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THE FLORA. 



Order LXXIII. ERICACEJE. Heathworts. 



Herbs^ or more generally shriibs^ with simple, often evergreen leaves ; 

 flowers regular or nearly so, 4 or 5-parted ; petals rarely almost distinct ; 

 stamens as many or twice as many as the lobes of the corolla, and the 

 anthers oddly appendaged and generally opening by two terminal pores; the 

 »tyle 1, and the ovary 4-10-celled, with albuminous seeds. 



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Fig. 532. Azalea procuiiibens. 3. A flower enlarged. 4. A stamen, much enlarged, showing 

 the lengthwise opening of each of the cells. 5 Cross-section of a 5-ce!le(l capsule of Rhododen- 

 dron, showing the indexed margins of the vaives. 6. Pyrola secunda. 7. A flower enlarged. 

 8. A stamen enlar'ged, showing the terminal tubes and pores, 9. Cross-section of a S-celled, 

 many-seeded capsule. Fig. 54i). Checkerberry {Gaultheria). 1. A flower enlarged. 2. A berry. 

 8. Vertical section of the ovary, showing the free, fleshy caly.K. 4. Anther of the Vaccinium 

 Vitis-IdeJB. 5. Stamen of Bearberry {ArctoHnphylos). 6. Awned stamen of a Blueberry ( Vao- 

 cinium). 



