12 £. P. Phillips 



lum, Anthericum Gerrardit Eriosema salignum and Pachy^carpus 

 Ttgidus. 



The sandstone (cave-sandstone) kopje mentioned above lies ta 

 the west of the village and rises about 300 ft. above the level 

 of the plain. It is approached over an open grassy slope which 

 higher up becomes steep>er and broken, the ground usually being 

 covered with boulders. From these steep slopes the sand-stone 

 cliffs rise abruptly and have vertical faces 20-30 ft. high. The 

 cliff wall is however not continuous but here and there is broken 

 and the grassy slopes reach the summit of the kopje and form 

 small valleys. On the lowest open grassy slopes the dominant 

 species are Ranunculus pubescens and Helichry^sum aureo-nitens. 

 Scattered over the slope are small bushes of Rhus dentaia and in 

 patches Ber^/iei^a ingrata is common. Occasionally specimens of 

 Helichrysum rugulosum and Scabiosa columbaria are met with 

 and under the shade of Rhus dentata are often found plants of 

 Salvia repens. Common on these slopes also is Ajuga Ophr\fdis 

 while Rhvnchosia adenodes is frequently met with. The grassy 

 valleys have much the same flora in parts but Aster hispidus and 

 Elephaniorrhiza Burchellii appear to be confined to these habitats. 



As one enters the broken ground on the higher and steeper 

 slopes a few species are met with which are not present lower 

 do^vn. The most common of these is Senecio isatidens (just 

 coming into flower). Thesium sp. (No. 3170) and Pollichia 

 campestris are fairly common, the latter species is usually confined 

 to sheltered places between boulders. Small shrubs of Anthos' 

 permum rigidum, 6 to 9 in. high, are occasionally met with and a 

 few specimens of Schizoglossum biflorum were taken, though thi« 

 species is rather rare. 



Below the perpendicular cliffs the vegetation forms definite 

 bush made up of varying components, although in some places it 

 is almost pure Calpurnia intrusa. The more common species found 

 in the bush are Clw^tia pulchella, Ruhus rigidus, R. Ludmgtt, 

 Myjrsine africana, C^mnosporia buxifolia, Rhus dentata and 

 scrambling amongst these is Asparagus Cooperi. Right up against 

 the cliffs are specimens of Plectronia ciliata, Halleria lucida, 

 My^rsine africana and Heteromorpha arhorescens. Only one plant 



