14 BOETE- — BOTER- 



Boete'bossie (Boeteklis). Xanthium spinosum (Burweed), 

 occasionally also X. strumarium. So named because 

 farmers not eradicating the weed are liable to a fine. 



Bog-a-bog = Lemonwood. 



Bogwood. Nuxia congesta. A forest-tree. 



Bok'baard. Festuca caprina (grass). 



„ 'baardje. Gladiolus spec. ? (Bokkeveld). 



„ 'bessie == Boeta'bessie. 



„ 'doorn. Lycium horridum. Employed for hedges. One 

 of the few shrubs of the coastal districts which drop their 

 leaves in summer. 



„ 'hoorntjes. The seed-vessels (always in pairs) of various 

 asclepiads, e.g., Stapelia, Microloma, etc. 

 „ 'kost. Kleinia radicans. A tender, trailing, succulent 

 composite of the Karoo, living in the shelter of small 

 shrubs (a "bijwoner," as all exposed plants are eaten by 

 the grazing animals). Also a Zygophyllum spec. ? 



„ 'noors V. Noors. 



Boog. Groton gratissimus. (No). 



Borriehout = Lemonwood. 



Bos'barroe v. Barroe. 



„ 'druif. Rhoicissus capensis. A vine with beautiful foliage, 

 often climbing into high trees and ornamenting the glens 

 of forests. The berries are large, but hardly pleasant to eat 

 on account of their high acidity. Make a delicious jelly or 

 jam of brilliant colour. 



„ 'guarri v. Guarri. 



„ 'peper. Piper capense. A climbing half -shrub of the 

 forests. 



„ 'vijge V. Wild fig. 



Bosjesman's'gift v. Giftboom. 

 „ 'tee V. Tea. 



Bossies'tee v. Bush tea. 



Boterbloin. Applied to a number of different plants. The 

 Gee! — (E: buttercup) is Ranunculus pinnatus, one of 

 the few indigenous species of the genus. The Wit — is 

 Dimorphotheca plunialis. Some yellow composites bear 

 the same name, e.g., Gazania pinnata. 

 Also the pale yellow variety of Sparaxis grandiflora 

 (Malmesbury). 



