Plants and their ways in South Africa . are produced in great abundance in the bulbs and axils of theleaves. Transport drivers use a decoction of the bark of the thorn tree{Acacia horrida, Willd.) as an antidote. This plant covers large areasin the western region. Romulea ( Frutang ).—Flowers reddish-purple, lilac, oryellow. Leaves narrow, usually over-topping the flowers. Aristea is a widely distributed genus, with bright blueflowers, which twist up in a spiral and become inky after flower-ing. The inner bract is papery, brown or white, and oftendeeply fringed. Rootstock of slender fibres or
Plants and their ways in South Africa . are produced in great abundance in the bulbs and axils of theleaves. Transport drivers use a decoction of the bark of the thorn tree{Acacia horrida, Willd.) as an antidote. This plant covers large areasin the western region. Romulea ( Frutang ).—Flowers reddish-purple, lilac, oryellow. Leaves narrow, usually over-topping the flowers. Aristea is a widely distributed genus, with bright blueflowers, which twist up in a spiral and become inky after flower-ing. The inner bract is papery, brown or white, and oftendeeply fringed. Rootstock of slender fibres or a rhizome,never bulbous. Leaves in a dense two-sided rosette. A. Classification of Plants 269 fruticosa, Pers., and A. corymbosa, Benth., have tall shrubbystems, rough below with the scars of fallen leaves. Hesperantha ( Avond-bloemetjes ).—Perianth with atube and regular limb. Stamens borne on the throat of thetube. Style as long as the tube, with three long, slender, carvedbranches. Flowers white or yellow. The sepals frequently. Fig. 243.—Gladiohis alafns, Linn. red outside. The flowers are delightfully scented at eveningwhen their insect guests are abroad. Ixia.—Perianth tube long and slender, with a regularspreading limb. Stamens borne on the throat. Style longerthan the perianth tube, with three short, spreading recurvedbranches. Flowers in simple or panicled spikes of beautiful and varied Ixias are abundant in the West. /. viridijiora, Lam., has a pale greenperianth with a purplish-black throat. One variety of this species has apale lilac flower with a black centre; another has a pale blue perianth 2/0 Plants and their Ways in South Africa with a green centre. /. maculata, L., has orange or yellow flowers with adark purple-black centre. Several species are found in the Transvaaland Natal. Watsonia.—Perianth tube long, curved, widened towardsthe upper half. Flowers more or less regular. The stamenin front of the flower is bent backward in line with t
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