point, and at first develops more rapidly than the bud which is 

 to continue the main axis of the branch. 1 "' 



Abundant material in apparently the best condition was 

 found growing around Lake View. Ten plants from this lo- 

 cality were examined, and their condition is here given in tabu- 

 lated form. In the table following, the number of the plant is 

 given in Roman numerals, the numbers of the branches follow- 

 ing it in Arabic numerals. Beginning with the lower por- 

 tion of the branch and passing upward, the flower clusters 

 are numbered consecutively. These numbers, designated by 

 "cluster," are given in the first line at the top of the table. 

 In the column beneath each of these numbers is shown the 

 condition of the flowers of that cluster on the different branches 

 of the different plants. The table was arranged in this form, 

 not because a comparison of the condition of clusters of the 



15. The racemes of S. rostralum are produced by a scorpoid sympodial dichotomy of the 

 branch, in which the racemes represent the alternate branches. At first the raceme develops 

 much more rapidly than the bud which is to continue the main stem, and so the racemes, when 

 flowering, are always well towards the outside of the plant. 



