THE DICOTYLEDONES 



1863 



Fig. 1768. — Kalmia latifolia. Flowers in longitudinal section. A, Young stage with open 

 anthers displayed. B, Older stage with stamens conni\ent and stigma receptive. 



II. Arbutoideae 



Berry, or capsule splitting loculicidally, seeds triangular or ovate. 

 Anthers much folded or with appendages. Pollen shed from the tops of the 

 anthers. Ovary superior. Cassiope, Andromeda, Epigaea, Pernettya 

 (Fig. 1769), Gaiiltheria, Arbutus and Arctostaphylos. 



Fig. 1769. — Distribution of Pernettya. 



III. Vaccinioideae 



Berry, or capsule splitting loculicidally. Seeds triangular or oval. 

 Anthers folded, with peglike appendages, or prolonged into tubes. Ovary 

 inferior. Vaccinium, Pentapterygium, Agapetes, Macleania (Fig. 1770). 



