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reference to its shoot, while the secondary branches are 

 indefinite, the lower blooming first. The individual flowers 



364. — Scorpioid cyme. 



of these secondary clusters, again, are of the definite type, 

 being disposed in scorpioid cymes. 



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365-367. — Diagrams of cymose inflorescence, with flowers numbered in the 

 order of their development: 365, cyme half developed (scorpioid) ; 366, a flat- 

 topped or corymbose cyme ; 367, development of a typical cyme. 



280. Use of Terms. — The distinction between determi- 

 nate and indeterminate inflorescence is not strictly adhered 

 to in botanical descriptions, especially if the clusters are at 

 all complicated. It is well to remember, however, that 



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