. A manual of botany. Botany. MORPHOLOGY OF THE FRUIT AND SEED 241 tively:—1. Valvular; 2. Transverse or Circumscissile; and 3. Porous. 1. Valvular Dehiscence.—This may be either partial or complete: thus, in Dianthus (fig. 508), Lychnis (fig. 507), and many other Caryophyllaceous plants, the dehiscence only Fig. 507. Fig. 508. Fig. Fig. 507. Fruit of Lye/mis. Fig, 508. Fruit of Dianthus. Fiij. 509. Fruit of Mignonette (.^Reseda). Fig. 510. Follicle of Columbine (Aquilegia), dehiscing by ventral suture, Fig. 611. Follicles of Magnolia glauca] each dehiscing by its dorsal suture. The seed
. A manual of botany. Botany. MORPHOLOGY OF THE FRUIT AND SEED 241 tively:—1. Valvular; 2. Transverse or Circumscissile; and 3. Porous. 1. Valvular Dehiscence.—This may be either partial or complete: thus, in Dianthus (fig. 508), Lychnis (fig. 507), and many other Caryophyllaceous plants, the dehiscence only Fig. 507. Fig. 508. Fig. Fig. 507. Fruit of Lye/mis. Fig, 508. Fruit of Dianthus. Fiij. 509. Fruit of Mignonette (.^Reseda). Fig. 510. Follicle of Columbine (Aquilegia), dehiscing by ventral suture, Fig. 611. Follicles of Magnolia glauca] each dehiscing by its dorsal suture. The seeds are suspended from the fruits by long stalks or funiculi. Fig. 512. Legume of the Pea which has opened by both dorsal and ventral sutm'es; hence it is two-valved. c. Calyx, ep. Epicarp. pi. Placenta, ov. Seeds attached to the placenta by a funiculus or stalk,/, en. Endocarp. takes place at the upper part of the fruit, which then appears toothed, the number of teeth corresponding to that of the valves in complete dehiscence. A somewhat similar mode of partial dehiscence occurs in certain Saxifrages, and in the Mignonette {fiff. 509) ; in the latter plant one large orifice may be observed at the summit of the fruit at an early stage of its growth, and VOL. K. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Green, J. Reynolds (Joseph Reynolds), 1848-1914. London, J. & A. Churchill
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