INFLORESCENCES 



55 



119. When the first flower of an inflorescence is lateral the 

 terminal bud continues to grow for some time and new flowers 



a* 



\/ Nl/ 



\ 



FIG. 25. Cymose inflorescences. F, A terminal flower; G, a simple cyme; H, a 



compound cyme. 



FIG. 26. Types of racemose inflorescence. A, A raceme; B, a spike; C, a 

 catkin; D, a corymb; , an umbel. The flowers are represented by circles; 

 the age of the flower is indicated by the size. 



continue to develop above the first one along the main axis. 

 Such an inflorescence is indeterminate and is called a raceme. 



