26o Plants and their Ways in South Africa 



Christmas time are a pest to farmers owing to the poisonous principle 

 found in all parts of the plant. 



Gloriosa. — Perianth segments clawed, spreading. Fila- 

 ments slender ; anthers versatile. Style long, sharply bent at 



Fig. 236. — Gloriosa superba, Linn. 



base ; stigma 3-lobed. Seeds many, bright red. Flowers large 

 and handsome. Rootstock tuberous; stem slender, climbing 

 like Littonia by the curled leaf tips. 



From Albany to Natal. Sandy hills. 



Sandersonia. — Perianth tube tapering toward the throat, 

 globose. Flowers bright yellow, hanging on slender stalks 

 from the upper axils of the leaves. Leaves sessile alternate, 

 2 to 4 inches long, \ to S inch broad. Stems 1-2 feet high, 

 leafy. 



Found in the Eastern region. 



