2i6 Plants and their Ways in South Africa 



Weeds with lobed or divided leaves growing in damp places, sending 

 out rhizomes or runners. Cultivated species become double and showy. 



Order Crucifer^. 



Sepals 4, in two whorls. Petals spread in the form of a 

 cross, often clawed. Stamens 6, in two whorls, the two outer 



Fi(-,. 213. — Anemone capensis. 



shorter (tetradynamous ] four in power). Carpels 2, with 

 parietal placentation. A thin white partition grows up 

 between the carpels. The carpels usually split up from the 

 centre, leaving the placentas surrounding the partition. Fruit 

 a siliqua, sihcua, or a lomentum. The stamens have nectaries 



