. Botany for academies and colleges: consisting of plant development and structure from seaweed to clematis. Botany; 1889. INFLORESCENCE. 101. open first, as in the Plantain (Fig. 136), and the peduncle continues to grow in- definitely until its strength is exhausted. Indefinite inflorescence is expressed in tlie Ament or Catkin; Cone ; Corymb ; Gal- bule ; Head ; Panicle ; Raceme; Spadix; Spike; Thyrsus (given alphabetically to assist the memory). Indefi- nite inflorescence is called racemose, because the raceme is one of its best illustrations. In development these vari- ous types rank as fo
. Botany for academies and colleges: consisting of plant development and structure from seaweed to clematis. Botany; 1889. INFLORESCENCE. 101. open first, as in the Plantain (Fig. 136), and the peduncle continues to grow in- definitely until its strength is exhausted. Indefinite inflorescence is expressed in tlie Ament or Catkin; Cone ; Corymb ; Gal- bule ; Head ; Panicle ; Raceme; Spadix; Spike; Thyrsus (given alphabetically to assist the memory). Indefi- nite inflorescence is called racemose, because the raceme is one of its best illustrations. In development these vari- ous types rank as fol- . Umbel of Foors Parsley (^(tesacyno- J r pivm). 2. Lf. aud «mb. of common Parwley {Pelro- loWS I ^elinnm mlivum); a, umbellet of Fool's Parsley; 6, —-- , , ^,fr. of common Parsley; c, fl. of same. kin. Rachis slender, lengthened ; flowers unisexual; ses- sile, or on very short pedicels; with or without scales or bracts; deciduous when mature. Oak, Walnut (Fig. 67), Willow, Birch (Fig. 69). 212. Cone (^Strobile, Strobilum). A catkin with large, thick scales, which become woody; each scale producing one, two, or more pistillate flowers, which are naked ovules. It characterizes the Pines, Firs, etc., in Gym- nospermse, which are called Coniferse, or Cone-bearers (Fig. 46). 213. Galbule. A short cone with fleshy or woody scales, usually indehisoent. Cypress (Fig. 45). 214. Spadix. Rachis thick, lengthened; flowers uni- sexual, sessile, or nearly so, apetalous or petalous; spadix usually with • a large enveloping bract, called a Spatha. Arum, Palm. In the Palm the spadix has many branches; it is called a Regime (Fr.). 215. Spike. Rachis usually slender, lengthened ; flowers sessile, or nearly so, apetalous or petalous, unisexual or 9*. 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 Ketchum, A
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