CLASSIFICATION OF FRUITS. 
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Among the genera in this order are ; 
Legume, which is a bivalved pericarp having its seeds attach- 
ed to one of its sutures ; as the bean and pea. Fm 3*> a rep- 
resents a legume ; the fruit of the germs Astragalus ; b repre- 
sents the same cut transversly in order to show the cells 
Fig. 32 . 
Silique, a bivalved pericarp having its 
seeds attached to each valve ; as the pods 
of cabbage and mustard. Fig. 33, a. rep- 
resents a silique, the fruit of the sinapis 
alba (white mustard;) this is said to be 
rostrate, terminating like a bird’s beak ; b 
represents a globular seed ; c the- same 
magnified; d shows the seed dividing 
and the embryo making its appearance. 
Fig. 34 . 
Pyxides, (from puxis a box) having its 
capsule open horizontally, like a box ; as the 
bachelor's button (Gomphrexa globosa.) This 
genus may be illustrated by a fruit of the 
genus Lecythis, Fig. 34, a : & represents the 
lid of the fruit. 
Capsule, a dry pericarp opening by several valves as the lily 
and tulip. 
