valves falling away from partitions.
Circumscissile,
opening by a circular horizontal line.
Kinds.—Simple, aggregate, accessory, multiple.
(1.) Simple Fruits.—Fleshy, Stone, Dry (formed by a single pistil).
(a.) Fleshy Fruits.—Indehiscent (with two or more seeds).
| Seeds immersed in a pulpy mass. | - | Berry, rind membranous (Grape). | |
| Hesperidium, rind leathery, separable (Orange). | |||
| Pēpo, rind hard (Cucumber). | |||
| Seeds in cells.—Pome, succulent calyx (Apple). | |||
(b.) Stone Fruits.—Indehiscent; one-celled; endocarp hard.