74 SOUTH AFRICAN FLOWERING PLANTS. 



Ill the flowering aud fruiting shoot, (ii) represents 

 Brart><. These are rudimentary leaves reduced to one 

 or a few segments only. (/>) is the sepals of the calyx. 

 The petal (1) shows tlie little notched flap in front 

 of the honey-secreting nectary. (2*) is a front and 

 (2) a back view of a stamen, showing how the con- 



FiG. 26. — Ranun'culus (Buttercup). (For description, see text.) 



nectivc forms the continuation of the filament between 

 the anther-cells, which burst down the sides. (3) is 

 a vertical section of the flower,- the inferior sepals, 

 hypogynous petals, and most of the stamens being 

 removed. The pistil is formed of many separate 

 carpels. (4) is a carpel, showing (a) the ovary, (b) the 

 style, and (r) the rough stigma. (5) is a vertical section 



