DECANDRJA.— MONOGYNIA. H5 



DECANDRIA. 



MONOGYNIA. 



* Flowers monopetalous. 



279. ARBUTUS. Cal. minute, 5-parted. Cor. ovate, 



diaphanous at the base ; border small, 5-cleft : 

 revolute. Filam. hairy. Berry superior, 5- 

 celled. 



280. GAULTHERIA. Cal. 5-cleft, with 2 bracts at the 



base. Cor. ovate ; border small, 5-cleft, revo-' 

 lute. Filam. hairy. Recept. 10-toothed. Caps. 

 superior, 5-celled, covered by the calyx, which 

 becomes a berry. 

 28*. VACC1NIUM. Cal. superior, 4— 5-toothed. Cor. 

 urceolate or campanulate, 4 — 5-cleft. Filam. 

 inserted upon the germen. Berry 4 — 5-celled e 

 many-seeded. 



282. ANDROMEDA. Cal. 5-parted. Cor. ovate, or 



subcylindrical ; border 5-cleft, reflexed. Anth. 

 2-horned. Caps. 5-celled, 5-valved ; dissepi- 

 ments from the middle of the valves. 



283. KALMIA. Cal. 5-parted. Cor. hypocrateriform ; 



border on the under side, producing 10 cornute 

 protuberances, in which the anthers are con- 

 cealed. Caps. 5-celled, many-seeded ; dissepi- 

 ments marginal. 



*8<J. RHODODENDRON. Cal. 5-parted. Cor. sub - 

 infundibuliform, 5-cleft. Stam. 5 — 10, decli- 

 nate ; anth. opening by 2 terminal pores. Caps. 

 5-celled, 5-valved, opening at the summit. 



285. RHODORA. Cal. 5-toothed. Cor. 3-petalled : 

 petals unequal, slightly united at the base • 

 the upper one thrice broader, and 3-lobed. 

 Stam. and style declinate. Caps. 5-celled, 5- 

 valved, opening at the top ; dissepiments formed 

 of the inflexed margins of the valves. 



!86. EPIGjEA. Cal. 5-parted, with 3 bracts at the 

 base. Cor. hypocrateriform ; border 5-parted, 

 spreading; tube villous within. Caps. 5-celled 

 tceptarle 5-parted, 



