68 PONDWEED — QUAE 



Pondweed. Various species of Potamogeton, the most 

 frequent one being P. pusillus. In England Aponogeton 

 distachytis is called the Cape — . 



Poor man's weather-glass. Anagallis arvensis* 



Poplar. The common Populus canescens (Eur.), now widely 

 spread here. 



Poppy, Wild — . Papaver aculeatum. A small species. 



„ , Mexican — . Argemone mexicana* Weed. 

 Pork wood. Kiggelaria africana. 



Porselein (Postelein). Portulaca oleracea* A weed, but also 

 used as a bredie. 



„ 'bos. MesemWianthemum striatum (Van Rhynsdorp). 



Port Jackson Willow. Acacia saligna* (Austral.). Spreading 

 readily in sandy soil. 



Prairie grass v. Grasses. 



Pretoria bossie. 8ida rhomhifolia. Weed. 



Prickly pear. Opuntia decumana* From Central America, 

 now growing here in two forms, viz., the real 0. decumana 

 of Haworth, which is our Kaalblad, and the spiny form, 

 called Doornblad, which we now designate as 0. decumana 

 var. spinosa; the former has been obtained from the latter 

 by selective cultivation. 



Pride of De Kaap. Bauhinia Galpinii. A shrub with showy 



crimson flowers, easily cultivated. 

 „ of Table Mountain. Disa uniflora. Vigorous plants bear 

 two or three flowers. 

 Primrose, Evening — . v. Evening. 

 „ , Natal — . Thunhergia atriplicifoUa. 

 Protea, Giant — ,Prótea cynaroides. 

 „ , Sugar — . P. mellifera, P. pulchellaj etc. 

 Pruim'bast = Sumach. 



Pruimen. Various wild fruits. Berg — (— bessies ),Pappea 

 capensis; Jakhals — , Colpoon compressum; Kaffer — , 

 Harpephyllum caffrum; Zuur — (Wilde — ), Ximenia 

 americana and X. caffra. v. also Plum. 



Puff-ball. Lycoperdon pratense, etc. 

 Purslane = Porselein. 



Quaking grass y. Grasses. 



Quar. Plectronia obovata. A timber tree of the Knysna. 



