62 NORRA — OPGEITJES 



Norra or Norretje. Pelargonium rapaceum. Cold Bokkeveld. 



Num'bos. Aster fiUfolius, 



Num'num. Carissa arduina (berries black) and C. ferox (ber- 

 ries red). 



Nut grass. Cyperus rotundus. A sedge. Troublesome weed of 

 all warm countries. 



Nutzung. Halleria elliptica. A frequent, although generally 

 small tree of all forest-patches of the coast districts. 



Oats, Wild — . Avena fatua* 



Old men's beard. Usnea harhata. A cosmopolitan lichen, 



frequent on yellowwood and other forest trees. 

 Oleander, Wild — . Adina GalpiniL 

 Oiie'boom (Castor-oil plant). Ricinus communist 

 „ 'pitten. Pappea capensis. A shrub of the eastern Karoo 

 (Berg'pruimen). The seeds rich in oil. 



Olifants'gras v. Grasses. 

 „ 'hout == Elephant's wood. 

 „ 'oor = Baviaans'oor. 

 „ 'riet. Thamnochortus spicigerus and Restio giganteus. 



Used for thatching. The young fruit eagerly eaten by 



cattle. 

 „ 'voet. Testudinaria elephantipes. The tuber-like stem up 



to 3 feet in diam. 



Olive (Olijf). Several species of Olea indigenous in S.A. The 

 cultivated tree is 0. europaea. The common Wild — 

 (Olieve'hout) is 0. verrucosa. This forms a good stock 

 for the cultivated species. The so-called " Bastard — " 

 is quite different, viz., Chilianthus oleaceus ; the Witte — 

 is Halleria lucida; the Zand — , Dodonaea Thunl)ergiana, 

 yields the " ijzer-toppies," q.v. 



Omumborumbonga. Com'bretum primigenum. A large tree 

 of Damaraland, which is, according to a native myth 

 (Herero), the source of the human race. 



Onder' bos. Name specially applied to Trichocladus ellipticui 

 and the other two species of this genus. 



Oo*nd'bos (oven — ) Gonyza ivaefolia. Brooms of this half- 

 shrub occasionally used for cleaning out ovens in baking 

 (Swellendam). Used for coughs and chest complaints. 



Opgeitjes. Gardenia Neuleria. (E.). 



