40 HEDGE — HOOENTJES 



Hedge mustard. Sisymbrium officinale* Common weed. 

 Herders'tasje. Gapsella bursa pastoris*. A garden weed. 

 Heron's bill. Erodium moschatum (Muskus kruid). A good 



grazing herb (S.W.). 

 Hiccup nut (hiccough — ). (Na). Combretum bracteosum, 



Med. 

 Hill Matome. Diospyros mespiliformis. (Tr.). 

 Hilton daisy v. Daisy. 



Hissing tree . (Tr. & No). Parinarium Mobola. The fruit is 



called Mobola plum. 

 Hoender 'bel = Kalkoen belletje. 

 „ 'spoor (v. Doornpeer). Scolopia Zeyheri. Trunk and 



branches mostly armed with formidable thorns. 



Holly, Cape — . Ilex mitis. A stately tree with glossy foliage, 

 from Table Mountain to the Drakensbergen and beyond. 

 Very showy when in fruit on account of the profusion of 

 red berries. 



Hond 'gezicht. Phylica stipularis. Name referring to the 



fruit. 

 Honde'bos. Exomis axyrioides. Frequent on brackish ground, 



salt-marshes, etc. Also Euphorbia Caput Medusae. 

 „ cor. Cotyledon orbiculata. An ornamental plant for rock- 

 gardens. 

 „ 'wortel. Peucedanum cynorrhiza. (Algoa Bay). 

 Honeycomb mushroom = Morel v. Mushrooms. 



Honey-suckle, Kaffir — . Tecomaria capensis. Southern and 

 eastern coast districts. The English honeysuckles are 

 species of Lonicera (Caprifoliac.) e.g., L. Periclymenum ; 

 in S.A. gardens one finds mostly an Asiatic species, viz., 

 L. japonica. 



Honger'blom. Senecio arenarius (purple), S. Uttoreiis 



(yellow) . Bokkeveld. 

 „ 'tee V. Tee. 

 Honing 'tee v. Bushtea. 



Hoorn 'blad. Ceratophyllum demersum. A cosmopolitan 

 water- weed. (Na). 

 „ 'blom. Cerastium capense. Very similar to the European 



G. arvense. 

 Hoorntjes v. Bokhoorntjes. 



