78 STINK- — SUIKER- 



Stink 'blaar. Datura Stramonium. A poisonous weed. The 

 seeds in particular are rich in the narcotic alkaloid 

 hjoscjamine. The Blauw — is D. Tatula, sometimes 

 considered merely a variety of the white. The leaves of 

 both are a much esteemed remedy against asthma. 

 „ 'boontje. Acacia melanoxylon* (Australian blackwood). 

 The pods possess an unpleasant odour. 



„ bush (No). Boscia foetida. The flowers emit a very 

 unpleasant odour, which attracts various flies. Along 

 the coast, for a similar reason, the same name is given to 

 Azima tetracantha. 



„ 'gras V. Grasses. 



„ 'bout. The most familiar kind, called Black stink- 

 wood, is Ocotea hullata (Knysna, etc.). Much esteemed 

 for furniture. The Red — is Pygeum africanum (East, 

 forests), and the Camdeboo — or White — , Celtis 

 Kraussiana. 



„ 'klaver. MeUlotus parviflora. Weed. 



„ 'kruid. Matricaria glohifera. A common plant of sandy 

 tracts. 



„ wood = Stinkhout. 



Stok' roos. The garden plant is Althaea rosea* but locally 

 the name is given to our indigenous Sparrmania africana, 

 a plant possessing a valuable fibre. 



Stomp 'doorn. A name used by the Boers of xVngola for 

 Gardenia Thunhergia. 



Stompie. Several stunted shrubs, e.g., Brunia nodiflora, 

 Mimetes lyrigera. 



Stone wort. Chara fragilis, etc. Submerged cryptogamous 

 plants, in vleis, etc. 



Strand'roos. Statice rosea (Also Papierblom). 

 Stroop 'bos. Struthiola longiflora. Cedar mts. 



Stuipe'bossie. Nymania capensis (Aitonia). Supposed to 

 be a remedy for convulsions. 



Sugar bush. The most frequent species of Protea employed 

 for the manufacture of a syrup (bossies stroop) is 

 P. mellifera. The common — of the Transvaal is 

 P. Roupelliae and near Pretoria P. hirta (White — ). 



Suiker'bos == Sugar bush. 



P. neriifolia is called the Blauw suiker'bos. 



