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Couch-grass, Cape — or Fine — . Cynodon Dactylon. \n 

 England the same name is applied to Triticum repens. 

 V. Kweek. 



Cowherb. Vaccaria vulgar is ^ an occasional weed. 



Cranberry, Cape — . Dovyalis rhamnoides. Not related to 



the English — (Vaccininm Vitis Idaea). 

 Crassula, Red — . Rocliea coecinea. One of the most gorgeous 



mountain flowers of the South West (summer). 



Cream-of-tartar tree v. Baobab. The fruit contains a whitish 

 acidulous powder, but not any tartar, the acidity being 

 due to citric acid. 



Creeping fern. Gleichcnia polypodioidcs. 



Cress, Cape — or Pepper — . Lepidium capense. Contains a 



sharp substance like water-cress. 

 „ , Wart — , Coronopus didymns. A common weed from 



S. America. 

 „ , Water — v. Water cress. 



Crocus, Natal — . Apodolirion Buchananl (Amaryllid.). The 

 Eur()j)ean — is C. satwus (Iridac). 



Crotalaria. A large genus of S.A. shrublets. 



C. CO pens is grown as an ornamental shrub, called C a p e- 

 L a b u r n u m ; C. Burkeana, poisonous. Tr. 



Crownberry = Cranberry, Cape — . (East Lond.). 



Cucumber tree (Sausage tree). Kigelia pinnata. A tropical 

 tree with showy flowers and large cylindrical fruits; 

 extending to the northern Transvaal. 



Cudweed. Gnaphaliiim luteo-alhum. Cosmopolitan. 



Curly-curly. Dipcadi hyacintJwides. Leaves spirally twisted. 



Currant, Red — . Rhus laevigata. A tree of the eastern 

 forests. In other parts the name Wild — applied to 

 R. mucronata or R. tomentosa, etc. (shrubs). 



Custard-apple, Wild — . Anona senegalensis. Trop. Africa, 

 reaching Natal. Fruit small, but very aromatic. The 

 cultivated species is A. reticulata*, from trop. America. 



Cypress, Mountain — , v. Bergcypres. 



Dagga (Wild). Leonotis Leomirus, The leaves smoked by the 

 natives like those of the Indian hemp {Cannabis 

 sativa*, called Mak — ), producing a similar stupefying 

 effect. L. Leonitis (L. ovata), with similar properties is the 



