THE FBUIT. 195 



236. Accessory Fruits and Multijjle Fruits. — 'Not infre- 

 quently, as in the strawberry, Fig. 182, the main bulk of 

 the fruit consists neither of the ripened ovary nor its 

 appendages. 



Examine with a magnifying glass the surface of a small, unripe 

 strawberry,! then that of a ripe one, and finally a section of a ripe one, 

 and decide where the separate fruits of the strawberry are found, what 

 kind of fruits they are, and of what the main bulk of the strawberrj- 

 consists. 



1 n III 



Fig. 182. — I, Strawberry ; II, Easpberry ; III, Mulberry. 



The fruits of two or more sejjarate flowers may blend 

 into a single mass, which is known as a multijjle fruit. 

 Perhaps the best known edible examples of this are the 

 mulberry. Fig. 182, and the pineapple. The cone, such as 

 is produced by pines, spruces, and other evergreen trees. 

 Fig. 209, is a familiar dry fruit of this class. 



237. Summary. — The student may find it easier to retain 

 what knowledge he has gained in regard to fruits if he copies 

 the following synopsis of th^e classification of fruits,^ gives 

 an example of each kind, and in every case where it is possible 

 to do so indicates briefly how the dispersion of the seed is 

 secured. 



1 A few sacb berries, preserved in alcobol, or in formalin solution, will answer for 

 an entire division. 



2 Snggested by Mr. Marcus L. Glazer. 



