A NoTi-: ON Till". cKNus KArRi-.A. Jlarv. 235 



Zoutspansbor<( lJ)ist. : Potatt.-) lUish, .\[)ril, !iasl7i'ood 2435; Wood- 

 bush Forests, 5000 ft., March, O'Connor in Forest Dept. Herb. 

 2562 ; Legat in Forest Dept Herb. 454 ; Shilovane, Jnnod, 5539. 



2. F. saligiia, Harv. ( Fl. Cap. \'. i. 640). J'l. XIV. Accord- 

 ing to the Chief Conservator of Forests. Mr. C. E. Legat, the 

 native tree most commonly found at Rooiljerg. 40 miles west of 

 Warmbaths Station, on the border of the Waterberg and Rusten- 

 burg Districts, is this species. He states : " Naturally, it does not 

 grow to large dimensions. It may reach 20-30 ft. in height, but 

 is crooked and poorly grown. It is remarkable, too, in the num- 

 ber of ajjparently mature trees which are dead in the veld. 

 Whether this is due to recent years (j^revious to 1913) of 

 drought, or to other causes, I am not able to determine. It is 

 not likely that fires will be responsible, as this tree has a great 

 |X-iwer of resisting fires." 



District Forest Officer O'Connor remarks that " this species 

 is not found at the higher elevations or not always associated with 

 dense forests, but that it is a tree of the open forests and of 

 the Low and Middle Veld — up to 4000 ft., and that it is often 

 found in dry localities." Galpin records it as a tree 20 ft. high, 

 and \\'ood as a tree 20 ft. high, branching upright compact. 



It is a very common tree in the Daspoort \'alley^ between 

 She \Mtwatersrand Range and the Magaliesberg Range. The 

 young branches often have smooth, greyish bark, and the petioles 

 are pink (Phillips). 



It is locally known as " Beukenhout," and is used for fence 

 posts, as a wagon wood, for door or window frames, for furni- 

 ture, etc. It is also said to be fairlv ant-resistant. 



DiSTRir.uTioN. — Pretoria Dist. : Magaliesberg Range, 

 Burke, Zeyher, 1480, 1481 ; Kranspoort, Dec, Janse in Herb. 

 Transvaal Mns. 2819. Rustenburg Dist.: Collins 137; Miss 

 Pegler 1009; Rustenburg, ( )ct.. Miss Leendertz in Herb. Trans- 

 vaal Mils. 9762. Waterberg Dist. : Piet Potgieters Rust, Jan., 

 Rogers in Herb. Transz'aal Mus. 2256, Rogers 329, Rogers in 

 Herb. Miss Leendertz 1266; near Nylstroom, Nov., Burtt-Davy 

 2059, -2592, Nelson 112; Jan.. Nelson in Herb. Transvaal Mus. 

 1 1754; Warm Baths, Jan., Burtt-Davy 5648. Dec, Burtt-Davy 

 2620, Bolus 12268. Marico Dist.: Burtt-Davy 7S7A- Barberton 

 Dist.: No collector in Colonial Herb. 1746; Kaap River Valley, 

 Barberton. 2200 ft., Dec. -Jan., Galpin 868 ; Barberton, Jan., 

 Thorncroft in Herb. Transvaal Mus. 9610. Zoutpansberg Dist.: 

 Magoebas' Kloof. 3000 ft.. ^larch. O'Connor in Forest Dept. 

 Herb. 2561 ; Potato bush fiastwood in Colonial Herb. 2433; 

 Boekenhout Valley, Dec, Jenkins in Herb. Transvaal Mus. 9224; 

 Feb., without collector ;';; Colonial Herb. .3433. Natal: Inanda, 

 Wood 6. 1 189; Zululand. Umzimyati 800 ft., Feb., Wood 6369. 



3. F. imtalensis, Phillips (¥\. Cap. V. i. 641 ). PI. XV. In 

 the Cwebe Forest this species is known by the native name of 

 " Sefe," and Forester Pretorius, in sending in material (Forest 

 Dept., Herb. 2282) remarks that this tree is rare in the Cwebe 



