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CATKIN 



[CH. 



Catkins, or catkin-like spicate inflorescences are found 

 in the following : 



Bog Myrtle Hornbeam g Birch g 



Poplars Beech g Hazel </ 



Alder J Willows Walnut J 

 Oaks </. 



Fig. 8. 1, a staminate or male catkin, and 2, a pistillate or female 

 catkin of a Willow. 



As we shall see later, there are considerable differences 



