ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS OR INFLORESCENCE 29 
the Snap-dragon, Sweet Clover, and Alfalfa are examples of 
racemes with a short growth period. Racemes may be terminal 
or lateral, as in case of Sweet Clover. 
Fic. 30. — A, spike of Rye. B, panicle of Grass. C, flowers of the Hazel 
with staminate flowers in catkins and the pistillate flowers borne singly. 
Fig. 31.— A, head of Clover. B, close head of Yellow Daisy. 
Raceme-like clusters in which the flowers have very snort 
stalks or none at all are called spikes of which the heads of Wheaz 
and Timothy are familiar examples. A special form of the spike 
