Plate 39. 
PERNETTYA PUMILA. 
Family, Ericace^ :— Shrubs. Petals united. Stamens free from the 
corolla, usually twice as many as the corolla lobes. Anthers 
opening by pores. 
Genus, Pernettya :— Shrubby, hairy or smooth. Leaves small, usually 
toothed, alternate, tough, shortly stalked. Flowers small, solitary, 
axillary or m axillary inflorescences with scaly bracts, white or 
pmk. Calyx 5-partite. Corolla urn-shaped or globose. Disc 
5- or 10-lobed. Stamens 10. Anthers opening by an apical pore. 
Fruit a berry, globose, 5-celled, many-seeded. 
Pernettya pumila, {Linn, fil) Hook A low, smooth 
plant, erect or prostrate, up to 2 ft. in length, much branched. 
Leaves not stalked, ovate, apices pointed or rounded. Flower 
stalk longer than leaves, axillary, 1 -flowered. Flowers white 
Anthers tailed. Ovary 5-lobed. Ovules many. 
Very common everywhere. 
Flowers November. 
East and West Falklands. 
Description of plate portion of plant ; 2, flower • 3 section of 
corolla ; 4, stamens and pistil ; 5, stamen ; 6, pistil ; 7, se tioi of ovary 
8, portion of plant m fruit. All except 1 and 8 enlarged. ^ ' 
