecle f^^^ed carpophore be- 



(oaTpophore) t ween them — e. g. , Umbel- 



t"h^e^wrg^?vt lifers Cremocabp. 



(merioarps). III. Achienial Fruits — Tlie Achenes — Dry, inde- 



hiscent, one-celled, one or few seeded, not breaking up (Fig. 318). 



1 . Pericarp hard and thick — e.g. , Oak Nut. 



3. Pericarp thin — e. g. , Buckwheat Ac hene. 



Var. a. Pericarp loose and 

 bladder-like — e.g., Cheno- 



podium Utricle. 



Var. J. Pericarp consolidated 

 with the seed — e. g.. 



Grasses Caryopsis. 



Var. c. Pericarp prolonged into 



a wing — e.g., Ash. Samara. 



IV. Baccate Fruits — Tlie Berries — Fleshy, indehiscent ; seed in 

 pulp (Fig. 319). 



1. Bind firm and hard — e.g., Pumpkin Pepo. 



3. Rind thin — e.g.. Grape Behby. 



V. Drupaceous Fruits.— The Drupes — Fleshy, indehiscent; en- 

 docarp hardened, usually stony. 



