Plants and their ways in South Africa . se slits and the seeds fly out and away. Had thefruit remained hanging the seeds would be in danger of fallingin a heap beneath the plant. 185 186 Plants and their Ways in South Africa The Asclepias and Stapelia family provides its seeds witha long tuft of silky hairs. The seeds are packed away in the WBBB^^B^^^BBS^ ^^^^H^^^^^.A!^ ..^^HiH ^^^^lH^^^^^^^j^H^L^^^^^^^^^r jH^Hfl ^j^H^^^gHJI^^^^^PpjJl^K^ \ .«=.-«\ / ggig^gp^^^.. -^ ? -7 k H. „: ^ ». .-. ^--^^^^^?M|^^^ ^*^^l»* ^ ?^^% ?^#C1P ^^?^p^ ^ ^m r^ w ? ovary with a marvellous economy of space. When ready
Plants and their ways in South Africa . se slits and the seeds fly out and away. Had thefruit remained hanging the seeds would be in danger of fallingin a heap beneath the plant. 185 186 Plants and their Ways in South Africa The Asclepias and Stapelia family provides its seeds witha long tuft of silky hairs. The seeds are packed away in the WBBB^^B^^^BBS^ ^^^^H^^^^^.A!^ ..^^HiH ^^^^lH^^^^^^^j^H^L^^^^^^^^^r jH^Hfl ^j^H^^^gHJI^^^^^PpjJl^K^ \ .«=.-«\ / ggig^gp^^^.. -^ ? -7 k H. „: ^ ». .-. ^--^^^^^?M|^^^ ^*^^l»* ^ ?^^% ?^#C1P ^^?^p^ ^ ^m r^ w ? ovary with a marvellous economy of space. When readyfor their journey the ripe pods split open, the tufts of hairs The Seeds Travelling Outfit 187 push out the seeds, and they go sailing, sometimes milesaway. Epilobium of the Evening Primrose family has seeds similarlyprovided. The seeds of the South African Proteaceae do not escapefrom the ovaries, which are variously fitted for aerial ovaries have at the base long tufts of silky hairs. Fig. 186.— Urospermum. The fruits travel in dry weather. which are caught by the wind. The seeds of the Silver Treeappropriate the whole perianth for a sail, which is prettilyfringed along the edges. As the fruit enlarges the lower partof the perianth is split open and run up on the style for amast, where the little knob of a stigma keeps it from slippingoff. It must be that many a craft is wrecked for, besides thetrees on Table Mountain and Devils Peak, few have foundanchor. Some have found a haven beneath the shelter of 188 Plants and their Ways in South Africa Paarl Rock, and a few have grown on the mountains aboutWellington. Some species of Leucadendron have winged fruits. TheAustralian Hakea and Grevillea of this order have dehiscentfruits. The fruit of Hakea is hard and woody, and containstwo seeds with broad membranous wings. The face of theseed which fits into the woody cavity is rough. The seedsare so weighted that they fall rough side down. Hold themunder wate
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