Viii CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER V. ANTHOTAXY OR INFLORESCENCE .... 141 



Bracts and Bractlets and their Modifications 141 



Peduncles, Pedicels, Rhachis, Receptacle 143 



Position of Flower-buds, Kinds of Inflorescence 144 



Indeterminate, Indefinite, or Botryose 146 



Raceme, Corymb, Umbel 146 



Head or Capitulum 147 



Syconium or Hypanthodium 148 



Spike, Spadix, Ament or Catkin 149 



Panicle and other Compound Forms 150 



Determinate or Cymose 151 



Cyme, Glomerule, &c 152 



Botryoidal Forms of Cymose Type 153 



Sympodial Forms 154 



Scorpioid and Helicoid, the Pleiochasium, Dichasium, and 



Monochasium 155 



Bostryx, Cincinnus, Rhipidium, Drepanium, &c 156 



Mixed Inflorescence 158 



Thyrsus, Verticillaster, &c 159 



Relations of Bract, Bractlet, and Flower 160 



Anterior and Posterior, or Inferior and Superior 160 



Median and Transverse 160 



Position of Bractlets 161 



Tabular View of Inflorescence 162 



CHAPTER VI. THE FLOWER 163 



SECTIOK I. ITS NATURE, PARTS, AND METAMORPHY .... 163 



Floral Envelopes, Perianth, or Perigone 164 



The Parts, Calyx and Corolla 165 



Androecium, Stamens 165 



Gyncecium, Pistils 166 



Torus or Receptacle of the Flower 167 



Metamorphosis 167 



Unity of Type illustrated by Position and Transitions ... 169 



Teratological Transitions and Changes 170 



SECTION II. FLORAL SYMMETRY 174 



Symmetrical, Regular, and Complete Flower 175 



Numerical Ground-plan 176 



Pattern Flowers 176 



Diplostemonous Type 177 



SECTION III. VARIOUS MODIFICATIONS OP THE FLOWER . . . 179 



1. ENUMERATION OF THE KINDS 179 



2. REGULAR UNION OF SIMILAR PARTS 180 



Coalescence or Cohesion . 180 



