. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. FORM AND STRUCTURE. Fig. 38.—A Corymb. flowers are at the centre, is called a Cyme. Umbel, resembles a ra- ceme but the central axis is very short and the pedicels are nearly equal in length. (Fig. 39.) Spike, is like a raceme except that the flow- ers are sessile ; they sit directly on the central axis. Catkin or Anient, is like a spike except that its bracts are scales and the central axis is often drooping. Flowers of Poplar are examples. erect it is called a Thyrsus. Flowers of Sour


. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. FORM AND STRUCTURE. Fig. 38.—A Corymb. flowers are at the centre, is called a Cyme. Umbel, resembles a ra- ceme but the central axis is very short and the pedicels are nearly equal in length. (Fig. 39.) Spike, is like a raceme except that the flow- ers are sessile ; they sit directly on the central axis. Catkin or Anient, is like a spike except that its bracts are scales and the central axis is often drooping. Flowers of Poplar are examples. erect it is called a Thyrsus. Flowers of Sourwood are borne in a raceme. Corymb, is like a raceme except that the cen- tral axis is shorter and the lower ped- icels are lengthened so as to bring all the flowers to near- ly the same level. The oldest flowers are at the circum- ference (Fig. 38.) A flower cluster similar in form, but in which the oldest. 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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