. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. Fig, 36—Haifa Cherry Blossom Show- ing Ovary, Style and '^IG. 37. — Raceme of Barberry Blossoms. INFLORESCENCE. Inflorescence is a term used to denote the arrangement of the flowers on the stem. Flowers may occur singly or in clusters ; thev may be terminal or axillary. Peduncle, is the stem of a solitary flower or of a flower cluster. Pedicel, is the individual stem of each flower in a cluster. Bract, is a small leaf found on a flower stem. Involucre, is a collection of bracts
. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. Fig, 36—Haifa Cherry Blossom Show- ing Ovary, Style and '^IG. 37. — Raceme of Barberry Blossoms. INFLORESCENCE. Inflorescence is a term used to denote the arrangement of the flowers on the stem. Flowers may occur singly or in clusters ; thev may be terminal or axillary. Peduncle, is the stem of a solitary flower or of a flower cluster. Pedicel, is the individual stem of each flower in a cluster. Bract, is a small leaf found on a flower stem. Involucre, is a collection of bracts around a flovper cluster or around a single flower. FLOWER CLUSTERS. Raceme, is a cluster in which the flowers are arranged along the central upon pedicels nearly ec]ual in length, those nearest the base blooming first (Fig. 37). The central axis is called a rachis. ^Vhen the pedicels divide and subdivide the raceme becomes a Panicle. When a panicle stiffens and becomes rigid and 511. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Keeler, Harriet L. (Harriet Louise), 1846-1921. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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