Botany of the Southern states . Panicle. If the secondary axes develop tertiary ones, a panicle isformed (Fig. 117), as in the Poa. The term deliquescentpanicle is applied to that variety of the panicle, when therachis is iost in its irregular divisions, and does not continuedirect through the inflorescence. The ramification of the axesmay proceed further, forming compound panicles. A verydense panicle, with the lower branches shorter than the middleones, is called a thyrsus, as in the Lilac. Stamens. 117. Immediately within the corolla are situated a row oforgans called stamens. The
Botany of the Southern states . Panicle. If the secondary axes develop tertiary ones, a panicle isformed (Fig. 117), as in the Poa. The term deliquescentpanicle is applied to that variety of the panicle, when therachis is iost in its irregular divisions, and does not continuedirect through the inflorescence. The ramification of the axesmay proceed further, forming compound panicles. A verydense panicle, with the lower branches shorter than the middleones, is called a thyrsus, as in the Lilac. Stamens. 117. Immediately within the corolla are situated a row oforgans called stamens. The stamens, like the calyx and corolla,are modifications of leaves. They usually consist of threeparts—filament, anther, and pollen. The filament is thethread-like organ whi^h supports the anther. (Fig. 118, 6.)This is not necessary to the functions of the sta- Fig. any more than a petiole is necessary to aleaf. The anther is the knob, usually yellow orbrown, situated on the summit of the filament(Fig. 118, a); or if the filament
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