Vol II, part S, issued May 9th, 1912. 



THE VEGETATION OF NATAL. 



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The Vegetation of Natal. 

 By 



J. W. Bews, M.A., B.Sc.(Ediii.), 



Professor of Botany, Natal University College. 



With Plates XIV-XXIII and Map. 



Contents. 



Introduction 



I. REGIONAL FACTORS: 



(1) Geological Structure and Soil Conditions 



(2) Rainfall and Mist 



(3) Temperature . 



(4) Light . 



(5) Movements of the Air 



(6) Fire . 



(7) Animals 



IL PLANT FORMATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS 

 SHORE VEGETATION: 



(1) Halophilous Associations 



(2) Psammophilous Bush Formation 



(3) Lagoon Type, Mangrove Formation 



(4) Barringtonia Association 



INLAND VEGETATION: BUSH: 



(5) Scattered Bush towards the Coast 



(6) Scattered Midland Bush 



(7) Yellow Wood Bush 



(8) Rocky Stream Flora 



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