Fig. 368. Section of a part of a strawberry. Compare with Fig. [360].
Fig. 369. Similar section of part of a blackberry. 370. One of its component simple fruits (drupe) in section, showing the pulp, stone, and contained seed; more enlarged. Compare with Fig. [375].
Accessory or Anthocarpous, when the surroundings or supports of the pistil make up a part of the mass; as does the loose calyx changed into a fleshy and berry-like envelope of our Wintergreen (Gaultheria, Fig. [366, 367]) and Buffalo-berry, which are otherwise simple fruits. In an aggregate fruit such as the strawberry the great mass is receptacle (Fig. [360], [368]); and in the blackberry (Fig. [369]) the juicy receptacle forms the central part of the savory mass.
Multiple or Collective, when formed from several flowers consolidated into one mass, of which the common receptacle or axis of inflorescence, the floral envelopes, and even the bracts, etc., make a part. A mulberry (Fig. [408], which superficially much resembles a blackberry) is of this multiple sort. A pine-apple is another example.
349. In respect to texture or consistence, fruits may be distinguished into three kinds, viz.—
Fleshy Fruits, those which are more or less soft and juicy throughout;
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 contained seed, fruits are said to be