Fig. 791.—Sycamore fig.
The carpellary leaves occupy the summit of the floral axis. The axis terminates either in one single carpel, in which case the ovary is one-celled, or unilocular; or the axis is surrounded by several carpels, in which case the manner of their union determines the number of cells in the ovary.
The Fruit.
Fig. 792.—Sycamore fig.
Fig. 793.—Fruit of a composite.
Fig. 794.—Section of a berry.