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their seeds being dropped on the ice from the hay supplied to the 
horses employed in the winter traffie. 
Most of the species I have enumerated in the annexed “ List of 
Naturalized Intrusive Plants found in British Kaffraria” are 
thoroughly established and spreading with great rapidity, all of 
them freely increasing by seed. Indeed the luxuriance and pro- 
lifieness of the garden weeds forced itself on my attention. For 
a short time after my arrival at King William’s Town I occupied 
myself a good deal with gardening; but as the summer came on, 
it seemed such a hopeless task to keep down the weeds which 
choked the cultivated plants, that I abandoned the attempt in 
despair. 
to the droughts in winter and the weeds in summer. 
I have not thought it advisable to include in my list certain 
garden flowers, such as Eschscholtzia Californica, Enothera biennis, 
List of Naturalized Intrusive Plants found in British Kaffraria. 
In British Kaffraria amateur gardening soon succumbs 
Name of Plant. Where found. | Duration. en 
Fumaria officinalis, Linn. ....| Cultivated ground. | Annual. 
Viola tricolor, Linn. ........ Gardens. Europe. 
Stellaria media, Linn......... 2: ” 
Malva parviflora, Linn. ......| Waste places. Perennial. 
Hibiscus Trionum, Linn. ...... Gardens, &c. Annual. | souin of Europe. 
Tribulus terrestris, Linn. .... 2: T 
Medicago denticulata?, Willd. . > T 
Ficia sativa, Enn; 5... A nov Europe 
Agrimonia Eupatoria, Linn. ..| Roadsides. Perennial. > 
Portulaca oleracea, Linn. Gardens. Annual. : 
Xanthium spinosum, Linn. .... Roadsides, &c. D Trop. America ? 
Bidens bipinnata?, Linn. Gardens. ” N. America. 
Sonchus oleraceus, Linn. ...... 2» » | 
Anagallis arvensis, Linn., var. Europe. 
EE Waste ground. » : 
Nicandra physaloides, Gaertn. .| Gardens. De S. America. 
Physali3 pubescens, Linn. Gardens, waste Perennial | Trop. America. 
places, and forests. 
Solanum nigrum, Linn. ...... Gardens. Annual. Europe ` ` 
Datura Stramonium, Linn. Gardens and waste = Trop. America. 
BEER E e Gardens. [places. ” ? 
Chenopodium album, Linn..... ” Europe. 
Bolrys LUN. Vorrei = „ South of Europe. 
m ni Ce OEE Waste places. Perennial. t 
Amaranthus albus, Linn. Gardens. Annual. Trop. America. 
—— hypochondriacus, Linn. P „ j 
Polygonum aviculare, Linn. Waste places. 2 Europe. 2 
MER SDIORUS es 00,0. Gardens. ” S. Europe and N. 
Ricinus communis, Linn .| Cultivated ground, Ge Asia. [ Africa. 
Urtica wrens, Linn... 22.2... Gardens. n 
anıcum verticillatum, Linn. 5 ” 
— giavmms, Linn. Ze ` . ` | Europe. 
Soen dactylon, Pers. ...... Waste places. Perennial 
m murinum, Tann o » ” 
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