310 Annals of the South African Museum. 



S. lancaefolia, Bkr. 



Veld and mountain slopes. 4-15 in. high, flowers violet. Early 

 Spring. A. Dieterlen, 228!; Bester's Vlei, near Witzie's Hoek, 

 6400 ft., December, Bolus ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. George. Albany. Somerset East. Aliwal 

 North. Natal. Orange Free State (no locality). Transvaal (Husten- 

 burg, Aapie's River, Mac Mac, near Pretoria, Barberton). Bechuana- 

 land. 



SESTJTO : BooJchoe. Boakhoi-. Meanings unknown. The split 

 leaves are woven into ropes used to sew together mats made with 

 various Cyperaceae. A charm to drive away lightning. As a cure 

 for lumbago the following remedy is applied : The patient lies on his 

 stomach, the native doctor puts his right foot into a bowl of water 

 which has been boiled with some of the bulbs, he then places his foot 

 on the iron portion of a red-hot hoe for a few seconds and rubs 

 the small of the patient's back with the sole. This is repeated until 

 relief is obtained. Pregnant women are not allowed to undergo this 

 treatment. 



S. cf. S. humifusa, Bkr. 



Drakensberg, 7000 ft., November, flowers mauve. A. Bolus in 

 Herb. Outline, 4936 ! 



The pedicels are up to 2 cm. long. 



S. sp. 



Mountain slopes, 3-6 in. high, flowers violet, leaves spotted. 

 Summer. A. Dieterlen, 57b. 



SESUTO : PJtetilJa. See also 8. Cooperi, and also note under 

 S. inandensis. 



The material is too poor for a precise determination. 



ORNITHOGALUM, Ltmi. 



0. diphyllum, Bkr. 



Natal, in swamps at summit of Tabanhlope Mountain, 6-7000 ft., 

 Evans, 374! 



DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



0. Flanagani, Bkr. 



Summit of Mont-aux-Sources, 9500 ft., January, Flanayan, 202S ! 

 DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



