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riF.LD AND ]V()()I)L.\S1> PLANTS 



grows on a stalk it is said lo ho fmlildru ; l)ul in nianj- cases we find 

 a number of flowers on one })cduncle, in which instances, sliould 

 each flower of the cluster have a separate stalk of its own, the main 

 stalk only is called the peduncle, and the lesser stalks bearing the 

 individual flowers are the pedicels. 



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FoRjis OP Inflorescence 



1. Spike. 3. Corymb. 5. Cyme. 



2. Kaceme. -1. Umbel 6. Compound Raceme or Panicle. 



7. Capitulum or Head. 



8. Compound Umbel. 



It is often convenient to make use of certain terms to denote 

 the various arrangements of flower-clusters, and the ])rincij)al of 

 these are as follows : — 



1. Spike. — Sessile flowers arranged along a common axis. 



2. Raceme. — Flowers stalked along a common axis. 



3. Corymb. — Flowers stalked along a common axis, but the 

 lengths of the pedicels varying in such a manner as to bring all the 

 flowers to the same level. 



