52 Annals of the South African 



529 !, Qoqolosi Peak, flowers pink, Phillips, 953 ! ; Bester's Vlei, near 

 Harrismith, 5300 ft., December, Solus, 8126 ! ; near Mafeteng, October, 

 Herman, Solus in Herb. Solus, 4381 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : S.W. Africa. Calviuia. Grraaff Keinet. Molteno. 

 Queenstown. Albert. Aliwal North. King William's Town. Natal. 

 Griqualand West (Kimberley). Orange Free State (near Bethulie). 

 Transvaal (Vaal River). Beclruanalaiid. 



SESUTO : Leilane Boloulo. The loose soft one, who avoids or turns 

 from. Boulvana. The small loose one Qena e nyenyane. The 

 small "qeua." The verb "hoqena" means to dislike or avoid. Sehlare 

 sa mollo. Medicine of fire. A preparation for use in burns is made 

 from this plant. 



M. chrysantha, Turez. 



Mountain slopes. A creeper, 10-40 in long, flowers cream. Summer. 

 A. Dieterlen. 43a ! 43b ! ; Lefi's Kloof, N.E. slopes of Leribe plateau, 

 flowers white, rare, Phillips, 821 !; rocky hill near Harrismith, 5000 ft., 

 February, Wood, 4723 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Albany. Queenstown. Somerset East. Albert. King 

 William's Town. Stockenstroom. Pondoland. Tembuland. Natal. 

 Transvaal (Vlakfontein). Bechuanaland. 



SESUTO : Khoalchoa. Derived fro in the verb " ho khoakhoathelo " 

 to adhere. Used as a cement for repairing broken clay pots. A 

 medicine for heartburn and other complaints. This plant is highly 

 esteemed and much used for flatulency in pregnant women. 



M. cordata, E. Mey. 



Veldt and mountain slopes. 10-22 in. high, flowers yellow. 

 Summer. A. Dieterlen, 47 ! ; slopes of ravine, flowers yellow, Decem- 

 ber, A. Dieterlen, 949 ! ; Bester's Vlei, near Harrismith, 5500 ft., 

 December, Bolus, 8127! Flanagan, 1884!; Caledon Eiver, Zeyherl 

 Thaba Unchu, UtirJce & Zeyher ! 



DISTRIBUTION: Transvaal (Irene, Heidelberg). 



SESUTO: Leclieane, see Ht-rninunni candicans. Ait. Seh'tjam' se 

 the big " srlet j:i i:<-." Used as a stimulant for bulls in the 



if. 



sprin. 



M. oblongifolia, Harv. 



Between Thaba Unchu and Caledon River, Burke <t- 

 DISTRIBUTION : Aliwal North. 



In examining and naming some plants collected in Basutoland by 

 Madame Dieterlen I came across two sheets labelled Mahernia chrysantha, 



