s < Annul* of the South A/finn/ 



SESUTO : Mdqdpolla tltula. Meaning unknown. It is often men- 

 tioned in the Basuto folklore as being eaten by women. MoJcopshoe. 

 Meaning unknown. Moqophi. He who goes deep (referring to the 

 root). Palesa e bitsoa morokd. The flower is called " Moroko." As 

 an infusion or chewed raw it is used as a remedy for sore throat or 

 heart pains. The inflorescence is eaten by children. 



I cannot agree with Harvey in separating T. Burchellianum, Ser. and 

 T. africanum, Ser., as the two species appear to be united by his var. 

 glabellum. In Madame Dieterlen's specimens, which show seven 

 inflorescences, the calyces are wholly glabrous and the peduncles of four 

 " heads " are quite devoid of hairs. The leaves are typical of T. 

 africanum, Ser., and perfectly glabrous. The totally glabrous plant 

 shows a variation in the direction of T. Burchellianum which would 

 unite this species and T. africanum more closely than Harvey's var. 

 glabellum. Galpin, 6608, 6609, ai - e named in his list T. Burchellianum, 

 Ser. 



T. angustifolium, Linn. 



Damp spots near fountain, Botha-Botha, Leribe District, flowers 

 greyish-mauve. A. Dieterlen, 931 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. 



SESUTO : Joany ba mehlaka. The grass of the marshes. Setlama 

 A plant resembling an ear of corn. 



PSORALEA, Linn. 



P. polysticta, Benth. 



Ravines and mountain slopes. 30-40 in. high, flowers mauve. 

 Summer. A. Dieterlen, 372 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : East Griqualand. Natal. Swaziland. Bechuana- 

 land. 



SESUTO : Mohlonecha. He who makes respectable. A chief who 

 wishes to have prestige in the sight of his subjects must bathe the 

 whole of his body with a decoction of this plant. The burnt root is 

 smoked as a cure for colds in the head. 



INDIGOFERA, Linn. 



I. spinescens. E. Mey. 



Mountain slopes, Berea, Maseru District. 2-3 ft. high, flowers 

 carmine. Early spring. A. Dicterlen, 575 ! ; Basutoland, without 

 precise locality, Cooper, 694 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Queenstown. Aliwal North. Orange Free State. 



