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ORDER CLVn. MYRICACE^. 



The genus from \?hich this Order takes its name is the only one 

 of the family, and iiicludes some 25 species which are widely dis- 

 tributed. They are slirubs or small trees, the l:)ark of one species has 

 been used medicinally, and the root of another is emetic and purgative. 

 The berries of some of the species are covered with a waxy secretion, 

 and this wax when separated has been, and still no doubt is, used in 

 the manufacture of candles. Myrica Gale the " Sweet Gale " or 

 "Bogwort" is the badge of the Campbells. Our indigenous species 

 have no economic value. 



Flowers unisexual. Shrubs with simple serrate leaves. Myrica. 



List of Species. 



1 Myrica, Linn. sp. (/. M. Wood 9551). A. 



^thiopica, Linn. ? sp- {Govt. Herb. 3553). CD. 



sp. (J. M. Wood 985). AB. 



ORDER CLX. SALICIN^. 



A family containing two genera onl}-, Salix the "'Willow," and 

 Populus the "Poplar," the first named having the largest number of 

 species. The bark of several sj^ecies of Salix yield salicine, which is 

 used medicinally, and the buds of some species of Poplar have also 

 been used as medicine. The shoots of several species of Salix are 

 valued as " Osiers," and the wood of many species of both genera for 

 lightness and strength, and is used for man}* purposes. It is as yet 

 doubtful whether more than one species is indigenous in Natal. 



Number of species 150 to 200. 



A shrub or small tree with narrow linear leaves. Salix. 



I Salix, Linn. 

 Woodii, Seem. DE. 



ORDER CLXm. CERATOPHYLLE.E. 



A small family of aquatic plants including one genus only, and 

 though 8 or 10 species have been enumerated, it is thought that there 

 are most likely not more than two or three distinct species. They 

 have no useful properties, and are quite without value. Our only 

 species was found in a stagnant pool near the mouth of the Umgeni, 

 and it has not been specifically identified on account of the absence 

 of complete specimens. 



A monoecious aquatic plant with elongated branches 



and linear leaves. Cera'ks'hillum. 



1 Oeratophyllum, Linn. 

 sp. (/. if. Wood 4000). A. 



