Notes. 705 



Animal Disease. 



The Acting' Priii('i])al Veterinary Officer states that there is no 

 cliang-e in the position of East Coast fever in the Pretoiia District ; 

 the disease is still present, and, while the matter is viewed seriously, 

 every effort is being made to prevent the spread of the disease and 

 eventually to eradicate it. The outbreak of lung'-sickness in the 

 Zoutpansberg ])istrict, referred to in last nioiitli's Jduriial, has 

 apparently been dealt with successfully, for further outbreaks have 

 not been reported. During the month of September last nothing- of 

 special significance occurred, according" to reports received from the 

 Department's veterinary officers, in the matter of outbreaks of animal 

 disease. 



The Flowering Plants of South Africa. 



There is to be published this month Vol. I, Xo. 1, of "The 

 Flowering Plants of South Africa," the foundation of a work destined 

 to occupj" an important position in the botanical science of this 

 country. Edited by Dr. I. B. Pole Evans, Chief, Division of Botany, 

 Pretoria, and Director of the Botanical Survey of the Union of South 

 Africa, the publication is the commencement of a series which will 

 ])e issued every three months, and being a new departure in works of 

 ihis nature will largely contribute to a greater interest in tlie study and 

 cultivation of our indigenous plants. Each number will contain ten 

 coloured plates, with full descrij)tions of the plants illustrated. The 

 fiist part of the work includes the following plants: — 



The African Agapantlius or Blue Lily (Agapa/ifJivs vmhcl- 



latus), PI. 1. 

 M'Pahlela's Aloe (Aloe glohulifjeviDui), PL 2. 

 Foster's IN^amaqualand Daisy (Aictofi,< Fosteri), PL 3. 

 The Pretoria Cyrtanthus (Cyrtanthns confr■act^ls), PI. 4. 

 The Barberton Daisy (Gerhera Jame.^-oni), PL 5. 

 The Natal (iladiolus (Gladiolus P.sitfnci/ivs, v;ir. Coo/jen), 



PL G. 

 Stoke's Leucadendron or Sugar Bush (Lcvcadoul ion Stolcoei), 



male, PL T, female, PL 8. 

 The Wild Garlic— Wilde Knoflook (Tulhagliia uohwcac), PL 9. 

 The Yellow Arum (Richard ia angtistUoha) , PL 10. 



While not an official publication of the Division of Botany, the 

 illustrations and descriptions are the work of members of the staff, 

 and sole credit for the initiation of this valuable work belongs to the 

 Division, and, it is pleasing to add, the funds making the publication 

 possible were donated by private individuals. This laudable object 

 of stimulating interest in our unicjue South African flora and of 

 ensuring for all time a carefully prepared record thereof, depends 

 upon public support through subscription, which it is trusted will 

 be forthcoming. " The Flowering Plants of South Africa " is pub- 

 lished by Messrs. L. Reeve & Co., Ltd., 6 Henrietta Street, Covent 

 Garden, London, the South African agents being- The Speciality 

 Press of Soutli Africa, P.O. Box 3958, Johannesburg, and P.(L Box 

 'A?^?^. Capeto\Aii. The aniinal subsci iption is OOs. (^postage 2s.). 



