. The elements of botany for beginners and for schools. Botany. SECTION 14.] FRUIT. 119 Stone Fruits, or Drupaceous, the outer part fleshy like a berry, the inner hard or stony, like a nut; and Dry Fruits, those which have no flesh or pulp. 350. In reference to the way of disseminating the coiitained seed, fruits are said to be Indehiscent when they do not open at maturity. Fleshy fruits and stone fruits are of course indehiscent. The seed becomes free only through decay or by being fed upon by animals. Those which escape digestion are thus disseminated by the latter. Of dry fruits many are in
. The elements of botany for beginners and for schools. Botany. SECTION 14.] FRUIT. 119 Stone Fruits, or Drupaceous, the outer part fleshy like a berry, the inner hard or stony, like a nut; and Dry Fruits, those which have no flesh or pulp. 350. In reference to the way of disseminating the coiitained seed, fruits are said to be Indehiscent when they do not open at maturity. Fleshy fruits and stone fruits are of course indehiscent. The seed becomes free only through decay or by being fed upon by animals. Those which escape digestion are thus disseminated by the latter. Of dry fruits many are indehiscent; and these are variously arranged to be transported by animals. Some burst irregularly; many are Dehiscent, that is, they split open regularly along certain lines, and discharge the seeds. A dehiscent fruit almost always contains many or several seeds, or at least more thau one 871 372 373 374 361. The principal kinds of fruit which have received substantive names and are of common use in descriptive botany are the following. Of fleshy fruits the leading kind is 352. The Berry, such as the gooseoerry and currant, the blueberrj and cranberry (Tig. 371), the tomato, and the grape. Here the whole flesh is soft throughout. The orange is a berry with a leathery rind. 353. The Pepo, or Gourd-fruit, is a hard-rinded berry, belonging to the Gourd family, such as the pumpkin, squash, cucumber, and melon. Fig. 372, 373. 354. The Pome is a name applied to the apple, pear (Fig. 374), and quince; fleshy fruits, like a berry, but the principal thickness is calyx, only . »-—. — Fig. 371. Leafy shoot and berry (cut across) of the larger Cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon. FiQ. 372. Pepo of Gourd, in section. 373. One carpel of same in diagram. FiQ. 374. Longitudinal and transverse sections of a pear (pome).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustra
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