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ORDER IX. ERICALES. 



Stamens alternate with the lobes of the corol- 

 la or twice as many. Loculi of the ovary as 

 many as lobes of the corolla; placenta axillary. 



Family XXIV. Pyrolaceae. 



Petals distinct. Hypogynons disk 0. Seeds 

 minute. 



1- Pyrola, Tournef. 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla 5-petalous. Stamens 

 10. Style filiform. 

 U . In forest shades. 



Family XXV. Rhodoracese. 



Ovary free. Fruit a capsule, septicidal. 



1. Rhododendron, L. 



Corolla funnelform, 5-lobed. Stamens as- 

 cending; loculi of anthers dehiscent by an api- 

 cal pore. Seeds go, minute. J? . 



Family XXVI. Ericaceae. 



Gamopetalous. Fruit either baccate, or a 

 loculicidal capsule. 



1- Gaultheria, L. 



Calyx 5-cleft, petaloid. Corolla urceolate. 

 Stamens 10; loculi of anthers dehiscent by an 

 apical pore. Fruit a spurious berry, i, e. a cap- 

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