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.