PINK — POMPELMOER 67 



Pink, Wild — , Dianthus scaler, etc. 

 Pinotie'bossie = Bur weed. 



Pisang, Gele — , StreWzia Reginae. The foliage resembles a 

 banana plant. 

 „ , Witte — , 8. augusta. Flowers white and blue. 



Pis 'goed. Euphorbia erythrina, E. genistoides. Injurious to 

 oxen and kapaters. 



Pistol bush. Adhatoda Duvernoia. The capsules open with a 

 sudden crack and throw the seeds to some distance, like 

 various other Acanthaceae, Rutaceae, etc. 



Plakkies. Crassula portulacea. 



Plane, Cape — , Ochna arlorea. (E.). 



„ , Rehmann's — , 0. Rehmanni. (Tr.). 

 Plantain. Plantago major* An introd. weed. 

 Plat 'doorn. Arctopiis echinatus. Root = Zieke'troost. 



„ 'voet = Plantain. 

 Plok. Antholyza nervosa. 



Plomb, Blauw — . Name for our water-lily in High Dutch. 

 Plum, Dog — , Ekehergia capensis (Cape ash). 



„ , Kaffir — , Harpephyllum cajfrum. (E.). 



„ , Mobola — , Parinarium Mohola (Hissing tree). (No). 



„ , Natal — , Carissa grandiflora (Amatungulu). 

 Also Chrysophyllum natalense. 



„ , Sour — , Ximenia cajfra and X. americana. 



Plumbago. P. capensis. (E. & No). Often employed for hedges. 

 Occurs also with white flowers. 



Poison bush = Giftboom. 



Poker = Bulrush. 



Poke weed. Phytolacca americana.* 



Pokkies'blom. Eermannia hyssopifolia, H. althaeifoUa. 



Poko grass v. Grasses. 



Pol. Euphorbia meloformis. East. Karoo, v. also Noordpol 



and Vingerpol. 

 Pomegranate, Wild — . Burchellia capensis. Flowers bright 



scarlet. 

 Pompel'moer, apparently a corruption of ''pomme d'amour " 



= Appel der liefde, a name used here for the 



Cape gooseberry (from S. Amer.). 



