288 Annals of the South African Museum. 



AMMOCHARIS, Herb. 



A. falcata, Herb. 



Veld. 15-30 iii. high, flowers dark crimson. Summer, Hermon, 

 Mafeteng Distr. A. Dieterlen, 512 ! ; Caledon River, Burke. 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape, Uitenhage. Cathcart. Beaufort West. 

 Somerset East. Albert. Kouigha. Natal. G-riqualand West. 

 Bechuanaland. Transvaal (Magaliesberg). 



SESUTO : Boka, Meaning unknown. A thick paste is made from 

 the cooked bulbs with which to repair cracks in clay pots. 



BRUNSVIGIA, Heist, 



B. Cooperi, Bkr. 



Mountain slopes and plateau. 25-30 in. high, flowers dark pink. 

 Summer (February). A. Dieterlen, 42!; Wittebergen, 5-6000 ft,, 

 Drhje, 3518. 



DISTRIBUTION : G-raaff Reinet. Orange Free State (no locality). 



SESUTO : Lematla. The strong one. Much used by the witch 

 doctors who wash their divining-boues in a decoction prepared from 

 the plant with the idea of imparting greater accuracy to them. Either 

 alone or mixed with other plants, a medicine is prepared from this and 

 used bv barren women who wish to become pregnant. 



B. sphaerocarpa, Bkr. (ex descr.). 



Grassy slopes. Antelope Park, District Maclear, c. 5800 ft., March. 

 Flowers pink, Galpin, 6863 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : East Griqualand. 



B. natalensis, Bkr. 



Bester's Vlei, near Witzie's Hoek, 6000 ft., December, Br>lus, 

 8256! 



DISTRIBUTION : Natal. 



The flowers are larger than in the type. 



NERINE, Herb. 

 N. angustifolia, Bkr. 



Banks of river in veld. 20-40 in. high, flowers bright pink. 

 Autumn. L'Esperance. District Ladybrand. Orange Free State, 

 A. Dieterlen, 776 ! ; in boggy grass places at foot of Quaqua Mountain 

 c. 6850 ft,, February, flowers pink. Thode, 59 ! ; Natal, Polela Dist. 

 Adlam. 



