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ILXUSTKATIONS OF THE NATURAL ORDERS. 



854. Subord. EpacrideEC {Epacris Family).. Shrubby plants of 

 tlie Southern hemisphere, with the aspect and character of Heaths, 

 but the anthers one-celled are not appendaged. 



855. Suboi'd. Pyi'oleiE {Pyrola Family). Ovary free from the 

 calyx. Petals distinct. Anthers two-celled. Fruit a capsule. 

 Seeds with a very loose cellular testa. Mostly herbs. Leaves flat 

 and broad, evergreen. — Ex. Pyrola, Chimaphila. 



856. Subord, Moiiotropcse {Indian-Pipe Family). Ovary free from 

 the calyx. Petals distinct or united. Anthers two-celled, or con- 

 fluently one-celled. Pollen simple. Fruit a capsule Seeds with 

 a loose or winged testa. Parasitic herbs, destitute of green color, 



PIG. 911. Gaultheria procumbens (Checkerberry, he.) 912. The enlarging calyx in the im- 

 mature fruit. 913. Vertical section of the pulpy or berry-like calyx and the included capsule 

 (the seeds removed from the placenta in one cell). 914. Horizontal section of the same, show- 

 ing the five-celled capsule, ivifch a placenta proceeding from the inner angle of each cell. 915. 

 Section of a seed, magnified. 916. Flower of a Vaccinium (Blueberry). 917. Vertical sec- 

 tion of the ovary and adherent calyx 918. Anther of Vaccinium Vitis-ldtea ; each cell pro- 

 longed into a tube, and opening by a terminal pore. 919. Anther of Vaccinium Myrtillus ; the 

 connectivum furnished with two appendages. 920. Stamen of an Andromeda (Cassiope), show- 

 ing the appendages of the connectivum. 921. Stamen of Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi, showing 

 the separate anther-cells, opeuiug by a terminal pore, the appendages of the connectivum, and 

 the filament, which is swollen at the base. 



