GRASSES — GUM- 37 



Steekgras. Aristida congesta; Gymlopogon hirtus; 

 Heteropogon contortus, etc. 



Steekriet. Eragrostis cyperoides. 



Suikerriet. (West.) Agropyrum distichum. 



Trilgras. Briza maxima, B. media. 



T'waa (Toa). Aristida drevifolia. A. Dregeana. 



„ , Fijne — . Aristida ohtusa. 



„ , Langbeen — . Aristida iiniplumis. 

 Vogelstriiis'gras. Eragrostis spinosa. 

 Wildebeeste'gras. Elionurus argenteus. 

 Zand 'haver. Ammophila arenaria. 

 Zuurgras (Nam.). Enneapogon scaler. 

 Zutirpol. Elionurus argenteus. 



Grassy bells. Dierama ensifolium. A graceful irid with 

 pendulous Ixia-like flowers, very variable in colour. 

 Frequent from Albany to Natal. 



Graveel' wortel. Sto'baea atractyloides. 



Grijs-appel (Zand — ). Parinarium capense. A dwarf 

 depressed shrublet with underground stems and branches, 

 in foliage somewhat resembling the poisonous giftblaar 

 (Dichapetalum) , but belonging to the rose family. The 

 apple-like fruit about an inch in diam., very aromatic. 

 „ „ 'boom V. Mobola plum. 



Groundsel. Senecio vulgaris, a garden weed (D. Kruiskruid). 

 There are several hundred species of Senecio in S.A. 



Guarri (gwarri). Euclea undiilata. An evergreen shrub of the 

 central districts, frequent in the Little Karoo and other 

 parts with a similar climate. A taller species, 

 E. lanceolata, with larger leaves, is called Bos — , or 

 Bush — , as it occurs in wooded kloofs. 



Guernsey lily. Nerine sarniensis. A S.A. plant, but named 

 after the Channel Islands (Samia of ancient times), 

 where it had become quite acclimatised as early as the 

 17th century. 



Gulugulu (the terminal u is mute). Strychnos Gerrardii. One 

 of the "Kaffir-oranges". Rind of fruit greyish and the 

 seeds bitter. 



Gum-arabic tree (Cape — ). Acacia Karoo (Karoo-thorn). 

 The gum exudes from the trunks and branches, accumul- 



