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NYCTAGLNEAE. 



BOERHAAVIA, Vaill. 

 B. pentandra, Burch. 



Caledon River, January, Zeyher, 1433 !, Burke. 



DISTRIBUTION : S.W. Africa. Griqualand West. BecliuaualaucL 

 Transvaal (near Louw's Creek, Barberton). Natal. 



ILLECEBRACEAE. 



POLLICHIA, -So?. 

 P. campestris, Soland. 



Mountain slopes. 3-20 in. high, flowers whitish. Summer. A. 

 Dieterlen, 7 ! ; near stream on Leribe plateau, in damp ground, Phillips, 

 809 ! ; Basutolaud, without precise locality, Cooper, 2488 bis. 



DISTRIBUTION : Uiteuhage. Port Elizabeth. Albany. Queens- 

 town. Albert, East Griqualand. Natal. Transvaal ( Valkfontein, 

 Waterval Boveu, Lydenburg, near Potschefstroom, Hooge Veld, 

 Bosch Veld). 



SESUTO : Letsoai. Salt, Sefakoana. Small hail-stones. Mono- 

 kotsoai oa makhoaba. The mulberry of the rooks. Children eat the 

 small white fruits of the plant. 



HERNIARIA, Linn 

 H. hirsuta, Linn. 



Veld and mountain slopes. 2-6 in. high, flowers greenish white. 

 Summer. A. Dieterlen, 152 ! ; Thaba 'Unchu, Burke. 



DISTRIBUTION: Cape. Bredasdorp. Aliwal North. Somerset East. 

 Graaff Reinet. Griqualand West. Transvaal (near Johannesburg). 



SESUTO: Tlukofiloane ea lekovba, The overpowering froth of foam. 

 As a decoction, it is taken as a cure for sore throat. 



AMARANTACEAE. 



AMARANTHUS, Linu. 

 A. paniculatus, Linn. 



In cultivated lauds. 6-35 in. high, flowers greenish- white. Summer. 

 A. Dieterlen, 162 ! ; a herbaceous plant 1-2 ft. high, occasional, 

 Phillips, 516! 



DISTRIBUTION: Queenstown. Natal. Transvaal (near Lydenburg, 

 Standertou). 



