Ill] THE CORYMB 21 



its typical form as the peduncle and upper pedicels 

 lengthen out ; e.g. the Stock, Wallflower, &c. 



At the same time it should be noticed that the 

 term corymb is used somewhat loosely for any branched 

 inflorescence where the pedicels arise from a common 

 shortened axis, and their branches are so arranged that 



Fig. 5. Corymb of Norway Maple. 



