The elements of botany for The elements of botany for beginners and for schools elementsbotany00gray Year: 1887 389 390 into which it splits are called Valves. A Lomext is a legume which is constricted between the seeds, and at length breaks up crosswise into dis- tinct joints, as in Fig. 394. 369. The pods or dehiscent fruits belonging to a compound ovary have several technical names : but they all may be regarded as kinds of 370. The Capsule, the dry and dehiscent fruit of any compound pistil. The capsule may discharge its seeds through chinks or pores, as in the Fig. 388. Nut (acorn) of th

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The elements of botany for The elements of botany for beginners and for schools elementsbotany00gray Year: 1887 389 390 into which it splits are called Valves. A Lomext is a legume which is constricted between the seeds, and at length breaks up crosswise into dis- tinct joints, as in Fig. 394. 369. The pods or dehiscent fruits belonging to a compound ovary have several technical names : but they all may be regarded as kinds of 370. The Capsule, the dry and dehiscent fruit of any compound pistil. The capsule may discharge its seeds through chinks or pores, as in the Fig. 388. Nut (acorn) of the Oak, with its cup or cupule. Fig. 389. Samara or key of the White Ash, winged at end. 390. the American Elm, winged all round. Fig. 391. Pair of .samaras of Sugar Maple. Fig. 392. Follicle of Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris). Fig. 393. Legume of a Sweet Pea, opened. fiG. 394. Loment or Jointed legume of a Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium), Samara oi

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