Classification of Plants 



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Thalictrum.— Sepals soon falling, leaving the tufts of 

 purplish stamens with slender filaments and large anthers. 

 Carpels 4-8. Stem 2-3 feet high. Wind pollinated. Kaffirland. 



Anemone.— The large delicately tinted calyx makes this 

 one of our most beautiful flowers. The Eastern species, A. 



Fig. 212. — Flowerins; branch of Clematis. Two stamens have changed to petals. 



caffra^ is stemless with lobed leaves. A. capensis in the West 

 has much-cut leaves. 



Abundant on shady, grass-covered mountains lopes. From Groenkloof 

 to Swellendam. 



Knowltonia (Brand blaren). — Petals greenish. Herbs 

 with radical compound leaves. Flowers in branching cymes 

 or umbels. Throughout the Colony. 



Ranunculus. — Sepals falling. Petals bright yellow, each 

 with a scale at the base. 



