FLORA OF THE MALVFUX DISTKICT 107 



plants. The Arum l.ily ( Richard ia af vicuna) does not 

 seem to thrive well in tliis district as it is very rare. 



In the moist around at the waters edge are found the 

 folh)wino- plants belon<>ing chiefly to the orders Cype- 

 ra^-cac and -I nucaccac : Jnncus rostratiis, J. loma- 

 tophijllas, LtizuJa airicana, Trifjlochin striatum, KyUinga 

 alha, KyUinga cylindrica, K. erecta, K. melanospcrma 

 Pycreus ferrugineus^ P. flavescens, P. Mundtii, P. 

 ^inihrosus, P. poly st achy us, P. oakfortensis, Mariscus 

 capensis, JA. vest it us, J/, elcphantinus, M. Gueinzii, M. 

 siehct-ianus, M. Oicani, Eleochavis limosa, Fimhristylis 

 complanata, F. diphylla, (>lcirpus prolifer, Ascolepis 

 capensis, Fuircna glabra, F. puhescens, Ficinia laciniata, 

 Bulhostylis collina, Bulhostylis Kirkii, Bulhostylis 

 huHiiJis, while intermingled with the above are Lobelia 

 Stella roides. Melasma sessiliflovum, Cvassula uiulticava, 

 Oldrnlandia mncvophyUa and Chivonia puvpuvascens. 



Formerly there was a sandy strip of ground between 

 the waters edge and the strip of bush land further back, 

 but now this strip is a waving sea of green as Ph vaginites 

 communis has taken possession of the ground and has 

 spread rapidly. Here and there among this growth may 

 be seen the heads of spiny capsules ol the Ricinus com- 

 munis and both Solanum giganteum and Solanum 

 nuriculatum flourish well there. It is quite impossible to 

 walk alongside this river in many places because of the 

 dense growth of this reed. 



Typlia capensis and. Typha natalensis are also found 

 growing at the waters edge and round the sides of pools, 

 while other plants Avhich are found especially in moist 

 localities are Kniphofia Rooperi, and K. natalensis, or 

 ^^ Red Hot Pokers '', which come into bloom early in the 

 summer, and CI i via miniata, another very handsome 

 flowering plant which adorns the river banks in early 

 summer. 



The only fern which is found plentifully near the water 

 and which thrives well despite Phragmites comnvunis, is 



