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Annals of the Sonfh Afr'n-mi Mum- it in. 



daily lit'* 1 that cannot be affected, either for good or ill, by a particular 

 preparation from a, plant or plants. 



ALIEN FLORA. 



There is a considerable alien flora at Leribe, consisting of 48 species 

 spread over 38 genera and 18 Orders. Most of the species are now 

 widely spread over South Africa,. The plants mentioned in the list 

 below. have not been included in the Leribe flora on the following 

 pages : 



Papaveraceae. 

 Argemone mexicana, Linn. 



Cruciferae. 

 Brassica pachypoda, Thellung, 



var. 



Lepidium Schinzii, Thellung. 

 Nasturtium officinale, R. Br. 



CanjopliyUaceae. 

 Stellaria media, Vill. 

 Spergula arvensis, Linn. 



Malvaceae. 



Malva parviflora, Linn. 

 M. verticellata, Linn. 



Zygophyllaceae. 

 Tribulus terrestris, Linn. 



Geraniaceae. 

 Krodium cicutariuiu, L'Her. 



Lecjuminosae. 

 Medicago laciniata, All. 

 Phaseolus Mungo, Linn. 



Onagraceae. 



Epilobium hirsutum, Linn. 

 E. tetragonum, Linn. 

 Oenothera biennis, Linn. 

 Oe. tetrapetala, Cav. 

 Oe. villosa,, Thunb. 



Compositae. 



Erigerou canadeuse, Linn. 

 Gruaphalium luteo-album, Linn. 



Xanthium spinosum, Linn. 

 Bidens leucantha, Willd. 

 Senecio vulgaris, Linn. 

 Cnicus lanceolatus, Willd. 

 Sonclms oleraceus, Linn. 



Solanaceae. 



Solanum nigrum, Linn. 

 Physalis peruviana, Linn. 

 Nicandra physaloides, Gaertn. 

 Datura stramonium, Linn. 

 Nicotiana glauca, R. Graham. 

 N. rustica, Linn. 



Scrophulariaceae. 

 "Vernonia anagallis, Linn. 



Labiatae. 

 Mentha aquatica, Linn. 



Amarantaceae. 



Amaranthus paniculatus, Linn. 

 Achyranthes aspera^ Linn. 



Chcnopodiaceae. 



Cheuopodium ambrosioides, Linn. 

 C. murale, Linn. 

 C. album, Linn. 

 C. foetidum, Sclirad. 

 Roubieva multifidu, Moq. 



Polygonaceae. 



Polygonum aviculare, Linn. 

 P. lapathifolium sub.-sjt. niacu- 



latum, Dyer & Trim. 

 Rumex Acetosella, Linn. 



