184 COMPENDIUM OF GENERAL BOTANY. 



bers of the first order develop leafy shoots ; the members of the 

 second order develop floral spindles (axes of inflorescence) ; the 

 members of the third order finally develop flowers. 



The condition of affairs in the genus Pinus is especially note- 

 worthy. Long shoots alternate with short shoots. The leaves (in 

 clusters of two or more) occur on the short shoots ; the long shoots 

 bear scaly leaves from the axils of which the short shoots are 

 developed. 



