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Blink 'blaar. Rhamnus prinoides. Shrub or small tree of the 

 forest districts with glossy foliage. Occurs also in 

 Abyssinia. Another small tree bearing the same name is 

 Zizyphus mucronata, otherwise known as Wacht-een-bietje. 



Blistering bush (Wild celery). Peucedaniim GalMnum. 

 Produces dermatitis and blisters within 40-50 hours after 

 contact with the bare skin. (S.W.). 



Blom 'bos. Metalasia muricata. One of the most frequent 

 shrubs of the coastal districts. Leaves narrow, pointed; 

 flower-heads in dense clusters, white, strongly scented 

 (Winter). 



Blommetje , Geel — . Lyperia crocea. The flowers used as a 

 dye instead of saffron, also medicinally, v. Tee. 



Blomkool, Wilde — . Anthericum ciliatum. The young 

 inflorescence, before it unfolds its clusters of buds, is used 

 as a vegetable in the Sandveld (Clanwilliam, etc.) Similar 

 to Hotnotskool. 

 „ „ -ganna v. Ganna. 



Blood flower. Haemanthus natalensis. A translation of the 

 generic name. 



Bluebell (Caledon). Gladiolus spathaceus. At George it is 



G. involutiis and at Tulbagh G. Bolusii. 

 „ berr3' (Drakensbergen, etc.) Vaccinuwi Exiil. This is the 

 only species of Vacciniaceae in S.A. Well-known 

 European species are the bilberry, cowberry and cranberry. 



Blushing bride. Serruria florida. One of the most beautiful 

 and rarest flowers of S.A., known only from one of the 

 valleys of the upper Bergriver (Franschhoek). Flowering 

 in winter. 



Bobo = Knobwood. 



Boer boon. This name is applied to the four species of the 

 genus Schotia, the young seeds being edible like beans. 

 Trees with showy flowers. S. speciosa, dwarf, with mimosa 

 like foliage and red flowers (Little Karoo, etc.). 8. latifoUa 

 (Bos — ) a forest-tree with pink flowers. 8. hrachypetala 

 (Hottentots — ) bears large trusses of dark red (blood- 

 coloured) flowers directly on the old wood. 

 S. transvaalensis occurs in the North. 



Boesmans'tee v. Tea. 



Boeta'bessie. Osteospermum moniliferum. q.v. 



