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Rooi 'krans. Acacia Cyclops* Seeds provided with a 

 bright red arillus. From Australia, spreading in the 

 sandy coast tracts. One of the Golden willows. 



pop = Zoetpop. 



stompie. Mimetes lyrigera (bushy variety). 



storm = Rooihoutjes. 



touw. Ficus lutea. ( ?) Knysna. 



trewa. Satyrliim carneum. A stately orchid of the Cape 

 Flats, up to 3 feet high. 

 „ 'wortel. Bulhine alooides. Med. 



Roos 'touw. Hibiscus Liidwigii. Allied to the hollyhock 

 (Althaea)*, but flowers yellow. The bark very tough. 



Rose, White — (half-wild). Rosa laevigata* Originally 

 from Eastern Asia. Now often called the " Georgian " 

 rose, from its half-wild occurence in Georgia (U.S.A.). 

 Here sometimes called " Macartney — ", but different. 



Rosemary, Wild — . Eriocephalus umhellatus. The foliage 

 very aromatic. 



Rosmarijn v. Rosemary. 



Rozijntjes'bos. Grewia cana, G. flava. The druplets possess 

 a little sweet pulp and resemble small currants. Used 

 by the natives for beer making. In some districts also 

 species of Rhus, e.g. R. viminalis; a locality in Little 

 Namaqualand is called accordingly " Rozijnbos ". See 

 also K r e n t e b o s. 



Rub- rub berry. Rhus ohovata. Various species of Rhus 

 (taai 'bos) bear fruitlets with a little edible pulp (Kraai'- 



bessie). 



Ruigte = Rushes or fine-leaved (cricoid) shrublets. 



Ruik 'peul. Acacia Benthami. Pods aromatic. 



Timber very durable, hence much esteemed for fencing 

 poles. Tr. 



Rumanachie. Struthiola stricta (Bredasdorp). 



Rushes. Properly species of Juncus, e.g., J. litoralis, 

 J. maritimus, here often called '^ riet." 



Russian thistle. Salsola Kali. A weed, now almost 

 cosmopolitan in littoral districts and on braklands. Very 

 troublesome in some parts of North America. 



