awl -shaped, growing upon the corolla under the scales. An- 



therce small. 

 PiStillum. Germen roundish. Style thread-shaped, as long 



as the stamina. Stigma blunt, divided into fewer segments 



than the corolla. 

 Pericarp ium. Berry roundish, naked, divided into fewer 



cells than the corolla has segments. 

 Seeds solitary roundish, bulging on one side, compressed on 



the other. 



AZALEA. 



Calyx. Perianthium with 5 divisions, acute, upright, small, 

 coloured, permanent. 



Coholla. 1 petal, bell-shaped, with 5 shallow clefts. Seg- 

 ments with the edges bent inwards. 



Stamina. Filaments 5, thread-shaped, growing on the recep- 

 taculum, loose. Anther a simple. 



Pistili.um. Germen roundish. Style thread-shaped, as long 

 as the corolla, permanent. Stigma blunt. 



Pericarpium. Capmla roundish, with 5 cells and 5 valves. 



Seeds many, roundish. 



N. B. The corolla in some species is funnel-shaped. In 



some the stamina are very long, and declining. 



SOLANUM. 



Calyx. Perianthium 1 leaf, with 5 shallow clefts, upright, 

 acute, permanent. 



Corolla. 1 petal wheel-shaped. Tube very short. Border 

 large, plaited, with 5 shallow clefts, turned back and flat. 



Stamina. Filaments 5, awl-shaped, very small. Anlhexa ob- 

 long, approaching, a little united, with 2 open pores at the 

 end. 



Pistil lum. Germen roundish. Style thread-shaped, longer 

 than the stamina. Stigma blunt. 



Pericarpium. Berry roundish, glossy, with a hollow dot at 



