370 Annals of the South African Museum. 



George. Kuysna. Uitenhage. Albany. Pondoland. Tembuland. 

 Natal. Transvaal (Pilgrim's Rest). 



SESUTO : Lehvrometso. Lesiea. The one who leaves (or goes away). 



TODEA, Willd. 

 T. barbara, Moore. 



Natal, Drakensbergeu, Kunze. 



DISTRIBUTION : Cape. Uitenhage. Albany. Natal. 



MOHEIA, Sw. 

 M. caffrorum, Desv. 



Shady spots and under rocks on mouutaiii slopes. 3-18 in. high, 

 sporing in December. A. Dieterlen, 475 ! , 841 ! 



DISTRIBUTION .- Cape. Tulbagh. Caledou. Somerset East. 

 Stutterheim. Stockeustroom. Komgha. Transkei. Natal. Trans- 

 vaal (Magaliesberg, Johannesburg). 



SESUTO : Lehorometso. See Gleichenia polypodioides. See also note 

 under Adiantum Capillus-Veneris. 



OPHIOGLOSSUM, Linn. 



0. vulgatum, Linn. 



Under rocks on mountain slopes. 3-9 in. high, sporing in 

 Summer-Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 718! 



DISTRIBUTION . Cape. Beaufort West. Uitenhage. Bedfovd. 

 Somerset East. Graaff Eeinet. King William's Town. Tembulaud. 

 Natal. Transvaal (Magaliesberg). 



SESUTO : 'Maliyo. The mother of food. Tsebe ngoe. One ear. 

 Tseyananyane. A small ear. When this plant is abundant, the 

 natives say that there will be a good crop ; they explain this by saying 

 the plant likes moisture, and that when the plant is plentiful it is 

 due to much rain having fallen and consequently the crops will be 

 good. A warm decoction of the rhizomes is used as a lotion to bathe 

 boils. 



* 

 EQUISETACEAE. 



EQUISETUM, Linn. 

 E. ramosissimum, Desf. 



Growing in streams. 6-25 in. high, cones greyish. Summer. 

 A. Dieterlen, 6 ! 



