X. BIXACER. 117/ 
divergent ; ovules few, pendulous.—FJ. Cap. i. p. 72 (Black- 
wellia). 
Shrubs or small trees, mostly tropical. Leaves toothed or entire, sim- 
ple. Flowers in axillary or terminal spikes, racemes or panicles.—1 or 
perhaps 2 species found at Natal. 
Orpver XI. VIOLARIEZ. 
Flowers bisexual. Sepals 5, persistent, separate. Petals 
5, unequal, the lower one spurred at base. Stamens 5 ; fila- 
ments broad and flat; anthers adnate, conniving round the 
stigma. Ovary 1-locular, with 8 parietal placentas. Capsule 
3-valved, bearing the seeds in the middle of each valve.— 
Herbs or half-shrubby plants, with alternate, simple, entire or 
cut, stipuled leaves. Flowers axillary, solitary or variously 
arranged. “ Violet” and “ Pansy.” 
IMIMEMERMCOUATIDASO SG. fs ie Fcth ie, oft ai ye sw) «eR, VIOLA. 
Bepalsmotearedat base. . . . .. =... =. . +. 2 JonmDIDM. 
1. VIOLA, Linn. 
Sepals 5, nearly equal, prolonged at base into ear-like lobes. 
Petals 5, unequal, the under one (/abel/um) spurred or saceate 
at base.—F/. Cap.i. p. 73; Thes. Cap. t. 46. 
Herbs or small under. hrubs.—2 South African species, with linear or 
linear-lanceolate leaves, and subulate stipules. Flowers violet-blue. Na- 
tives of the South-Western districts. V. arvensis, Murr., a weed of culti- 
yation, is naturalized throughout the colony. 
2. IONIDIUM, Vent. 
Sepals 5, unequal, not prolonged at base. Petals 5, very 
unequal, the under one (label/lwm) much larger than the rest, 
with a dilated and concave claw, shortly spurred or saceate at 
base.— Fl. Cap. i. p. 74; Thes. Cap. t. 47. 
Herbs or undershrubs. Leaves alternate or opposite, serrate or entire, 
stipulate. Flowers axillary or in terminal racemes.—4 South African spe- 
cies, natives of the Eastern district and Natal. 
Orper XII. DROSERACEE. 
Flowers bisexual, regular. Sepals 5, persistent. Petals 5, 
equal. Stamens 5, on slender filaments. Ovary 1-celled, 
with 38-5 parietal placentas, or 3-celled ; styles 1-3-5, often 
forked or multifid. Capsule dry, splitting —Herbs or under- 
shrubs, covered with viscidly glandular hairs. ‘“ Sundew or 
_ Catch-fly.” 
Styles 3—5, 2-fid or 2-partite. Ovary l-celled . . . . 1, Drospra. 
Style 1, simple, stigma capitate. Ovary 3-celled . . . 2. Rorrpvta. 
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