66 PERIWINKLE — PINCUSHION 



Periwinkle. Vinca major* Introduced from Southern Europe 

 and now frequent in many wooded ravines, oak planta- 

 tions, etc. 



Pers 'gras. Centella gldhrata (Hydrocotyle) . 



Perske, Wilde — , v. Peach. 



Peterselie, Wilde — . Peucedanum tenuifolium. Similar in its 

 effect to the Wild celery. 



Pietje Laporte (Nam.) = Stinkblaar. 

 Pigeon wood. Trema tracteolata. 

 Pig lily = Arum. 



„ weed (Cape). Amarantus Thuribergii, A, spinosus.* 

 Pigs ears. Cotyledon orMculata. Poisonous to poultry in the 

 Tr. 



Pijn-in-zijde'bos. Muraltia Beiliana (Riversdale, etc.). 



Pijp 'gras V. Grasses. 



Pijpie. Used for many plants with tubular flowers, but 

 especially for species of Watsonia, Antholyza and 

 Gladiolus. Some of the latter are also called 

 Afrikaander s, and some bear both names according 

 to district. 



Aand — (avond — ), G. grandis (Caledon), with a strong 

 scent in the evening. (The large brown africander). 

 Bak — , G. spathaceus (Blue bell). 



Blauw — , G. villosus, etc.; Geel — , G. trichonemifolius; 

 Kanol — , (knol — ) Watsonia rosea, W. iridifolia, 



W. marginata, etc. The Blauw is Aristea capitata. 



Klip — (Klip lelie.), Gladiolus hyalinus (Cedar mts.). 

 Lak — , W. Merianaj Rooi — , W. angusta, W. rosea, 

 G. Watsonius, G. IrevifoUus ; 

 Vlei — (Franschhoek), G. hastatus. 

 Was — , W. humilis. 

 Zand — , G. gracilis (Flats). G. recurvus (Cedar mts.). 



Pijp-steel. Cliffortia ferruginea and G. stroMlifera. Stem 

 hollow. 



Pile root. Sansevieria thyrsiflora. Eastern. 



Pimpernel, Blue — , AnagalUs coerulea. The Scarlet — , 



A. arvensis. 



Pin cushion. Euphorbia pulvinata. A flat cushion-shaped 

 plant, up to 2 feet in diameter, armed with hundreds of 

 spines. On the other hand the fruiting capitula of ScaMosa 

 Columbaria are tiny and elegant — s. 



