ELEMENTARY BOTANY FOR SOUTH AFRICA THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL By HENRY EDMONDS, B.Sc. (Lond.), and RUDOLF MARLOTH, Ph.D., M. A. NEW EDITION thoroughly revised by J. BRETLAND FARMER, D.Sc., F.R.S. Professor of Botany in the Royal College of Science, London Crown 8vo, 4s. 6d. With 282 Illustrations. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. LONDON. NEW YORK, AND BOMBAY SOUTH AFRICAN FLOWERING PLANTS FOR THE USE OF BEGINNERS, STUDENTS BY REV. PROFESSOR G. HENSLOW, M.A. 66 AUTHOR OF 66 66 FLORAL BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS," HOW TO STUDY WILD FLOWERS, LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON NEW YORK AND BOMBAY 1903 All rights reserved INTRODUCTION THE objects of the present book are (1) to enable Beginners in Botany to take some interest in the wild plants of Cape Colony and elsewhere, and to show them how they are to be studied. The number of plants in South Africa is so great that all that can be done is to understand the structure of a certain number only, and the phenomena of their plant life.1 But to be merely able to distinguish plants by the structure of their flowers, or to know their names, is by no means enough. We require to know, if possible, why their leaves, as well as their flowers, are so different from each other. This leads to the study of their habits in association with their surrounding conditions; and we find that the structures of roots, stems, leaves, etc., are just what is best for the plant, whether it be living in a dry country like South Africa, or in a humid one as England, or entirely in water. The plants that I selected have been approved of by Dr. Schonland, who kindly suggested a few more which I have incorporated; and I take this opportunity of thanking Professor MacOwan for numerous suggestions which I have embodied. |