36 Annals of the South African Museum. 



DISTRIBUTION : A weed which has become naturalised in South 

 Africa. 



SESUTO : Ntsvantsane. Derived from the verb " ho tsvantsa " to 

 describe. Sehlohlo se seholo. The big one who caused anger. Name 

 given on account of the thorny nature of the plant. 



COEYDALIS, DC. 



C. pruinosa, E. Mey. 



Banks of Caledou River, Mettolloanany, Leribe District. A herb,. 

 20-32 in. high, flowers light pink. Summer. A. Dieterlen, 873 ! ; 

 Tsitsa Footpath, Drakensbergen, 6900 ft., March, Galpin, 6569. 



DISTRIBUTION : Somerset East. Murraysburg. East Griqualand . 

 Natal. 



SESUTO: 'Musapelo oa noka. The river comforter. Literally "The 

 one who puts the heart (of the river) right." Used by doctors for 

 preparing drugs for comforting people in sorrow, especially in cases of 

 bereavement. 



CRUCIFERAE. 



MATTHIOLA,^/-. 



M. torulosa, DC. 



Caledon Kiver, Zeyher, 17 ! Burlee, 203 ! 

 DISTRIBUTION : Graaff Reinet. Aliwal North. 



NASTURTIUM, Pi: 



N. officinale, R. Br. 



In streams. Herb, 6-25 in. long, flowers white. Summer. A. 

 Dieterlen, 746. 



DISTRIBUTION : Common throughout South Africa. 



SESUTO : Mo-hata-metsi. The one who tramples on the water. 

 Name given in reference to the floating nature of the plant. Edible. 



N.fluvitale, E. Mey.; var. caledonicum, Sond. 



Veld and mountain slopes. Herb, 18-38 in. high, flowers yellow. 

 Summer- Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 823 ! ; Caledon River, Burke & Zeyher, 

 227 



DISTRIBUTION : Transvaal (Pretoria). 



SESUTO : Liababe. They are bitter. Used as a vegetable. 



var. brevistylum, Sond 



Veld and mountain slopes. Herb, 5-22 in. high, flowers yellow. 

 Summer- Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 98b ! 



