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183. We should not omit altogether to notice the aggre- 
gated fruits, such as the Pine-cone (Fig. 300), Pine-apple, 
&c. These fruits are composed not merely of the pistil, but 
of the entire flower, or even of the whole inflorescence, bracts 
and all, grown thick, and consolidated into one fleshy mass. 
This is evidently the nature of the Pine-apple and of the 
Mulberry. 
Fig. 297. Black Mulberry,—an aggregated fruit. 
Fig. 298. Fig, cut open, showing the little flowers within. 
Fig. 299. Hip of a Rose, cut open, showing the achenia within. 
Fig. 300. Pine-cone, composed of thick scales. 
184. As for the Fig, it is a great hollow torus, having its 
innumerable flowers within the cavity, growing from the 
walls, and all together become a sweet, pulpy mass. 
Fig. 801. A branchlet of the Canada Yew, showing the fruit. 
183, 184. Mention some examples of aggregated fruits. Can you describe 
a Pineapple? a Fig? 
