214 DEFINITE INFLORESCENCES. 
first) produces a tertiary axis c, also terminated by a flower 
with two bracts at its base, one of which gives origin to another 
Fic. 438. Fig. 439. 
Fig. 438. Panicled cyme of the Privet 
(Ligustrum vulgare). a’. Primary 
axis. a’, a’, Secondary axes, a!”, a’. 
Tertiary axes, c,c. The central flowers 
of the respective clusters, which are 
seen to be in a more expanded state 
than those surrounding or below them. 
— Fig. 489. Helicoid cyme of the 
Forget-me-not (Myosotis palustris). 
Fia. 440. 
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Fig. 440. Helicoid cyme of Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), 
