FRUIT. 
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EXERCISE LIII. 
Barts of Carpels. 
Valves.— The parts into which carpels separate 
by dehiscence. Fig. 246. 
Placenta.— The cord along the ventral suture, to 
which the ovules are attached. It is the “string 5 ’ 
that pulls off in preparing string-beans for cooking. 
pi , Fig. 246. 
Find the placenta in full-grown bean and pea- 
pods. Find it in little ones where you can just see 
Fig. 246. 
the ovules. Observe the little stem by which the 
ovules and seeds are attached to the placenta. By 
what name is it known ? 
Answer.—It is called the funk/ulus. 
QUESTIONS UPON ANY OVARY. 
Is it dehiscent or indehiscent? 
