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3. The branch peduncle, which proceeds from the branches, 



4. The axillary/, or bofom flower-ftalk, which comes out be- 

 tween the leaf and ftem, or between the branch and ftem. 



5. The terminal flower-ftalk, which comes from the extremity 

 of the branch or ftem. 



6. The folitarj peduncle, when there is only one in the fame 

 place. 



7. The /catt^f^fi? peduncles, when a great many grow together 

 without any order. 



Flower-ftalks are alfo diftinguiflied from the different modes 

 in which flowers are borne and conne6led on them, into the 

 uniflorous, bifiorous, triflorouSy or multiflorous peduncle, that is, 

 which bear one, two, three, or many flowers. 



Flowers are alfo coUefted or borne in the ten following modes. 



1. The fajciculusy a bunch or bundle, when peduncles are 

 erefl, parallel, placed clofe to one another, and all of the 

 fame height, as in fweet-william, 



2. The capitulum, a little head, where many flowers are collefl- 

 ed into a head, at the extremity of a peduncle, as in globe 

 amaranthus, 



3. ThQjpike^ where the flowers fit clofe without foot-flalks, 

 and are placed along a common flower-ftalk. A fpike is 

 called fecunda^ Angle ranked, when all the flowers are 

 turned to one fide; ox diflicha, double ranked, when the flow- 

 ers look to both fides, or ftand two ways. 



4. The corpnbuT, where the leflTer flower-ftalks of unequal lengths 

 are produced along the common peduncle on all fides, and 

 rife to the fame height, fo as to form a flat or even furface 

 at top, as in fpiraa opulifolia, 



5. The pajiicle where the fru6lifications are difperfed upon 

 foot-fi:alks varioully fubdivided, as in oats, &c. a panicle 

 is faid to be diffufe when the partial foot-ftalks diverge, 

 and the fruftifications hang loofe; or Jlraight and narrow; 

 when the foot-fl:alks approach near to one another. 



.6. The thyrjus is a panicle contracted into an oval or egg- 

 IKaped-form, fomewhat refembling the cone of a pine; as 

 in lilacy horfe chefnut, &c. 

 7. The racemus or clufler, confifis of a common peduncle, 

 having fhort lateral branches, all nearly of equal length 

 proceeding from it ; as in the vine, currants &c. It is called 

 racemusfecundusy or a one ranked clufter when all the foot-fialks 

 incline to one fide; as in the forrel-tree and mofi: of our 

 andromedas. 



I. The 



