74 SERING — SLAAI 



Sering, Wilde — (Syringa). Burl<ea africann. Tr. and No. 

 The wood resembling mahogany and much esteemed for 

 furniture. 

 Sesame. (Thunder-bolt flower). Sesamum indicum. Cult, and 



as a weed. (Na., Tr.). 

 Sheep's ears. Helichrysum appendiculatum. A tea. 

 „ sorrel. Rumex acetosella. A troublesome weed of grain- 

 lands. 

 „ tongue. Mesemhrianthemum calcareum (Kimberley) 

 A stemless plant with whitish, very rough, tongue-shaped 

 leaves. 

 Shepherd's delight. Adenandra iimhellata. S.W. hills. 

 Spring. 

 „ purse. Capsella bursa pasto7is.* A cosmopolitan weed. 

 „ tree. Gapparis alhitrunca. Karoo and No. 

 Sherungulu. Kaempferia Ethelae. East. Tr., Del. B. 

 Sij'dissei (Zuig'distel). Sonchus oleraceus* Common weed. 



Sikkelbos. Dichrostachys nutans. Pods falcate. (No). 

 Wood equal in durability to sneezewood; termite-proof. 



Sikkirrie. Euphorbia decussata. The root employed for Kaffir 

 beer (Griq. W.) like Mesemhrianthemum stellatum. 



Silk bark. Gymnosporia acuminata. Forests. 



Si! ver tree. Leiicadendron argenteum. Occurs naturally only 

 on the Cape Peninsula, but has been sown on some hills 

 of the neighbouring districts. Reports of its occurrence 

 further north are due to mistaking other trees for it. 

 The timber formerly used for the principals and horizon- 

 tals of thatched roofs, as seen in some old homesteads on 

 the Cape Peninsula, e.g. at " Bergvliet ". 



Sirie'hout. Tarchonanthus camphoratus (Vaal'bos). 

 (C. & No.). 



Sissie, Heath — . Erica ampullacea. 

 „ , Klip — . Adenandra fragrans. Caledon, etc. 

 „ , Ruik — . Rochea jasminea. S.W. mts. 



Sjambok' bos. Senecio junceus. Shoots leafless, long, flexible. 

 Karoo. 



Sjambokkie = Tien-os touw. Tap roots long and lough. 



Slaai, Brak — . Mesembrianthenmm crystallinum. All dry 

 districts. 



