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SESUTO : Leshetla. Soft bone. Lesapo le letseliali. The i'emale 

 bone. Setloli se s^hola. The big jumper. Used as a stimulant for 

 bulls in spring, but not so powerful as E. salignum, E. Mey., and 

 must be mixed with other plants. 



E. salignum, E. Mey. 



Veld and mountain slopes. 10-20 in. high, flowers yellow. 

 Summer. A. Dieterlen, 104!; Bester's Vlei, near Witzie's Hoek, 

 5300 ft,, December, Bolus, 8155 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Albany. Tembuland. East Grriqualand. Natal. 

 Transvaal (Barbertou). 



SESUTO : Lesapo. Bone. So called because the long root is as 

 hard as bone. Used as a stimulant for bulls in spring. 



E. parviflorum, E. Mey. (ex descr.). 



High mountain slopes. 15-25 in. high, flowers yellow. Summer, 

 Malaoaneng, Leribe Disti-ict, A. Dieterlen, 866 ! 



SESUTO : Leshetla la loti. The " Leshetla " of the high mountain. 



DISTRIBUTION : Natal. 



E. sp. 



Van Reenen, 5-6000 ft., December, Wood in Govl. Herbarium, 7627. 



CALPURNIA, E. Mey. 



C. robinioides, E. Mey. (= C. sericea, Harv.). 



Ravines and mountain slopes. A tree, flowers bright yellow. 

 Spring-Summer. Tsikvane, Leribe District, A. Dieterlen, 584 ! ; 

 Basutoland, von Schlicht, 82 ; Kraai River, Aliwal North, Drege. 



DISTRIBUTION : Endemic, 



SESUTO : Motsohlo. Derived from the verb " ho tsohla," to chew or 

 masticate. So called because the branches do not break " clean," but 

 tear. Used as firewood and for building huts. 



C. intrusa, E. Mey. 



Mountain slopes. Mowers yellow. Summer-Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 

 37 ! Left's Kloof, N.E. slopes of Leribe plateau, a large bush 5-6 ft. 

 high, occasional, Phillips, 835 ! ; Bester's Vlei near Witzie's Hoek, 

 5400-5500 ft., December, Bolus, 8156! Flanagan, 1877!; Natal, 

 Currie's Post, 5000 ft., Schlechter, 6811 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Komgha. Tembuland. East Griqualand. Natal. 



SESUTO : Tlo'-lt. Tlole. Meanings unknown. The plant is crushed 

 and mixed with water, and the mixture is sprinkled over skins (of 

 freshly killed animals) which have been pegged to the ground to dry. 



