10 BEESTE- — BESSING- 



Beeste'klauw. Eriospermum spec. (No). The leaf has some- 

 what the outline of the footprint of a cow (miniature). 

 Bee-sting bush = Bijangel. 

 Beet'bossie. Leontonyx angustifolius. A weed. 



Beggar ticks. Bidens pilosa. Also called Black jack and 

 Wewenaar or Weduwnaar. 



Begging hand. Disa spathulata (Tulbagh, etc.). Lip very 

 long, projecting horizontally. 



Begonia, Wild — . Several indigenous species (E. & No), most 

 frequent B. natalensis, a small-leaved kind. 



Belladonna lily = Amaryllis. 



Belombra tree (Bella sombra, sometimes corrupted into 

 " Belhambra ") . Phytolacca dioica, a quick-growing shade 

 tree from S. Amer. The fruit often made into jam. 



Bels. Osmitopsis asteriscoides. The aromatic leaves used 

 medicinally as a stomachic. Pappe and others erroneously 

 spell the name ^' Bellis." 



Berg 'aster. Lachnaea ftlamentosa. (Cedar mts.). 

 „ 'bast. Osyris ahyssinica. Leaves and bark used for 



tanning ( Transvaal ) . 

 „ 'cypres (Sapree). Widdringtonia cupressoides. Frequent 



from Table Mountain to the T)rakensbergen. Shrub or 



small tree. 

 „ 'kamille. Gamolepis pectinata. Med. 

 „ 'klapper. Montinia caryophyllacca. The seeds rattle in 



the capsule. Also Tetraria secans (Riversdale). 

 „ 'lelie. Vallota purpurea. Frequent on the Outeniqua mts., 



generally known as K n y s n a lily. 

 „ 'nagel. Lachenalia ruhida. Also found in the Cape Flats. 

 „ 'palmiet. Tetraria ihermalis (Elim). 

 „ 'pruim. Pappea capensis, also called Kaambes. A 



shrub of the eastern Karoo, fruit small, with a thin layer 



of acidulous pulp. 

 „ 'rocs. Protea rosacea (Tulbagh). In the Bokkeveld 



Malvastrum hryonifolium. 

 „ 'tee. Geranium incanum. A frequent herb of grassy hills. 

 „ 'viool. Brachycarpaea varians. 



Bessing'bos. Rhus Dregeana, R. erosa, etc. Shrubs of the 

 northern districts. Fruits numerous but small, containing 

 just a little pulp. 



