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POPULAR FLORA. 



53. HEATH FAMILY. Order ERICACE.F.. 



Dislinfiiiislied ^'ciu'rally l)y llic antlicrs ojx'iiin;^' by a jxirc or piiiiill liole at tlio top of 

 each ctOI, ami fioiii all tin- other orders with a moiiopeialous corolla, except tlie two 

 forei^'oin;^', by haviiij,' the staiiieiis Tree from the corolla, a^ many or twice as many as its 

 lobes. I'lit the petals are sdiiietimes entirely separate, especially in the third and fourth 

 .';nb-ramilie.«. Fruit several-celled. Style ]. 'i'his laij^e order c(jnipri.se.s four very 

 di.'iiinct SLib-fiunilies, viz. : — 



4i;i. Half (if n ('laalifnylilossoyn, niagnificd. 414. A C'lieokerbony 

 jiViiit. (11- Amiiiiitii; Wiiiti'i^rniti. 41.'). Slici- across tin' " liciiy, ' ;iiul tlia 

 iMiil imiili'. 4Ui. Uiiiti-i:.ioi!ii, Nil. ;!. 417. .\ llowci-, natural size. 

 ns. A staiiion. 41'J. I'mI cut acmss. 4'.iO. A pistil. 421. A seed. 



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I. HUCKI,EBE11RY Subfamily. Teeth of the calyx, corolla, and stamens on the ovary, Iho 

 tuV)e of the calyx coherent with its surface. Style and stigma i. Anthers of two nearly separate 

 cells, tapering upwards into a tuhe or tip, which opens at the end Shrubs, &c. 



Ov:\ry lo-celled with i ovule in each cell ; berry with 10 largish seeds, or rather stones, 



in a circle, (Gai/lussdcia) Huckleberry. 



