400 J. W. BKWS. 



spathacea^ Gladiolus papilio (528), Hesperaiitha 

 modesta, Anoigaiitlius brevifolius, Aristea eckloni 

 {Q8), Cyrtantlius mackenii (51), Crinum longif olium, 

 Kiiiphofia pauciflora, K. natalensis (305), K. rooperi 

 (540), Urginea lilacina (204), Commelina africana, 

 C nudiflora, Coleotrype natalensis (48), Aneilema 

 sinicum, Floscopa glomerata. 



The Dicotyledons more often grow in small clumps, though 

 some of the species named above also form conspicuous socies. 

 Gunnera perpensa (Haloragese), uGoha, is sometimes 

 completely dominant and forms small consocies. 



Other characteristic Dicotyledons are : Ranuncu.lus 

 pinnatus, Polygala capillaris (83), Hypericum 

 lalandii. Pelargonium australe, Vigna glabra, 

 V. retusa, ^schynomene erubescens, Drosera 

 burkeana, Dissotis eximia, D. incana, D. pha30- 

 tricha, Lythrum rivulare, Epilobium capense, 

 Jussi^a sitf fruticosa, Hy drocotyle asiatica, Autho- 

 spermum lanceolatum, Valeriana capensis, Adeno- 

 stemma viscosum (= A. caffrum (346)), Denekia 

 capensis (365), Helichrysum aureo-nitens, Pulicaria 

 capensis, Leontonyx tomentosus, Senecio caudatus, 

 S. picridif olius. Lobelia decipiens, L. stellaroides 

 (345), Chironia purpurascens, Sopubia simplex (364), 

 Bopusia scabra, Teucrium riparium. Polygonum 

 lanigerum, P. lapathif olium. 



Many of these species are found also in the moist transitional 

 zone around the margins of the scrub and bush. 



The rest of the hydrosere consists of the following stages : 



(h) Tambookie Associes. — Andropogon spp., Pani- 

 cum spp., etc. 



(i) Hydrophilous Trees and Shrubs. — Ficus spp., 

 Eugenia cordata, Voacanga dregei, Rauwolfia 

 natalensis, etc. 



(j) Forest. — Since these are part of the final stages or 

 forest sere they will be considered later, in accordance with 

 our scheme of presenting all the primitive types first. 



