. A botanical note-book for the use of students of practical botany [microform]. Botany; Plants; Botanique; Plantes. ANALYTICALLY ARRANGED AND liXPLALXED. Panicle, a compound raceme (Fig. 8i). Ex., Oats. ThyrsCy a compact panicle (Fig. 82). Ex., Lilac. Umbel, a cluster in which the flowers reach about the same level, their pedicels starting from the same point (Fig. 83). E?., Milkweed. Compound Umhel, when the peduncle branches into a number of secondary umbels (Fig. 84). Ex., Parsnip. Corymb, a cluster in which the flowers reach about the same level, their pedicels starting from different poi
. A botanical note-book for the use of students of practical botany [microform]. Botany; Plants; Botanique; Plantes. ANALYTICALLY ARRANGED AND liXPLALXED. Panicle, a compound raceme (Fig. 8i). Ex., Oats. ThyrsCy a compact panicle (Fig. 82). Ex., Lilac. Umbel, a cluster in which the flowers reach about the same level, their pedicels starting from the same point (Fig. 83). E?., Milkweed. Compound Umhel, when the peduncle branches into a number of secondary umbels (Fig. 84). Ex., Parsnip. Corymb, a cluster in which the flowers reach about the same level, their pedicels starting from different points on a central axis (Fig. 85). Ex., Hawthorn. Spike, a cluster in which the flowers are sessile, on a more or lengthened axis (Fig, 86). Ex., Mullein. Hecul, a round or roundish cluster of flowers which are sessile on a very short axis or receptacle (Fig. 87). Ex., Clover. Spadix, a fleshy spike or head with small and often imperfect flowers, generally covered by a large bract called a »/Jrt</te( Fig. 88) Ex., Indian Turnip. Catkin or Anient, a slender, pendant spike, with scaly bracts (Fig. 89). F'x., Willow. I)ETERMINAT^3 OR DEFINITE.—When the flowers spring from terminal buds. See page 4. (a) Solitary, when but one flower springs from the end of a stem or branch (Fig. 79). (b) Clustered, when a group of flowers springs from the end of a stem or branch. Cyme, a flat-topped or convex flower-cluster, the central blossom of which opens *irst (Fig. 93). Ex., Elder. Fascicle, a close cyme (Fig. 91). Ex., Sweet William. O'/umerule, a dense head-like cyme. Ex., Mint. FLOWER. ^ PARTS. —The end of the flower-stalk which bears the floral organs (Fig. 92). Flokai. (a) Calyx, the outer or protective whorl of flower- leaves, usually green (Fig. 92). (b) Corolla, the second or attractive whorl of flower- leaves usually white or delicately colored, rarely green (Fig. 92). (c) PeHanth, a term applied to both floral enveloi^s when they are so nearly aUk
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