16 INFLORESCENCE. 



9. Panicula, a Panicle, is a loose, irregularly sub- 

 divided, Cluster (48 :2) ; either diffusa, lax ; or 

 coarctata, dense; the Flowers are generally 

 drooping ; sometimes unilateral. 



10. Thyrsus, a Bunch, is only a very dense or 

 close Panicle, assuming an ovate form. Such 

 is a Bunch of Grapes. 



