1.   Clustered, one on top of another, three mushrooms the color of creamed coffee stood on short stems amid decaying pine straw.

2.   Pull straight up until short stem forms.

3.   Remove the delicate tops of carrots, leaving only a short green stem.

4.   The device, which looks like a standard ear bud with a short stem on it, includes a microphone that picks up sound through vibrations in the jaw.

5.   The most popular is Crassula argentea, which has glossy, fleshy leaves that sprout from short stems along a treelike trunk.

6.   The one-third business probably got started because peonies have short stems.

7.   Therefore, those with short stems work best.

8.   Pinch off flowers on short stems that snap easily and cut off flowers on soft or sticky stems.

9.   There are rosette-like types with a very short stumpy stem, and trailing types which can gracefully drape over from hanging baskets or pots.