40 Annals of the South African Museum, 



SESUTO : Leruthn. Dimness. Name probably given to the dark 

 colour of the flower. Used as a vegetable. 



L. capense, Thunb. 



Veld, mountain slopes and round villages. Herb, 4-12 in. high, 

 flowers brownish-red. Spring-Autumn, Dieterlen, 137b ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. Swellendam. Uitenhage. Mm-raysbm-g. 

 Komgha. Natal. 



SESUTO : Sebitsa. It calls. Used as a vegetable. 



var. 



Ben McDhui, 9800 ft., Galpin, 6574; Doodmau's Krans Mountain. 

 8650 ft., Galpin, 6574a. 



L. Schinzii, Thelluug. 



Veld and round kraals. Herb, 4 18 in. high, flowers white. 

 Spring-Summer, A. Dieterlen, I37a! 



DISTRIBUTION : An imported weed. 



SESUTO : See L. .capense, Thuub. 



CAPPARIDEAE. 

 CLEOME, Linn. 



C. monophylla, Linn. 



Sandy places on mountain slopes. 5-20 in. high, flowers mauve. 

 January-February. A. Dieterlen, 787 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : S.W. Africa. Herbert. Komgha. Transkei. 

 Pondoland. Natal. Transvaal (Pretoria, Waterberg, Magaliesberg, 

 Barberton). Swaziland. Delagoa Bay. 



SESUTO: 'Musa pelo monyenyane. The small comforter. 



RESEDACEAE. 

 OLIGOMERIS, Cambeso. 



0. dregeana, Presl. 



Veld and mountain slopes. Small plant, 5-18 in. high, flowers 

 white. Summer. A. Dieterlen, 286 ! ; Van Reenen, 5500 ., 

 February, Wood. 



DISTRIBUTION : Cradock. GTraaff Reinet. Somerset East. Aliwal 

 North. Tembuland. Orange Free State (near Bethulie, Bankfon- 

 tein). 



SESUTO : Pheta. Repeat. Used in medicine when working the 



