20 CHRISTMAS- — CORN- 



South West. Berries bright scarlet, ripening in mid- 

 summer. Said to destroy or expel flies. At Mosselbay 

 applied to Chironia haccifera, also used for decorations on 

 account of the bright red berries. 



Christmas bush. Pavetta lanceohita. (E.). 



Cineraria, Wild — . l^enecio elegans, one of the parents of 

 the garden — . ('oastal distr. 



Clover. Wild species are Trifolium africanum and T. 



Burchellianum. For cult. spec. v. part III. 

 „ , Yellow — . Listia hetcrophylla (called Hop-clover in 



South Africa). 

 „ , Bur — V. Bur-clover. 



Club -mosses. Species of Lycopodium. 



Coal wood. Lachnostylis capensis. A small eastern forest- 

 tree. 



Cockle-bur (Burweedl. Aanthium strumarium. 



Coco = ^^Ugrass. 



Coffee, Wild — . . Gardenia citriodora and Krausski 

 lanccolaia. Both plants belong to the same family as the 

 real cotfee iCoffcd arahica). Occasionally the seeds of 

 the wild palm [Phoenhr recUnata) are called "wild 

 coffee," probably on account of some resemblance to coffee 

 beans. Sometimes the same name applied to Royena lucida. 



Coloquint, Wild — == Bitter melon. 



Concertina. Crassula perforata. (Knysna). 



Coral creeper. Microloma tenuifolium, etc. 



Coral tree. Erythrlna caffra. Flowers and seeds bright 

 scarlet. Flowering in spring before the leaves appear. 

 Another species with similar flowers but larger leaves is 

 E, tomentosa (Corktree). 



Corktree. Erythrina tomentosa. (Na). So named on account 

 of the ajjpearance of the bark. The cork of commerce is 

 obtained from Quercus suher (Spain), an evergreen oak, 

 which thrives well in the South West. 

 „ wood. Cornmiphura caryaefolia (East.). A large tree, 

 the wood very light. Also C. Harveyi. 



Corncockle. Agrostemma Githago. A Eur. weed. Seeds 



poisonous. 

 „ cromwell. Lithospermiim arvense* Weed. Tr. 



