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BOTANY. 



Hesperidium. <; 



SlLIQUA. 



Capsula. 



Pyxidium. 



f Epicarps united externally in a coriaceous 

 skin, almost always concealing the juncture 

 of the carpels, which are easily separated by 

 the hand, provided that the endocarp adhere 

 but slightly to the rest of the pericarp. [Ci- 

 tron, Orange.] 



Dehiscent. 



f A silique consists of two carpels united 

 j throughout their length in a dry, bivalved 

 { fruit, with a thin partition ; seeds attached 

 j to the two edges of the partition in each com- 

 partment. [Cabbage, Radish.] 



f A capsule consists of two or several carpels 

 united in a dry, dehiscent, many seeded fruit, 

 in any manner whatever. [Water-Lily, 

 [Poppy.] 



[~ Capsule opening in the middle by a cir- 

 \ cular, horizontal fissure. [Chickweed, Purs- 

 |Jain.] 



The second order has two sections, fleshy and not fleshy. 



Not Fleshy. 



f Two or several carpels united with the 

 j tube of the calyx, and internally with their 

 single seed; when ripe, separating from a 

 common axis. [Umbelliferse.] 



Cremocarpium. { 



Cypesela. 



Glans. 



f A single carpel, by abortion of the others, 

 <J indéhiscent, united with the calyx, and con- 

 taining a single seed. [Composites.] 



Pericarp coriaceous or ligneous, indéhis- 

 cent, unilocular by abortion, containing one 



j or many grains, and surrounded at the base 

 [by a cupule. [Hazel, Oak.] 



