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Other common timber trees in these forests are the Black 

 Ironwood {Olea JaurifoJia), the Assegai (Curtisia faginea), the 

 White Pear (Apodytes dimidiata), the White Ironwood {Toddalia 

 lanceolata), the Eed Currant [Rlius IcEvigaia), the Lemon Wood 

 (Xymalos monospora), the Thorn Pear {Scolopia Miindtn), the 

 Eed Els (Ciinonia capensis), the Red Milkwood (Minusops 

 obovata) and 8neezewood (Fiaeroxylon utile). 



Next in size and importance in this area are the forests of 

 the Transkei, Griqualand East and Pondoland. Chief amongst 

 these ai'B the Zuurberg Forests. Tliey occupy a large belt ot 

 country on the Transkeian Zuurberg Rai-ge. The forest is very 

 similar in co-mposition to that on the Amatolas, except that the 

 Black Stinkwood {Ocotea bullata) is here more frequent. 



The forests of Natal and the Transvaal are alsO' confined to 

 the higher slopes of the Drakensberg and differ little in 

 composition from those of the Transkei and Pondoland. 



In some of the Transvaal forests the Cabbage Tree 

 {Anthoclcista zambcsiaca) frequently occurs, but it is more 

 abundant in the Low Veld forests of Swaziland. 



The Eastern Grass Veld is rich in natural resources. Many 

 valuable timber trees occur in the forests, including the Common 

 and Real Yellow-woods, the Black Ironwood, the Assegai Wood, 

 the White Pear, the White Ironwood, the Red Cun-ant, the 

 Sneezewood, the Black Stinkwood, and the Cabbage Tree. 



Tlje " Sweet Veld "' is eminently suitable lor pasturage, and 

 amongst the pasture grasses occurring in this region may be 

 mentioned: — Eragrostis plana, Eiagrostis curvula^ var. valida, 

 Themeda triandra, Panicum laevifoliwm, Tricholaena rosea and 

 T. setifolia, Setaria sulcata, Pennisetum unisetum, Pennisetum 

 Tliunbergii, Pennisetutn sphacelatutn, Pennisetum typhoideum 

 and Sporobolus indicus. 



There are also' a number of grasses suitable for paper-making, 

 including the turpentine grass (Cymbopogon excavatus), the 

 lemou-scented grass (Cymbopogon naidus validus), Andropogon 

 liirtus, Andropogon Scliocnantlius, A. Drcgeanus, and Themeda 

 triandra. 



Aloe ferox. Aloe Marlotliii and Aloe candelabrum are valuable 

 as medicinal plants. 



A number of plants in the eastern thorn veld have been 

 found to be poisonous to slocli, the chief of these are Crotalaria 

 globifera and Crotalaria dura the cause of Jagtziekte, Matricaria 

 7iigellae folia causing bovine staggers, the Natal Slangkop, Urginea 

 niacrocenfra, and the blue and yellow tulps. 



4.— The Bush Veld (Plates VII, VIII). 



The Bush Veld occupies a narrow strip of country which 

 traverses the centre of the Transvaal. It is roughly about 300 

 miles long and 80 miles broad. 



On the north it is bounded by the Waterberg and Pietersburg 

 plateaux, on the south by the Banken Veld and on the east by 

 the angle of the Great Escarpment, while on the west and north- 

 west it merges into the Kalahari and the Low Veld of the 



