=Parts.=--_Seed_, the part containing the embryo.
_Pericarp_, the covering of the seeds, including the ovary and all
adnate parts. The parts of the pericarp are _epicarp_, or outer coat;
_mesocarp_, or middle coat; and _endocarp_, or inner coat.
=Dehiscence.=--_Septicīdal_, [Illustration] opening of the partitions.
_Loculicīdal_, [Illustration] opening at the dorsal suture.
_Septífragal_, [Illustration] valves falling away from partitions.
_Circumscissile_, [Illustration] opening by a circular horizontal line.
=Kinds.=--_Simple_, _aggregate_, _accessory_, _multiple_.
(1.) SIMPLE FRUITS.--_Fleshy_, _Stone_, _Dry_ (formed by a single
pistil).
(a.) FLESHY FRUITS.--Indehiscent (with two or more seeds).
{_Berry_, rind membranous (Grape).
{_Hesperidium_, rind leathery, separable (Orange).
Seeds immersed {
in a pulpy mass. {_Pēpo_, rind hard (Cucumber).
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{Seeds in cells.--_Pome_, succulent calyx (Apple).
(b.) STONE FRUITS.--Indehiscent; one-celled; endocarp hard.
_Drupe_, three-coated; stone-cell entire (Peach).
_Tryma_, two-coated; stone-cell two-parted (Walnut).
_Etærio_, an aggregation of drupes (Raspberry).
(c.) DRY FRUITS.--Indehiscent, usually one seed with one coat.
_Achēnium_, [Illustration] coat separable from seed (Dandelion).
_Utricle_, coat inflated (Goosefoot).
_Caryópsis_, coat inseparable (Wheat).
_Glans_, invested with a cūpule, [Illustration] (Acorn).
_Samāra_, [Illustration] having winged appendages (Maple).
(c¹.) DRY FRUITS.--Dehiscent.
{_Follicle_, [Illustration] opening by a ventral suture
{(Columbine).
Single {
pistil. {_Legūme_, [Illustration] opening by both sutures (Bean).
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{_Loment_, [Illustration] jointed legume (Desmodium).
{_Capsule_, any compound dehiscent fruit.
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Compound {_Sílique_, [Illustration] a two-valved capsule (Mustard).
pistil. {
{_Sílicle_, [Illustration] a short silique (Shepherd’s
{Purse).
_Pyxis_, [Illustration] circumscissile dehiscence (Purslane).
(2.) AGGREGATE FRUITS, [Illustration]. A cluster of carpels on one
receptacle taken as a whole (Raspberry).
(3.) ACCESSORY OR ANTHOCARPOUS FRUITS.--Those of which the most
conspicuous portion, although appearing like a pericarp in some cases,
does not belong to the pistil (Rose-hip).
(4.) MULTIPLE OR COLLECTIVE FRUITS.--Those which result from the
aggregation of several flowers into one mass (Pine-apple, Mulberry).
_Stróbile_ or _Cone_, a scaly multiple fruit, resulting from the
ripening of some kinds of catkins (Hop, Conifers).
_Gálbalus_, a closed cone (Juniper-berry, Red Cedar).