B8 



CHAMISE 



Adeno'stoma fascicula'tum 



Branches slender, stiff (virgate), often 

 spine-pointed at tips 



Leaves evergreen, awl-shaped, rigid, 

 usually channeled on one side, smooth 

 and often resinous, % in. long, lobed 

 when plant is young (C), borne in 

 clusters (fascicles) (D) along the 

 twigs 



Seedling (C) with lobed leaves 



Flowers small Q in. or less), numer- 

 ous, crowded, white, stalkless, bracted, 

 borne in pyramidal clusters (panicles) 

 toward ends of twigs 



Petals 5, white, rounded, spreading, 

 alternating with groups of 2 or 3 

 stamens 



Outer flower parts (sepals) united to 

 form a 5-lobed, 10-ridged tube (calyx) 

 to which petals and stamens are at- 

 tached, and which persists around the 

 solitary "seed" (achene) produced by 

 each flower 



