60 MYRTLE — NATAL- 



Myrtle, Cape — . Myrsine africana. Widely spread through. 



Africa. 

 „ , Wild — . Eugenia Zeyheri. Yields a wild tea (black). 

 Flowers and fruit somewhat similar to the cultivated 

 myrtle Myrtus communis (Mediterr.). East. 



Naaboom. Euphorbia tetragona, E. grandidens, etc. S.E. coast 

 districts. In Tr. applied to E. Cooperi and E. ingens. 



„ touw. Ficus natalensis. Starts life often as an epiphyte 

 and finally strangles the host. 



Naaibos (naald bos). Azima tetracantha. Coast. 

 Naald 'bossie. Monsonia biflora, M. ovata = Dysentery -herb. 

 „tee V. Tee. 



Nacht 'kaars == Evening primrose. 

 „ 'schade („ schaduwe) = Nastagal. 



„ 'slang. Ornithogalum speciosum. Flowers orange with 

 3 black tips. 



Nagels, Species of Lachenalia, viz., L. ruMda and L. pendula, 

 Rooi — ; L. aurea, Geel — . 



Nageltjes. Lapeyrousia fissifolia. The buds are shaped some- 

 what like cloves. Also Pelargonium triste. 

 'Nakaa = Elephant's foot. 

 Nam'tarri = Cape sumach (Knysna). 



'Namie. Pelargonium antidysentericum. With large, tuberi- 



form root, very astringent. (Namaqualand). 

 Nana'bessie. Rhus dentata. 



Naras. Acanthosicyos horrida. A remarkable cucurbitaceous 

 leafless plant on some dunes of the Namib (Gr. Nam.), 

 where subterranean water exists, even if brackish and at 

 great depth. The fruit is the size of an ostrich egg\ pulp 

 as well as seeds are used as food by the natives (Topnaars 

 near Walfishbay). v. Butter pits. 



Nastagal (Nachtschade) = Gal'bessie. 



Natal ginger. Kaempferia natalensis. The rhizome very 

 aromatic, but quite different from ginger (Zingiber 

 officinale). 



„ ivy. Senecio macroglossus. Not allied to the European ivy 

 (Hedera Helix*). Does not climb by means of aerial roots, 

 but scrambles up through bushes. A trellis-plant. 



„ lily. Gladiolus psittacinus. 



