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Quick (v. Kweek). Cynodon Dactylon, C. incompletwn^ 

 Stenotaphrum glahrum, etc. 



Quiilwort. Isoetcs natalensis. 



Quinine berry. Cephalanthus natalensis. Very bitter. 

 „ tree. Rauwolfia natalensis. Bark contains a very 

 bitter glucoside. 



Raap'tol (Raap'uintje). Cyanella capensis. Corm edible. 

 Raas'bessie = Guarri. 



Rabass, Rode — . Pelargonium grossularioides (P. anceps). 

 In the eastern districts P. reniforme. Roots used 

 medicinally. 

 „ , Wilde — . Monsonia umlellata. 



Ragwort. Senecio rigidus, etc. Injurious to stock. See also 



Molteno-disease herb. 

 Ramenas. In the S.W. the " Jointed charlock '\ In the eastern 



Karoo Aloe longistyla, one of the small species. 

 „ , Wilde — . Gunnera perpensa. Has no similarity to the 



preceding. 



Rani's horn. Aponogeton natalensis. 



Rank'als v. Als. 



„ 'doorn == Grapple plant. 



Rapuis = Harpuis. 



Raspberry, Wild — . (New Zealand — ), from the Himalaya. 

 Rubus rosifolius. In shape and colour like the real kind, 

 but less juicy. Rare at the Cape. 



Rattestaart v. Babiaantje. 



Red devil (Eastern distr.). Amarantus Thunhergii. Over- 

 grows cultivated lands and turns reddish in autumn. 



Red-hot poker. Kniphofia occidentalis (western) ; K. TJ varia 

 (east). 



Red wood, Cape — . Ochna arhorea. (= Cape plane). 



Reebok'blom. Gladiolus tristis and G. grandis. (S.W.). 



Reed (Common — .). Phragmites communis. 



Renoster'bos (Rhenoster bush). Elytropappus rhinocerotis. 

 Almost universal on all clayey lands of the South West 

 when allowed to remain fallow. Mostly looked upon as 

 a useless bush, which much impedes the farming opera- 



