280 Annals of the South African Museum. 



DIERAMA, K. Koch. 

 D. pendula, Bkr. 



River banks and mountain slopes. 40-60 in. high, flowers pink or 

 white. Spring. A. Dieterlen, 254b !, 254a ! ; Natal, Drakensberg, 

 Cooper, 3177. 



DISTRIBUTION: Humansdorp. Port Elizabeth. Alexandria. Albany. 

 Somerset East. Murraysburg. Stutterheim. Stockeustroom . Tem- 

 buland. East Griqualand. Natal. Transvaal (Barbertou). Orange 

 Free State (no locality). 



SESUTO : Lethepu. Meaning unknown. The plant is carefully 

 boiled and the preparation is used as a powerful enema. It is soine- 

 sometimes mixed with Pentanisia variabilis to weaken its action. 



WATSONIA, Mill. 

 W. densiflora, Bkr. 



Mountain slopes and plateau. 20-35 in. high, flowers carmine. 

 Summer. A. Dieterlen, 233 ! ; Bester's Vlei, near Witzie's Hoek, 6200 

 ft., December, Bolus, 8254! 



DISTRIBUTION : Tembuland. Pondolaucl. East Griqualand. Natal. 

 Swaziland. Transvaal (Barberton). Orange Free State (no locality). 



SESUTO : Khahla. The thing which pleases. The name " Khali la " 

 is given to all species of Gladiolus and to many Tridaceae on account 

 of the fine colouring of their flowers. Given as a medicine to calves 

 suffering from diarrhoea. 



TRITONIA, Ker. 

 T. lineata, Ker. 



River banks and mountain slopes. 13-28 in. high, flowers yellow. 

 Spring. A. Dieterlen, 245 ! ; Basutolaud, without precise locality, 

 Cooper, 3200. 



DISTRIBUTION : Mossel Bay. Bathurst. Uitenhage. Albany. 

 Somerset East. Stockenstroom. King William's Town. Komgha. 

 East Griqualand. Natal. Swaziland. 



SESUTO : Khetleleli. Meaning unknown. 



GLADIOLUS, Linn. 

 G. maculatus, Sweet. 



Mountain slopes and banks of rivers. 15-30 in. high, flowers 



yellow and brown. Spri g. A. Dieterlen, 232! 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. Somerset East. Komgha. 



SESUTO : Khnkhtiritpa. Meaning unknown. 



