FRUITS AISTD SEEDS 



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All other capsular fruits not pods, follicles, or siliquas are 

 termed capsules. They may be formed from inferior as 



Fio. 89. — Capsuib op Iris, 



SPLITTING LONGITUDINALLY, 



Fio. 90. — Leqtjmb of Ordbus 



SPLIT DOWN BOTH SeaMS. 



V '.. -.■.ill 



Fio. 



91. — LoMBNTtJM OP 



SAinroiN. 



Fig. 92. — Group of Thbbe Fol- 

 licles OP Monk's-Hood, split 

 DOWN One Seam only. 



well as superior ovaries — e.g., narcissus, orchid, willow- 

 herb. In a few cases the capsules are somewhat succulent, 

 causing them to dehisce explosively — e.g., balsam, wood- 



