REVIEW ON FLOWER-BRANCHES 



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185 Scapej of thetiueoi Liifjlibb daisy. 



and determine the method of th 

 In some cases the flower-cluster 

 ends in a leaf, suggesting that 

 the cluster is morphologically a 

 leaf; but see whether there is 

 not a joint between the cluster 

 and the leaf, showing that the 

 leaf is attached to a branch. 

 The flower- cluster of the tomato 

 has been greatly modified by 

 cultivation. It was originally 

 distinctly racemose. 



those which are fairly typical of the 

 the various classes discussed in the 

 preceding paragraphs. As soon as 

 the main types are well fixed in 

 the mind, random clusters should 

 be examined, for the pupil must 

 never receive the impression that 

 all flower-clusters follow the defini- 

 tions in books. Clusters of some 

 of the commonest plants are very 

 puzzling, but the pupil should at 

 least be able to discover whether 

 the inflorescence is determinate or 

 indeterminate. 



In the tomato (Fig. 186) the 

 flower-cluster is opposite the leaf. 

 Examine blooming tomato plants, 

 is inflorescence. Compare the grape. 



186. Tomato shoot. 



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