CHAPTER VIIL 
FRUIT. 
EXERCISE LI. 
What is Fruit? 
Pltjck from the vine of the pea or bean several 
pods of different ages, from one still enveloped by the 
flower, to one that is full grown. Compare the young¬ 
est pod you have gathered with Pig. 163. What part 
of the pistil becomes the pod ? Compare it with Fig. 
164. How many carpels has the ovary of the bean 
or pea ? 
Observe the contents of this pod. 
What name is given to these little soft bodies? 
Answer.—0'vules. 
Compare these ovules with the contents of a full- 
grown pod. What are these full-grown, ripe bodies 
called ? 
What name is given to pod and contents taken 
together ? 
Answer.—Fruit. 
What is every ovary and its contents? 
Answer.—It is fruit. The fruit of a plant is its 
ripened ovary. 
By what words would you distinguish the young 
from the mature ovary ? 
Examine all the flowers that are just fading, and 
look for the ovules in their unripe fruit. Find the 
