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Gonna, Zoet — (Knysna). Struthiola erecta. otherwise called 

 Katst aartje, quite different from Ganna. 



Ooor' appel. Pachy stigma Zeyheri. Tr. 



Gooseberry, Cape — . PhysaUs peruviana. The plant is not 

 a gooseberry {Rihes grossularia) nor a native of the Cape. 

 Now widely spread on the outskirts of forests, in hedges, 

 etc. The fruit largely gathered for the manufacture of 

 jam (E., Na). 

 „ foot (Stinking — ). Chenopodium amhrosioides. A 

 cosmopojitan weed. 



Gous'blom (Gouds — ). A name applied to many species of 

 composites with yellow flowers. The most common kind 

 in the South West is Gryptostemma calendulaceum. Other» 

 are species of Arctotis and Dimorphotheca. In the Geres 

 Karoo is a ridge called ^' Gousblom-hoogte ", but many 

 localities could claim that name with equal right. In 

 Holland the name is applied to the corn-marigold, q.v. 

 as well as to the cultivated Calendula officinalis ( S. Eur. ) , 



Gouna. Mesemhrianthemum acinaciforme. Root med., resem- 

 bling Gaukum. 



Granaat, Geel — . Rhigozum trichotomum. v. Driedoorn. 

 „ , Wilde — . BurchelUa capensis. A shrub of the 

 southern coastal districts with bright scarlet flowers 

 (Rubiac), in colour like those of the pomegranate. In 

 the East. Prov. the edible fruit of Rhoiacarpos capensis. 



Grannie bonnet. Various orchids in Natal, e.g., Disperis 

 Fanniniae. 



Grape, Wild — . Rhoicissus capensis {Vitis capensis). A 

 distant relative of the cultivated grape-vine (Vitis 

 vinifera) . Frequent on the outskirts of forests, v. B o s- 

 d rui ven. 



Grapple plant. Harpagophytum procunibens. Name introduced 

 by BuRCHELL. The seed-vessel provided with numerous 

 curved claws, hence tenaciously adhering to the feet or 

 heads of animals and thus securing a wide distribution of 

 its seeds. Also called wool-spider, rankdoorn, touw. 

 Causing snares in horses' tails, the fleece of sheep, etc. 



