MODES OF INFLORESCENCE. 



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4. Axillary* - , coming out from the wings; that is, either be- 

 tween the leaf and the stem, or between the branch and the 

 stem. 



5. Terminal, when they terminate the branches or stem. 



6. Solitary, when there comes out but one from the same 

 place. 



7. Sparsed, scattered; when they are numerous, and come 

 out without order. 



Determination in respect to manner, shows how the flowers are 

 placed and connected on the summits of the peduncles: and in 

 this respect peduncles have the following variations : 



1. Uniflorous, Biflorous, Triflorous, or Multiflorous 

 peduncles, are such as bear one, two, three, or many flowers, ac* 

 cording to the number of the fructifications on a single peduncle. 



2. Fasciculus, a bunch, is a collection of flowers that are 

 erect, parallel, forming a flat or even surface, and close to one 

 another; as in DiantAus BARBATusf. 



3. Capitulum, a little head, is composed of a number of 

 flowers, collected almost into a globular form, as in Gom* 



FHRQSNA. 



4. Spica, a spike, has sessile flowers that are alternate and dis- 

 persed about a common peduncle that is simple. It is called 

 Spica Secunda, a single-rowed spike, when the flowers are all 

 turned one way : and Spica Disticha, a double-rowed spike, when 

 the flowers stand two ways. 



5. A Corymbus 1, is a kind of spike, the flowers of which have 



* From Axilla, an arm-pit. Editor. 

 ■J* Sweet William. Editor. , 



| Corymlus, in its ancient and proper signification, meant a bunch of ivy ber- 

 ries: but is now used as a botanical term, for all fructifications that are produced i$ 

 this manner. Editor. 



