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borne by a firm herbaceous peduncle, which appears to 

 spring directly from the root. Such radical peduncles, 

 whether they bear one flower, or many (as in Crinum and 

 Tacca), are called scapes. 



Fig. 55. Indian 'iJi.Vi%tzxA{Bras5ica jnncea). The inflorescence a raceme. 



In Mustard, the peduncle, instead of ending in a solitary 

 flower, gives off successively a number of shortly-stalked 

 (pedicellate) flowers in succession, until it exhausts itself 

 and ceases to lengthen. Such an inflorescence is termed a 

 raceme. 



Common Plantain {Plantago) of waste ground has a 



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