at the apex of the two tubes into which the anthers are 
prolonged lie immediately below the stigma which protrudes 
somewhat further. The pale brown anthers are slightly rough 
(Fig.28 E, F); on their dorsal side they have moreover two 
upwardly curving rough appendages which stand at about the 
middle of the corolla. 
ig. 28. Vaccinium Myrtillus. — (From Finmark). 
A, Open flower. 3, Longitudinal section through flower; there are already many pollen 
tetrads (C) upon the stigma (2). Z, F, Anthers of B. G, H, In this bud the anthers are 
open, and the pollen falls easily out of them when they are dry, but pollen has not yet 
been shed upon the stigma; on the latter two small drops (J) have been secreted. K, A 
flower the corolla of which has been split by insects (Stockholm). JZ, Apical portion of 
a branch with the uppermost lateral bud; to the right the scar left by the subtending leaf. 
(E. W.) 
The flower is protandrous for a very short time and then 
homogamous (this agrees with the statement of Linpmax, Exstam 
and H. Mürrer; according to Azur the plant is slightly protogy- 
nous). The anthers open while still in the bud (Fig. 28 G, A), 
and the pollen falls easily out of them as soon as they are 
dry. At any rate the stigma ripens immediately after the flower 
has expanded, but even in the bud I have seen drops secreted 
upon it (Fig. 28 J). 
