4 AASVOGEL — AJOOSIE 



Aasvogel'bessie. Maurocenia Frangula, an ornamental shrub 

 of the coastal districts with dark foliage and blueish-black 

 berries. E:Hottentotcherry. 



Abiquas geelhout v. Davib. 



Abraham's book. Massonia Bowkeri (Na). 



Achtdag-genees'bos. Three quite different shrublets have 

 been pointed out to us by native herbalists under this 

 name, all used as tea, probably on account of certain 

 aromatic properties: Hermunnia hyssopifoUa (Stercul.) ; 

 Lohostemon fruticosus (Borag.) also called Dauw- 

 w o r m b o s ; and Psoralea decunibens (Papil.) . 



Adelaars varen. Pteridium aquUimim. The Bracken, a 

 cosmopolitan fern. The name alludes to a peculiar mark- 

 ing appearing on a cross section of the stalk (due to the 

 irregular shape of the vascular bundles). 



Africander (Afrikaan der). Various species of Gladiolus and 

 Antholyza, especially in the South West. G. grandis, the 

 Large Brown — appearing in spring. O. maculatus, the 

 Smail Brown — (autumn). Q. recurvus. the Mauve — 

 (spring). G. Wafsonius and A. revoluta, the Red — = 

 G. hlandiis, the White — . In other districts the same 

 names apply to other species, e.g., the Small — (klein — ) 

 of Graaff-Eeinet and Griqualand West is G. eduUs, etc. 

 Another Brown — is G. tenellus (scentless). Bokkeveld. 



Agapanthus. A. umhellatus, on the mountains of the coastal 

 districts, frequent in gardens especially the white variety. 



Agave (Century Plant). A. americana* from Central 

 America. Employed for fences, also as a stock-food in 

 times of drought. Occasionally half wild. (Garenboom). 



Agretje. Tritonia scillaris and T. undulata. Resembling a 

 miniature aigrette A corruption of this word, viz., 

 Agrettais used for a garden shrub, Spiraea prunifoUa* 

 from Japan, otherwise known here as M a y. 



Agrimony (D. : Agrimonie, corrupted into Akkermonie) 

 Agrimonia Eiipatoria. A. variety of the European species. 



Agurkje, Wilde — = Komkommer. 



Air plant v. Kannidood. 



Ajoosie. A fungus of the family Podaxaceae, viz., Phellorina 

 Delestrei, allied to the puff-balls (April, May). The brown 

 powder (spores) used by the Hottentots for painting 

 their faces (Clanwilliam). 



