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stalkless or nearly stalkless flowers are scattered along a com- 

 mon, simple flower-stalk; for example, lavender, plantain. 

 See Plate, 94, 95. Spikelet in grasses, a smaller spike, or 

 sub-division of the spike. See Plate, 96. 4. corymb, where 

 the partial flower- stalks are gradually longer as they stand 

 lower on the common stalk, all forming nearly an even surface 

 at top ; for example, cucJcoo-Jlo'wer, (cardamine pratensis.) See 

 Plate, 99. 5. bundle, (fasciculus,) where several upright, 

 pai'allel approaching flowers, variously inserted and forming a 

 top of the same height, are collected in a close bundle ; for 

 example, sweet-willium, (dianthus barbatus.) See Plate, 100. 

 6. head, or tiift, bears the flowers stalkless, (sessile,) in a kind 

 of ball ; for example, thrift, (statice armaria,) clover. See 

 Plate, 101. 7. umbel, has several flower-stalks, or rays, 

 nearly equal in length, spreading from one common centre, 

 the summit forming a level, convex, globular, or concave 

 surface; for example, j9crrsZ«/, &c. See Plate, 89, 102. 8. 

 cyme, in appearance resembles an umbel, but differs from it, in 

 having the stalks variously and alternately sub-divided ; for 

 example, elder, guelder-rose. See Plate, 103. 9. panicle, 

 where the flowers or fruits are scattered on stalks variously 

 divided, in a sort of loose cluster; for example, London-pride, 

 (saxifraga umbrosa,) common oats. See Plate, 104. 10. thyr- 

 sus, (close-bunch,) that is, a panicle contracted into an egg- 

 shaped form, more or less ; for example, butter-bur, (tussilago 

 Petasites.) Plate, 172. 



