298 Plants and their Ways in South Africa 



* Sepals green. Petals present. 

 Knowltonia. — Sepals 5. Petals many. Carpels juicy. 

 Ranunculus.— Sepals 3-5. Petals 5-10, each with a honey scale 

 at the base. 



Two stamens have changed 10 



Fig. 269. — Flowering branch of Clematis 

 petals. 



Clematis. — Flowers white or delicate green in definite 

 clusters. No petals or honey secre- 

 tion. Climbing by means of the sensi- 

 tive petioles. "Klimop"' or "Tra- 

 veller's Joy ". 



Each indehiscent fruit is wafted by the 



feathery styles, carrying the seed to its final 



resting-place. Found east of Swellendam. 



The fleecy clusters of feathery fruits render 



as much joy to the "traveller" as do the 



flowers themselves. 

 Fig. 270. — Floral diagram 



of ckmatis (Hooker). Thalictrum.— Sepals soon falling, 



leaving the tufts of purplish stamens with slender filaments 



