22 pkksiukm's address. 



The dominant grasses are the Eooi Gras (Themeda triandra), 

 Eragrostis Ichmanniana, and Aristida spp. 



Often associated with Olijvehout and the Zuurkaree are large 

 trees of the Kareeboom (Elms vi^ninaUs) and the Bhnkblaar 

 wacht-een-bietje (Zizyplms mucronafa). 



The blue tulp (Moraea polystachya var. hrevicaidis) is 

 extremely common throughout the plateau, as well as the Trans- 

 vaal Slangkop Urginea Burhci. The latter is iiearly related to' the 

 European plant producing " squills " and may be of equal 

 medicinal value. Crotalaria Burkeana is prevalent in this region, 

 and is the cause of Stijf-ziekte in cattle. The Vormeer-bosje 

 [Geigeria passcrinoidcs) is another well-known jooisonous plant in 

 this area. 



The most important timber trees are the Wild Olive ( Olea 

 verrucosa), the Transvaal Beukenhout {Faurea saligna), and the 

 Transvaal Kajatenhout {PeltupJtuium africanum). Large tracts 

 of country are covered with Euryops multifidus, a plant which is 

 becoming a pest to stock farmers, as it is crowding out the pasture 

 grasses, but which yields a resin which might be exploited 

 commercially. 



The principal pasture and hay grasses in this region are 

 Eragrostis lehmanniana, ScJimidtia hiilbosa, Themeda triandra, 

 Eragrostis brizoides, E. cbtusa, E. superba, E. chalcantha, 

 Chrysopogon serrulatus, AntJiepJiura pubescens, Digitaria eriantha 

 and Fingerhiithia africana. 



11. — The V.^al Kameel Veld of the Asbestos ]\Iountaixs 

 {PJafcs XIV, XT'). 



The Vaal Kameel Veld of the Asbestos Mountains includes 

 the strip of country from the Asbestos Mountains and Kuruman 

 hills on the east to the Laugeberg and Kalahari in the west. The 

 Asbestos ^fountains, are low-lying and rounded hills which rise 

 about 1,000 ft. above the surrounding country. The surface soil 

 on the hills is reddish and is covered with small flat loose stones. 

 Along the foothills of the mountains there is frequently a belt of 

 deep I'ed sand. Between the Asbestos and Langeberg ranges the 

 soil is also mostly deep red sand, but in the northern j^ortion of 

 this area there is a small limestone plain similar to that on the 

 Kaap Plateau. This also lias numerous pans, and the veld closely 

 resembles that on the Kaap Plateau in composition and scenery. 



The Asbestos hills are covered with scrub which varies in 

 height from 3 tO' 10 ft. The scrub is composed mainly of the 

 Ijstervarkbos (Lebeckia macracantha), the Vaalbos (Tarchon- 

 anthus camphoratus), the Zuurkaree {Rhus tridactyla), the 

 Olijvehout (Olea verrucosa), the Haakdoorn (Acacia detinens), the 

 Terassibos (Acacia stolonifera), the Blinkblaar wacht-een-bietje 

 {Zizyphus mncronata), the Klapper Bos (Xipnnnia capcnsis) and 

 the Driedoorn (Rhigozum trichotomnm and B. oJwvaiuiii). 



Other common plants occurring on these hills are the Bitter 

 KarroO' (Clirysocoma tenuifolia), the Schaapbos (Pentzia incana), 

 the Wild Senna (Cassia obovata). tlie Vormc'erbo.''sie (Gcigeria 

 passerinoides), the Cape Slangkop (OniitJioglossiim glaucum), and 

 Sesamiini capense. 



