. Beginners' botany. Botany. FLOWER-CLUSTERS 157 upwards (Fig. 213). The raceme may be terminal to the main branch; or it may be lateral to it, as in Fig. 214. Racemes often bear the flowers on one side of the stem, thus form- V ing a single row. >^ When a cen- tripetal flower- cluster is long and dense and the flowers are sessile or nearly so, it is called a spike (Fig. 215). Common examples of spikes are plantain, migno- nette, mullein. A very short and dense spike is a head. Clover (Fig. 216) is a good example. The sunflower and related plants bear many small flowers in a very dense and
. Beginners' botany. Botany. FLOWER-CLUSTERS 157 upwards (Fig. 213). The raceme may be terminal to the main branch; or it may be lateral to it, as in Fig. 214. Racemes often bear the flowers on one side of the stem, thus form- V ing a single row. >^ When a cen- tripetal flower- cluster is long and dense and the flowers are sessile or nearly so, it is called a spike (Fig. 215). Common examples of spikes are plantain, migno- nette, mullein. A very short and dense spike is a head. Clover (Fig. 216) is a good example. The sunflower and related plants bear many small flowers in a very dense and often flat head. Note that in the sunflower (Fig. 189) the outside or exterior flowers. Fig. 213.— Raceme of Currant. Terminal or lateral ?. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, The Macmillan company
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