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reference to its shoot, while the secondary branches are 

 indefinite, the lower blooming first. The individual flowers 



364. Scorpioid cyme. 



of these secondary clusters, again, are of the definite type, 

 being disposed in scorpioid cymes. 



365-367. Diagrams of cymose inflorescence, with flowers numbered in the 

 order of their development : 365, cyme half developed (scorpioid) ; 366, a flat- 

 topped or corymbose cyme; 367, development of a typical cyme. 



280. Use of Terms. The distinction between determi- 

 nate and indeterminate inflorescence is not strictly adhered 

 to in botanical descriptions, especially if the clusters are at 

 all complicated. It is well to remember, however, that 



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