CHAP. II. 
FRUIT. 
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Class II. Fruit aggregate. AGGREGATI. 
Ovaria strictly simple ; more than a single series produced by each Jiower. 
VII. Et^rio, (“ Polychorion, Polysecus,J5esmwo'; Amalthea, 
Desv. ; Erythrostomum, Desvaux.) Jig. 163. 
Ovaries distinct ; pericarpia indehiscent, either dry upon a dry receptacle, as 
Ranunculus, dry upon a fleshy receptacle, as Strawberry, or fleshy upon a 
dry receptacle, as Rubus. The last is very near the syncarpium, from which 
it differs in the ovaria not coalescing into a single mass. It is Desvaux’s 
Erythrostomum. This term is applied less strictly by M. Mirbel, who admits 
into it dehiscent pericarpia, not placed upon an elevated receptacle, as Delphi- 
nium and Paionia ; but the fruit of these plants is better understood to be a 
union of several follicules within a single flower. If there is no elevated 
receptacle, we have Desvaux’s Amalthea. The parts of an Etaerio are 
Achenia. 
Examples. Ranunculus, Fragaria, Rubus. 
VIII. Syncarpium. (Syncarpium, Rich. ; Asimina, Desv.) 
Ovaries cohering into a solid mass, with a slender receptacle. 
Examples. Anona, Magnolia. 
IX. Cynarrhodum. (Cynarrhodum, OJjUcin. Desvaux.) 
Ovaries distinct; pericarpia hard, indehiscent, enclosed within the fleshy 
tube of a calyx. 
Examples. Rosa, Calycanthus. 
Class III. Fruit compound. SYNCARPI. 
Ovaria compound. 
Sect. 1. Fruit superior. 
A. Pericarpium dry. 
X. Caryopsis. (Cariopsis, Rich. ; Cerio, Mirh.) 
One-celled, one-seeded, superior, indehiscent, dry, with the integuments of 
the seed cohering inseparably with the endocarpium, so that the two are undis- 
tinguishable ; in the ovarium state evincing its compound nature by the pre- 
sence of two or more stigmata; but nevertheless unilocular, and having but 
one ovulum. 
Examples. Wheat, Barley, Maize. 
XI. Regma, Mirh. (Elaterium, Rich.; Capsula tricocca, L.) 
Three or more celled, few-seeded, superior, dry, the cells bursting from the 
axis with elasticity into two valves. The outer coat is frequently softer than 
the endocarpium or inner coat, and separates from it when ripe ; such regmata 
are drupaceous. The cells of this kind of fruit are called cocci. 
Example. Euphorbia. 
XII. Carcerulus, Mirb. (Dieresilis, Mirb. ; Coenobio, Mirb. ; Synochorion, 
Mirb. ; Sterigmum, Desvaux; Microbasis, Desvaux; Polexostylus, 
Mirb . ; Sarcobasis, Dec.., Desv, ; Baccaularius, Desv.) 
Many-celled, superior: cells dry, indehiscent, few-seeded, cohering by a 
common style round a common axis. From this the Dieresilis of Mirbel does 
not differ in any essential degree. The same writer calls the fruit of Labiatae 
