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the Snap-dragon, Sweet Clover, and Alfalfa are examples of 

 racemes with a short growth period. Racemes may be terminal 

 or lateral, as in case of Sweet Clover. 



FIG. 30. A, spike of Rye. B, panicle of Grass. C, flowers of the Hazel 

 with staminate flowers in catkins and the pistillate flowers borne singly. 



FIG. 31. A, head of Clover. B, close head of Yellow Daisy. 



Raceme-like clusters in which the flowers have very short 

 stalks or none at all are called spikes of which the heads of Wheat 

 and Timothy are familiar examples. A special form of the spike 



