THE FRUIT 99 
The FonuicLe is formed from one carpel, contains 
several seeds and dehisces by splitting along the ventral 
margin, e.g. Asclepias, Crassula, Delphinium—all of 
which have compound fruits of two or more follicles. 
The LrGuME is also formed from one carpel, but 
dehisces down both ventral and dorsal sutures, and it 
contains several seeds, e.g. Pisum, Lupin. 
The LoMENTUM is a legume which breaks up into one- 
seeded portions, each containing one seed, e.g. Arachis, 
Desmodium. 
The CApsuLE is a dry, dehiscent fruit formed from 
more than one carpel. Capsules dehisce in various ways. 
The commonest method is by splitting : if it splits along 
the midrib of each carpel, as in Iris, the capsule is Locvu- 
LICIDAL; if it splits into carpels, leaving the placenta 
in the middle, it is SepricipaL, e.g. Rhododendron ; 
if the outer wall of the fruit breaks away leaving the 
septa standing, it is SEPTIFRAGAL, e.g. Datura (fig. 
54). Other capsules dehisce by pores, e.g. Papaver, and 
sometimes the upper half of the pericarp splits off like 
a lid, e.g. Portulaca, Anagallis. 
The Srzrqua is a special form of capsule found in 
N.O. Cruciferae. In this, the pericarp breaks into two 
parts from the base upwards, leaving a false partition, 
the REPLUM, to the edges of which the seeds are attached. 
The short, broad Siliquas are known as SILICULAS, e.g. 
Candy-tuft (Iberis). 
67. Succulent Fruits.—Succulent fruits are chiefly 
Berries and Drures. The Berry is a succulent fruit 
with a pericarp of two layers, the epicarp or skin, and 
mesocarp or pulp. It is formed from two or more 
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