BCTAiNY KilK BEGINNEK.-i 



[Ch. XIV 



Inflorescence. 



329. The most common kinds of inflorescence are the ichorL 

 raceme, panicle, spike, umbel, cyme, corymb, fascicle, head, 

 nnent, and spadix. 

 Fisr. 54. 



330. A whorl (Fig. 54,) is an as- 

 semblage of flowers surrounding the 

 stem or its branches. This is seen in 

 Mint, and many of the labiate plants. 

 Flowers which grow in this manner 

 are said- to be verticillatt:, from the 

 Latin word verlo, to turn. Leaves 

 surrounding the stem in a similar 

 manner are said to be stellate, or likt 

 a star. 



3-29. Which are the most common kinds of inflorescence 

 330. Describe the whorl. 



