THE VEGETATION OF NATAL. 3] 3 



C h i 1 i a n t h u s d y s s o p li y 1 1 u s, 



Cnssonia spicata; 

 and in the upper districts : 



C e p h a 1 a n t h u s n a t a 1 e n s i s . 

 Finally in the Drakensberg we get an Alpine xerophytic 

 scattered type consisting of Proteas (P. hirta, P. abys- 

 sinica, and P. subvestita) and Erica spp., Celastrus 

 buxifoliu.s, and the palm-like tree-fern, Cyathea dregei 

 (PL XIX). This occupies the open mountain localities. 



GRASSLAND OR VELD. 



We have now to consider the grass savannah, which extends 

 over the whole of Natal, and in which the types of woodland 

 occur in the particular situations mentioned. A list of the 

 commonest grasses met with will be given first, omitting those 

 that are characteristic of the vleis or marshes. 



Anthistiria imberbis, Andropogon ceresi^f ormis, 

 A. hirtus, A. schirensis, A. amplectens^ A. auctus, 

 A. pertnsus, A, contortus, A. intermedius var. 

 punctatus, A. schoe nan thus, var. versicolor, A. 

 eucomus, A. dregeanus, A. cymbarius, A. filipendu- 

 lus, A.nardus var. marginatus, Digitaria eriantha, 



D. ternata, D. horizon talis, D. sanguinalis, D. 

 tenuiflora, Panicum serratum, P. la3vifolium, P. 

 proliferum, P. dregeanum, P. natalense, P. curva- 

 tum, Eragrostis curvula, E. plana, E. chalcantha, 



E. superba, E. brizoides, E. nebulosa, E. ciliaris, 

 Aristida juncif ormis, A. barbicollis, A. angustata, 

 Setaria sulcata, S. aurea, S. verticillata, S. im- 

 berbis, Pennisetum natalense, P. unisetum, P.spha- 

 celatum, Chloris petrtiea, C. gayana, C. virg-ata, C 

 pycnothrix, Paspalum scrobiculatum, Tricho- 

 pteryx simplex, Tricholasna rosea, Mel in is minu- 

 tiflora, Trachypogon polymorphus, Tristachya 

 leucothrix, El eusine indica, Imperata arundinacea, 

 Harpechloa capensis, Ctenium concinnum, Micro- 



