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formed during the year previous to that in which they open 

 (this is also the case in Denmark). The flowers pass the 

 winter in an almost globular bud, which is much larger than 

 the more ovoid leaf-buds (compare Fig. 36 Л and J with H). 

 The flowers, which have long, slender peduncles are lateral 

 and situated in the axils of scale-leaves (umbellate); the floral 

 shoot terminates blindly above the flowers where it bears 

 barren scale-leaves (Fig. 35 Б); but sometimes it keeps on 



Fig. 35. Vaccinium Oxycoccos. (From Denmark). 



A, A branch (slightly mag.); March 8; the terminal bud is floral. B. C, Two branches 

 bearing fruit — the floлvering stage at least, being over (slightly reduced); i, axis of the 

 first order: u, axis of the second order. D, E, The basal portion of / has borne flowers 

 and is now dead (March 25) : below that, new branches occur more or less sympodially. 

 F, G, Shewing the position of the buds as subtended by the erect petioles. H, A branch 

 .entirely vegetative (Oct. 28). J, A branch with terminal floral bud (Oct. 28). K, Portion 

 of a stem shewing the position of the axillary bud {g) and of the root (r) in relation to 

 the leaf (/); Oct. 20. (E. W.) 



growing and develops into a leaf-bearing shoot (Fig. 35 C). It 

 may appear as if there were a terminal flower, but this can 

 hardly be the case. Sometimes one of the upper foliage-leaves 

 subtends a lateral, entirely floral shoot. After flowering, one 

 or several of the upper buds may develop into new shoots and 

 then sympodial or dichotomous branching occurs (Fig. 35 Z>, E). 



Each flower has two bracleoles half way up its stalk. 



The flowers are protandrous; even in the bud (Finmark) 



