The other name for the eudicots is tricolpates, a name which refers to the grooved structure of the pollen. Members of the group have tricolpate pollen, or forms derived from it.
Ness collapsed and died at his home in Coudersport, Pennsylvania of a massive heart attack on May 16, 1957, at the age of 54. Collaborating with Oscar Fraley in his last years, he co-wrote the book The Untouchables, which was published a month after his death.
He played Agent Lee Hobson from 1960-63 on the ABC gangster series. Paul Picerni, who played Eliot Nessâ right-hand man on TVâs The Untouchables for three seasons, died Thursday in a hospital in Palmdale, Calif. He was 88. The news was announced Friday by author Tom Weaver, who helped Picerni pen his 2007 autobiography, Steps to Stardom.