THE FRUIT. 63 



Kinds op the Fruit. — Some fruits are formed from 

 single flowers, as those of the Sakura (see Pig. 55) and 

 Momo (Fig. 84), while others are formed by the combination 

 of several flowers, as those of the Kuwa (Morus alba) (Fig. 

 88) and Ichijiku (Ficus carica) . Those of the former kind 

 are said to be Monothalamic, and those of the latter 

 Voly thalamic. 



Monothalamic Fruit. 



Kinds op the fruit „ . ., , . ,, 



I Folythalamie Fruit. 



Monothalamic fruits may be composed either of one or 

 more separate mature carpels, as in the Momo (Fig. 84) and 

 Kimpoge (Fig. 72), or of more or less united mature carpels, 

 as in the Kabura and Nashi (Fig. 86). In the former 

 case, they are said to be Apocarpous, and in the latter 

 Syncarpous. 



■. _ ( Apocarpous Fruit 



Monothalamic fruit i „ _ ., 



( Syncarpous 1 ruit. 



Apocarpous fruits may be also Simple or Multiple. 



, f Simple Apocarpous Fruit. 



Apocarpous fruit 



Multiple Apocarpous Fruit. 



Monothalamic fruits whether apocarpous or syncarpous 

 are either' dry, as in the Kimpoge and Kabura, or fleshy, as 

 in the Momo (Fig. 84) and Nashi (Fig. 86). 



_ _ f Dry Monothalamic Fruit. 



Monothalamic pruit \ _, , ,, ,, , . „ ., 



[ Fleshy MonothaLuiuc Fruit. 



Some of the dry monothalamic fruits burst open or 

 separate into pieces when mature, as those of the Ingen 

 (Phaseolus vulgaris) (Fig. 76) and Nagashirami (Osmorhiza 

 japonica) (Fig. 79) ; while others remain closed, as those of 

 the Kimpoge (Fig. 72) and Togarashi (Fig. 81). Those of 

 the former kind are said to be Dehiscent, and those of the 

 latter Indehiscent. 

 -,-. f Dehiscent Dry Monothalamic Fruit. 



Dry monothalamic fruit t , ,. ' w ... .-„,.. 



(Indehiscent Dry Monothalamic Fruit. 



