260 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. Gluriosa supcrba, 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 I inch broad. Stems 1-2 feet high, 

 leafy. 



Found in the Eastern region. 



