2 7 6 



BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS 



CHAP. 



connecting portion between the old plant and the new shoots is 

 destroyed, new plants are formed. 



Leaves. Cauline, alternate, simple, cordate, serrate ; the 

 small stipules fall off as the leaf expands. 



Inflorescence. The male flowers are arranged in a spike 

 known as a catkin (p. 170). 



FIG. 266. Hazel (Corylus). i, Flowering branch ; 2, a male flower ; 3, a 

 4, a female flower ; 5 and 6, fruit ; 7, a foliage leaf. (S.) 



stamen 



The female flower appears as a small bud, recognised by the 

 coloured stigmas protruding from its apex. 



Flower. The male flower is incomplete, imperfect (p. 178), 

 and very minute. 



The female flower is imperfect, incomplete, and minute. 



