Plants and their ways in South Africa . FlG. 268.—Dia7ithus caryophyllus. I. Portion of plant (natural size). (magnified). (From Thom6 and Bennetts Structural and Physio-logical Botany .) Silene.—Calyx ribbed. Petals on long claws, the limb en-tire or divided. The flower-stalk is continued a node betweenthe perianth and the other parts of the flower. Stamens 10,Styles 3, corresponding to the number of carpels. Small herbs often with sticky hairs, which guard the nectar from Classification of Plants 297 pilferers. On account of the small seeds, it is called the gunpowder
Plants and their ways in South Africa . FlG. 268.—Dia7ithus caryophyllus. I. Portion of plant (natural size). (magnified). (From Thom6 and Bennetts Structural and Physio-logical Botany .) Silene.—Calyx ribbed. Petals on long claws, the limb en-tire or divided. The flower-stalk is continued a node betweenthe perianth and the other parts of the flower. Stamens 10,Styles 3, corresponding to the number of carpels. Small herbs often with sticky hairs, which guard the nectar from Classification of Plants 297 pilferers. On account of the small seeds, it is called the gunpowder make pretty necklaces of the smooth shiny fruits. Dianthus (the Carnation genus) differs from Silene in thesmooth calyx tube, surrounded at base by several 2. Herbs with generally grass-like leaves. B. Calyx polysepalous. Ovary not raised. Spergula, Stellaria, and Cerastium are commonspreading weeds found in cultivated places. The flowers aresmall and often self-fertilized, Stellaria media, N.^ has small white flow
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