22 DAGGA — DEVILS- 



Klip — or Koppies — . In the East. Prov. one of the 

 native remedies against snake bite. Also said to restore 

 over-corpulent persons to a normal figure. 



Daisy. Besides the cultivated kinds (q.v.) various wild com- 

 posites. The more widely known species are: Dimor- 

 photheca pluvialis, Cape — (annual) ; D. aurantiaca, 

 Namaqua — ; D. nudicaulis (perennial) , Ox-eye — ; 

 D. Ecklonis. Van Staden's — ; Osmitopsis asteriscoides 

 (half -shrub), Mountain — ; Gerhera Jamesoni (perennial), 

 Barberton — ; Q. aurantiaca, Hilton — ; Zinnia pauci- 

 flora* (from Amer.) Kaffir — . 



Dakriet. Dovea tectorum. Sandy tracts of the South West. 

 Other Restiaceae also employed for thatching are 

 Thamnochortus spicigerus and Restio giganteus. The 

 European reed (Phragmites communis) used for the same 

 purpose, where available, goes here under the name of 

 Fluitjes-riet. 



Dancing thorn = Dansdoorn. 



Dan's cabbage. Senecio latifolius. Causes Molteno disease. 



Dans 'doorn. Aspalathus spinosa. Probably named by some 



barefooted person. 

 Darnel. Lolium temulentum*. A poisonous grass (Eur.). 



Dassie'bos. Stachys rugosa. Strongly scented half -shrub of 



the mountains in the central and northern districts. 



Foliage whitish, tomen tose, flowers yellow or pink. 

 Date, Cape — , Plectronia ventosa. Fruit with some remote 



resemblance. 

 „ palm, Wild — . Phoenix reclinata. Fruit much smaller 



than the real date {P. dactylifera) , with a little sweetish 



pulp. 

 Dauw 'blom v. Sundew. 



Dauw'worm'bos. Lohostemon fruticosus. A decoction used 



against ringworm. 

 Davib or Dawee. Tamarix articulata, A small tree on the 



banks of rivers in the drier districts. Thrives in brackish 



soil, if the subsoil not too dry. 

 Davidjes. Antizoma capensis (Cissampelos capensis). The 



roots employed like sarsaparilla. The foliage poisonous. 

 „ — wortel. Melothria punctata. . Used like bryony root. 

 Death cup. Amanita phalloides. The most dangerous species 



of toadstool. Fig. on plate 3 in Flora of S.A., Vol. I. 



DeviFs thorn = Dubbeltje. 



