. South African botany. Botany. 180 SOUTH AFRICAN BOTANY Other Genera.—Geranium has regular flowers and 10 perfect stamens. Monsonia has 15 stamens, and so has Sarcocaulon (the Candle-bush).. PiQ. 99.—The Wild Geranium. Many botanists include Tropeolum (the garden nas- turtium) and Oxalis (the sorrel) in this order. Oxalis has radical trifoliate leaves which in some species ex- hibit sleep movements. Several species have trimorphic flowers. There are 10 stamens, the filaments being slightly connate at the base. The stamens may be short, medium, or long, two kinds being found in one flower. The
. South African botany. Botany. 180 SOUTH AFRICAN BOTANY Other Genera.—Geranium has regular flowers and 10 perfect stamens. Monsonia has 15 stamens, and so has Sarcocaulon (the Candle-bush).. PiQ. 99.—The Wild Geranium. Many botanists include Tropeolum (the garden nas- turtium) and Oxalis (the sorrel) in this order. Oxalis has radical trifoliate leaves which in some species ex- hibit sleep movements. Several species have trimorphic flowers. There are 10 stamens, the filaments being slightly connate at the base. The stamens may be short, medium, or long, two kinds being found in one flower. The styles are free, and of three. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Storey, Francis W; Wright, K. London, New York, Longmans, Green
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