286 Floristik, Geographie, Systematik etc. 



The plants formations include the same types as already de- 

 scribed by the author in earlier papers (Bot. Cent. 120, etc.), but in 

 each there is an ecological difference whereby they present a 

 mountain facies. The formations, including lists of species, are 

 dealt with in the following order: Mountain Veld, Protea Veld, 

 Rocky Scrub, Scrub, Bush, Stream bank Vegetation, Vlei, vegeta- 

 tation of the mountain top, cliff Vegetation, Fijnbosch or Maquis. 



The plant succession on the cliffs begins with cryptogamic 

 lithophiles, on substrata ranging from freshly broken rock surfaces 

 to wet rock flushes. The chomophyte Vegetation of rock crevices 

 and iedges is grouped under four types. On the mountain-top 

 detritus the Vegetation consists of species intensely xerophytic in 

 character. The Fijnbosch occupies steep slopes below cliffs and in 

 the Upper ravines; this is a sclerophyllous type, with affinities to the 

 Mediterranean Maquis and to the Cape Colon} 7 type. The more 

 characteristic species are Cliffortia spp., Myrsine africana, and asso- 

 ciates amongst which Compositae and Ericaceae are prominent. 

 From this formation two lines of succession are traced through 

 rocky scrub and Leucosidea scrub to the mountain type of bush. 

 The veld occupies ground where the topographic and climatic fac- 

 tors are adverse to bush. The mountain type of veld differs from 

 normal veld in its more tufted and opener physiognomy, and in 

 the more xerophytic adaptation of the grasses. Protea veld replaces, 

 on the Drakensberg, the thorn veld of lower altitudes; it is in- 

 termediate between bush and veld. The Bush formation occupies 

 the more favourable habitats, hence it is limited by the climatic 

 factors to the south-eastern slopes. The four plates are excellent 

 photographs of the features of the higher Drakensberg. 



W. G. Smith. 



Pegler, A., On the Flora of Kentani. (Ann. Bolus Herb. II. 1. 

 p. 1-14. 1916. II. 3. p. 88—128. 1917.) 



In the introduction to the list of plants collected in Kentani 

 Division the geographical features, and the forestry are described. 

 Conditions which influence Vegetation, such as rainfall, and grass 

 fires, are also dealt with. The characteristic features of the Vege- 

 tation for each month, some pf which are astonishingly constant, 

 are indicated, the prevailing aspect-fbr the greater part of the year 

 being yellowish green, due partly to the predominance of yellow 

 flowered plants, and also because the spring grasses soon lose their 

 vivid green. 



The list of plants collected does not claim to represent the 

 complete flora of the Kentani Division, most of the material being 

 collected within a radius of about five miles of Kentani village. 

 The habitat, relative frequency, and flowering period of each spe- 

 cies are given. In part 1 the following Orders are dealt with: 

 Ranunculaceae , Anonaceae, Menispermaceae , Nymphaeaceae, Papa- 

 veraceae, Cruciferae, Capparideae, Violarieae, Bixineae, Pittosporeae, 

 Polygaleae, Caryophylleae, Portulaceae , Hypericineae , Guttiferae, Mal- 

 vaceae, Sterculiaceae , Tüliaceae, Lineae, Geraniaceae , Rutaceae, Och- 

 naceae, Buvseraceae, Meliaceae, Olacineae, Ilicineae, Celastrineae , 

 Hippocrateaceae, Rhamneae, Ampelideae, Sapindaceae , Anacardiaceae, 

 including altogether 156 species. In Ann. Bolus Herb. Vol. II part 

 3 the Orders dealt with are: Leguminosae , Rosaceae, Saxifrageae, 

 Crassulaceae, Droseraceae, Hamamelideae, Halorageae, Rhisophora- 



