352 Plants and their Ways in South Africa 



The Blue Sage (Salvia africana, L.) is common throughout the 

 western part of the Colony. 



Stachys. — Stamens 4 (the lower pair longer), anthers 

 2-celled. Upper lip of the corolla 

 spreading, lower longer. Herbs or 

 shrubs with a disagreeable odour. 



Leonotis. — Calyx 10 - toothed, 



upper tooth larger. Corolla densely 



hairy, tube much longer than the 



calyx ; upper lip long, curved, lower 



short, spreading, 3-lobed. Stamens 4. 



'"g^anf'T/'Tl.t: Anthers in pairs, 2-celled. Herbs or 



(From Edmonds and half shrubs, with bright scarlet or 



^fB^ny'^fri:! orange flowers. Z. Zeonorus, R. Br. 



Africa".) (Wild Dagga) leaves are smoked 



by natives. Twelve species. 



Order Boraginace^. 



The deeply 4-parted ovary and the more or less irregular 

 flower, suggests the order Labiateae. The flowers of this order 

 are not so distinctly 2 -lipped. The leaves are usually alternate, 

 the stem round, and often succulent, and the strong odour of 

 the Labiatese is lacking. Stamens 5, epipetalous. The flowers 

 are arranged in a coiled cyme, which straightens as it lengthens. 

 Stem and leaves frequently rough with hairs. Fruit of four 

 separable nuts, or a berry. Seeds erect, basal as in Labiatae, but 

 radicle points upwards. 



Calyx 5 -parted, sepals lance-shaped. 



Lobostemon. — Corolla more or less zygomorphic, funnel- 

 shaped. Stamens joined at about the middle of the corolla, 

 each provided at base with a hairy bordered scale, which 

 protects the honey from short-tongued insects. Fruit of four 

 nuts. Herbs or shrubs with rough leaves and showy pink, 

 purple, or blue flowers. 



Echium is similar to Lobostetnofi. The stamens have no 

 scale at base, but its bristly calyx would discourage ants. 



Myosotis (Forget-me-not). — Corolla regular; tube closed 



