66 , ELEMENTARY BOTANY 
structure of a follicle, so that the fruit is finally described as 
compound, consisting of six, (or whatever the number may be), 
follicles. | 
Some fruits represent, not merely the product of a flower, 
but a whole inflorescence. That this is the case in the 
Mulberry is evident from the presence of the perianth leaves 
enveloping each section of the fruit. 
