348 Annals of the Soufh African Museum. 



A. bergiana, Trin. forma rigid ula. 



Summit of Doodman's Krans Mountain, 9650 ft., March, Galjrin, 

 G913. 



DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



PEROTIS, Alt. 

 P. latifolia, Ait. 



Van Reenen, 5-6000 ft., March, Wood, 5990. 

 DISTRIBUTION : Transvaal (Klippan). 



TRAGUS, nailer. 

 T. racemosus, All. 



Mountain slopes. 6-13 in. high, spikes greyish. Summer. A. 

 Dieterlen, 240 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Uitenhage. Albany. Queeustown. Wodehouse. 

 Graaff Reinet. Albert. Natal. Griqualaud West. Orange Free 

 State (near Boshof). 



SESUTO : Mohloa-tsepe. Iron " mohla." Meaning unknown. Mubele 

 a litsoere. Sorglmm of the Cape canary. Good grazing grass for 

 cattle and goats. 



SPOROBOLUS, R. Br. 

 S. discosporus, Nees. 



Plateau. 2-6 in. high, spikes cream and brown. Summer. Not 

 common. A. Dieterlen, 660! ; Thaba Unchu, BurJce. 



DISTRIBUTION : Colesberg. Aliwal North. 



SESUTO : 'Ma-Motsofali. The mother of the old one (man or 

 woman). Mofalio oa linonyane. The provisions of the birds. Use 

 unknown. 



S. centrifugus, Nees. 



Plateau. 6-25 in. high, spikes brown. Summer. A. Dieterlen, 

 671!; Drakensbergen, near Harrismith, Buchanan, 17; Wittebergen, 

 4-6000 ft,, Drege. 



DISTRIBUTION: Cathcart, Tembuland. Griqualaud East. Natal. 

 Zululaud. 



SESUTO : Mabi'U a linonyana. Kaffir corn of the birds. Grazed 

 by cattle. 



var. angustata, Nees. 



Van Reenen, 5-6000 ft., December, Wood, 7218. 

 DISTRIBUTION : Transkei. Zululand. 



