BUK- — CAMEL 17 



Bur-clover (not Boer clover) , also called Littleburweed, 

 is Medicago denticulata and M. laciniata. The burs are 

 the spirally twisted pods. 

 „ weed. Xantlüum spiuosum. The ripe capitulum is hard 

 and covered with hooked bristles, hence very troublesome 

 when getting into the fleece of sheep, v. also Star bur. 

 „ , Bathurst — = Mexican Poppy. 

 Bushbuck food (East Lond.), Isoglossa densiflora. 



Bushman's candle, !Sarcocaulon rigidum. Similar to the more 

 widely spread C a n d 1 e b u s h {S. Burmanni) . 



„ „ tea V. Tea. 



Bush tea. Various shrublets are used as tea by the natives 

 and colonists (v. tea and tee), but the most generally 

 employed kind is derived from species of the genus 

 Cyclopia. The bulk of the common article is obtained from 

 C. Yogelii (Swellendam). Near Cape Town this is re- 

 placed by C. genistoides and in the Zwartebergen by 

 C. latifolia. The tea is free from stimulating alkaloids, 

 but contains cyclopine, etc. 



Biishtick berry. One of the names of Osteospermum 

 monilijerum. 



Butter-and-eggs, Schizodium flexuosuin. A pretty orchid with 

 white and yellow flowers. 



Buttercup (Cape), Ranunculus pinnatus. 



Often also applied to Freesia re f r acta and other irida. 



Butter pits. Seeds of the Naras plant, q.v. 



Cabbage palm, or — tree. Cussonia spicata. Does not belong 

 to the palms but to Araliaceae, of which the ivy is a well 

 known member. The real cabbage-palm is a species of 

 Areca (Trop.). 



Cactus, Jointed — , Opuntia pusilla, from Central America, 

 now a nasty weed in the eastern parts. See also '' Foreign 

 Plants " in Part III. 



Calla == White arum. 



Camdeboo stinkwood. Celtis Kraussiana. A tree frequent in 

 wooded ravines and the forests of the coast. 



Camel thorn. Acacia Giraffae. A tree of slow growth but of 

 large dimensions when fully developed. Frequent north 

 of the Orange river. Wood dark brown and very hard. 



