. Botany for beginners: an introduction to Mrs. Lincoln's Lectures on botany. Plants. 82 BOTANY FOB BEGINNERS. | Cb. XIV Fig. 56. 333. A spike, (Fig. 56, a) is an assemblage of flowers arising from the sides of a common stem ; the flowers ar? sessile, or with ve<*y short peduncles, as the Grasses and the Mul- lein. A spike i? gen- erally erect. The low- est flowers usually blos- som and fade before the upper ones expand. When the flowers in a spike are crowded very close, an ear is formed, as in Indian corn. 334. An umbel (Fig. 56, b) presents several flower-stalks of nearly equal length, s
. Botany for beginners: an introduction to Mrs. Lincoln's Lectures on botany. Plants. 82 BOTANY FOB BEGINNERS. | Cb. XIV Fig. 56. 333. A spike, (Fig. 56, a) is an assemblage of flowers arising from the sides of a common stem ; the flowers ar? sessile, or with ve<*y short peduncles, as the Grasses and the Mul- lein. A spike i? gen- erally erect. The low- est flowers usually blos- som and fade before the upper ones expand. When the flowers in a spike are crowded very close, an ear is formed, as in Indian corn. 334. An umbel (Fig. 56, b) presents several flower-stalks of nearly equal length, spreading out from a common centre, like the rays of an umbrella, bearing flowers or their summits; as Fennel and Carrot. 335. A cyme (Fig. 56, c) resembles an umbel in having its common stalks aL spring from one centre, but differs in having those stalks irregularly sub-divided; as the Snow-ball and 333. What is a spike 1 334. What is an umbel ? 335. What is a cvme 1. 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 Phelps, Lincoln, Mrs. , 1793-1884. New York, Huntington & Savage
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