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SESUTO : Motoantoanyane. The despicable thing. See note under 

 Aster liispidus and Helichrysum rugulosum. Used for fuel in winder 

 when wood is scarce. 



H. aureo-nitens, Sch. Bip. 



Veld, mountain slopes and plateau. 4-13 in. high, bracts yellow. 

 Summer- Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 143 ! ; mountain slopes above the 

 Mission Station, bracts white or yellow,common,P77Zi2Js, 521 ! ; Bester's 

 Vlei, near Witzie's Hoek, 5500 ft., December, Flanagan, 1924 ! ; Mont- 

 aux-Sources, 9500 ft., October, A. Bolus in Herb. Gutlirie, 4835 ! ; 

 Eland's River Valley under the Mont-aux-Sources, 5500 ft., January, 

 Flanagan in Herb. Bolus, 8183 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Murraysburg. Aliwal North. Tembulaud. East 

 Griqualand. Natal. Transvaal (Belfast, Wonderfontem, Johannes- 

 burg). 



SESUTO : Toane-poli. The " Toane " of the goat. Toane-ntja. The 

 " Toaue " of the dog. A stock of this plant is always found in a 

 Basu to hut, it being used as tinder to start a fire. The natives also 

 carry live embers home between some branches and so start a fire of 

 their own. A decoction is given to children in the habit of " wetting " 

 their beds. Shepherds weave hats with this plant, 



H. rugulosum, Less. 



Veld and mountain slopes. 5-12 in. high, bracts white, pink and 

 yellow. Summer-Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 255 ! ; common round Leribe 

 plateau, a small shrub 9-18 in. high, growing in large patches, Phillips, 

 521! 672! 701! 



DISTRIBUTION: Riversdale. Grraa,ff Reinet. Somerset East, Aliwal 

 North. King William's Town. Natal. Transvaal (Elandspruitbergen, 

 Rustenberg, Pretoria). 



SESUTO : Hotvantvanyane o monyenyane. The small despicable 

 hiug. Together with H. callicomum, Harv., and Aster hispidus, Bkr., 

 it is used as a protective charm. In cases of colds in children, the 

 plant is used to fumigate the hut. 



H. dregeanum, Sond. & Harv. 



Mountain slopes and plateau. 3-12 in. high, bracts dark yellow. 

 Summer- Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 567 !; Veld, near Peka, Leribe 

 District, A. Dieterlen, 567b ! ; Wittebergen, Cooper, 617. 



DISTRIBUTION : Aliwal North. Orange Free State (Bloemf ontein) . 

 Transvaal (Potchefstroom). 



SESUTO : Tdane ea tliaba. The " Toane " of the mountain. The 

 leaves are smoked to cure a cold in the head. 



