SLAAI — SNOWDROP 75 



Slaait Varken — . Mesemhrianthemum pugioniforme. Sandy 

 tracts. 



Slaai'bossie. Didelta spinosa. (One of the " paarde-bossies.") 

 Slak 'blom. Drosera cistiflora, D. capensis, etc. 



Also species of Hehenstreitia (Knysna). 

 Slang'blom. Monsonia speciosa. ( ?) 

 „ 'bos. Stoel)e cinerea, Elytropappus glandulosus. Favour- 

 able hiding places of snakes. Often employed by moun- 

 taineers and campers as bedding. In the Karoo applied 

 to Crassula lycopodioides ( — bossie). 

 „ 'gift. Euphorhia pugniformis. 

 „ 'houtjes. Garuleum hipinnatum. 



„ 'kop. Several poisonous plants (Liliaceae) bear this 

 name. In the Karoo, etc., it is Ornithoglossum viride; 

 in the Transvaal Urginea BurkeA, in Natal U. macrocentra. 

 „ 'kost. Amanita phalloides. Very poisonous. 

 „ 'wortel. Polygala serpentaria. Root a popular remedy. 

 Slijtn'stok ( — 'uintje). Alhuca minor, A. major, etc. Chil- 

 dren eat the basal portion of the flowering stalk. Accord- 

 ing to Thunberg the white portion is used for quenching 

 the thirst. Also Bulhine praemorsa. 



Smal'blad ( — blaar). Maha natalensis. 

 Also Hartogia capensis (Pappe). 



Smilax in S.A. : Asparagus crispus. In England 

 A. medeoloides. 



Snake flower (Na). Ornithogalum flavissimum. In Nam.: 

 0. speciosum. 

 „ lily (Na). Haemanthiis natalensis. 

 „ root. Garuleum hipinnatum. Polygala serpentaria. 

 Sneeze wood = Nies'hout. 

 „ „ , Bastard — , Bersama Tysoniana. E. 

 Sneeuw 'blom. Protea cryophila. Flower heads very large, 

 with white-bearded bracts (Cedar mts.). 



Snij 'gras. Scirpus maritimus. Leaf -edge sharp like a fine 

 saw. 



Snot' blom = Sundew. 



Snowdrop (Cape — ). Crassula Septas. A pretty little winter 

 flower of the South West, not related to the real 

 snowdrop {Galanthus nivalis). 



