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List of Species. 



1 Zizyphus, Juss. 



mncronata, Willd. AB. 



„ var. glabrata. BC. 



,, var. piibescens. C. 



2 Rhamnus, Linn. 

 prinoides, L'Herit. 



3 Scutia, Gomni. 

 Commersoni, Brogn. 



CD. 



4 Phylica, Linn. 

 oleoides, D.G. 

 paniculata, Willd. 



5 Foltea, Eeich. 

 africana, Reich. 



6 Helinus, E.M. 

 ovata, E.M. 



A-D. 



A.E. 



ORDER L. AMPELIDE^. 



An (^rder containing three genera only, the most notable of which 

 is Vitis, to which genus the Grape Vine {Vitis vinifera) belongs. 

 Several species of American grape vine are in cnltivation, one of them 

 known here as the '' Catawba " is really the " Isabella," of wdiich there 

 are many varieties. The fruit of at least two of our species, viz., V 

 capensis and V. rhomboidea are eatable, and sometimes used as 

 preserves S 

 useful. 



ome of the other species might also be found to be 

 Number of species about 250. 



(Ex. Grape Vine.) 



ORDER LL SAPINDACE^. 



Some of the members of this Order bear eatable fruits, such as 

 the "Litchi" and the '^Longaan" and others The most useful of 

 our Natal species is Pteroxylon utile, the " Sneezew^ood " Hippo- 

 bromn-s alatus also yields timber which has been used ; but the tree 

 is too small to be of much Y^hxe. Greyia Sutherlandi is a handsome 

 flowering tree of the upper districts, and is sometimes known as the 

 "Natal Bottle Brush" 



Number of species 6-700. 



