. British plants : their biology and ecology. Plants; Plant ecology. REPRODUCTION BY SEED 179 In the raceme (Fig. 75) the youngest flowers are at the apex. In some cases the stalks of the flowers are so adjusted in length that all the flowers are brought to the same level—, the corymb of the Crucifers (Fig. 76). The whole mass of small flowers is thus made more conspicuous. After fertilization the axis of the inflorescence lengthens, separating. Fig. 75.—Diagram of Raceme. Fig. 76.—Diagram of Corymb. the fruits. When the flowers of the raceme are separated by long internodes they are large
. British plants : their biology and ecology. Plants; Plant ecology. REPRODUCTION BY SEED 179 In the raceme (Fig. 75) the youngest flowers are at the apex. In some cases the stalks of the flowers are so adjusted in length that all the flowers are brought to the same level—, the corymb of the Crucifers (Fig. 76). The whole mass of small flowers is thus made more conspicuous. After fertilization the axis of the inflorescence lengthens, separating. Fig. 75.—Diagram of Raceme. Fig. 76.—Diagram of Corymb. the fruits. When the flowers of the raceme are separated by long internodes they are large—, fox- glove. The number of flowers is increased when the axis of the raceme branches, and this type—the panicle—is found in the lilac and horse-chestnut among insect-pollinated flowers, and many grasses among the wind-pollinated ones. In the clovers and medicks the axis is short, and. 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 Bevis, James Frederick; Jeffery, Henry John. London : A. Rivers
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