VI 11 CON TK NTS. 



CHAPTER V. ANTHOTAXV <>1! INFLORESCENCE .... 141 



Bracts and Brartlets and their Modifications 141 



Peduncles, Pedicels, Rliachis, Receptacle 14-'! 



Position of Flower-buds, Kinds of Inflorescence 144 



Indeterminate, Indefinite, or Botryose 140 



Kaeenie. C'oryinh, I'mliel 140 



Head or < 'apitulum 147 



Syconium or Hypanthodium 148 



Spike, Spadix, Ament or Catkin 14'.* 



Panicle and other Compound Forms 150 



Determinate or Cymose . 151 



Cyme, Glomerule, jic. ... ... . . . . 



Botryoidal Forms of Cymose Type 



Sympodial Forms 154 



Scorpioid and Helicoid, the Pleiochasium, Dichasium, and 



Monochasium 155 



Bostryx, Cincinnus, Rhipidiuiu, Drepanium, !cc !")<'> 



Mixed Inflorescence 158 



Thyrsus, Verticillaster, &c 1-V.i 



Relations of Bract, Bractlet, and Flower 160 



Anterior and Posterior, or Inferior and Superior 100 



Median and Transverse 1(50 



Position of Bractlets 161 



Tabular View of Inflorescence 102 



CHAPTER VI. THE FLOWER 163 



SECTION I. ITS NATURE, PARTS, AND METASIORPHY .... 163 



Floral Envelopes, Perianth, or Perigone 164 



Tlie Parts, Calyx and Corolla . . 1 ('.." 



Aiulra'cium, Stamens 165 



Gynoecium, Pistils 160 



Torus or Receptacle of the Flower 107 



Metamorphosis 167 



Unity of Type illustrated by Position and Transitions . . . 169 



Teratological Transitions and Changes 170 



SECTION II. FLORAL SYMMETRY 174 



Symmetrical, Regular, and Complete Flower 175 



Niimerieal Ground-plan 17<> 



Pattern Flowers 170 



Diplostemonous Type . 177 



SECTION III. VARIOUS MODIFICATIONS OF THE FLOWER . . . 179 



1. EM MI. i: \ i io\ or mi: KINDS 179 



2. REGULAR UNION OF SIMILAR PARTS 180 



Coalescence or Cohesion . 180 



