84 TURKS'- — UNDERWOOD 



Turks'vijg (fig) v. Prickly pear. 



Turpentine tree = Mopane. 



TVaa (Toa) v. Grasses. 



Twin sisters. Streptocarpus Rexii. Flowers mostly two on 

 a stalk. (Forests). 



Uil 'kost. Various species of Stapelia. 



Uiltje. M oraea Pavonia (Fesicock üower) . A charming spring 

 flower (Wellington, Tulbagh, etc.). The Klein — : 

 M. tripetala. At Van Rynsdorp applied to Ferraria spec. ? 



Uintje. Many species of plants, mostly Iridaceae, possess 

 edible corms which, when boiled, taste like chestnuts. The 

 most frequently used kind is Moraea edulis (flowers yel- 

 low or blue) ; others are: Bok — , M, setacea; Riet — , 

 M. tricuspis ; Paarde — , M. tripetala ; Teer — , M. viscaria 

 and M. hituminosa ; Patrijs — , Gladiolus edulis; 

 Babiaans — , Bahiana plicata and B. stricta; Klip — , 

 B. nana; Raap — or Raaptol, Cyanella capensis; Zwart 

 — or Zwartbast — or Vogelstruis — , Hexaglottis 

 longifolia; Slijm — , Alhuca minor and A. major. Cyperus 

 usitatus and C. esculentus are the — of the grasveld, also 

 called Hoender — , forming a favourite food of the guinea 

 fowls. The Water — , Aponogeton distacliyus, has a 

 starchy root-stock, which is gathered from the soil of 

 dried-up vleis, etc. (S.W.) 



Uintje kweek v. Kweek. 



Umbrella thorn. Acacia spirocarpa. (No). 



Umgezisa. Cussonia umhelUfera. The wood used for the 

 manufacture of matches. Na, Tr. 



Umjela = Quinine tree. 



Umkwenkwe = Kasuur. 



Umkobes = Bogwood. 



Umzimbeet. Millettia cajfra. (E). Very hard timber. Used 

 by the Kaffirs for knobkerries and walking sticks. 



Umtambotie = Tambootie. 



Urera plant. Urera tenax. Said to yield a fibre equal to New 

 Zealand flax. 



Underwood = Onderbos. 



