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SCIENTIFIC AGRICUJLTURE. 



arc designated by specific terms ; as the spike, raceme, amcnt, 

 spadix, corymb, umbel, head, panicle and thyrse. 



Of centrifugal inflorescence, there are also several varieties, 

 as the cyme, fascicle, whorl, or verticil, &c. 



Fig 37. 



[Fig. 37 represents a head of oats showing an example of a panicled 

 flower.] 



Tendrils, 



