86 VELBARROE - VLEI- 



Vel'barroe = Barroe, Veld — . 



Veldschoen' blaren. Haemanthus coccineus. The two large, 

 rounded leaves flat and pressed to the ground (winter). 



Veldtee v. Tee. 



Venkel (often pron. : vinkel) = Fennel. 

 „ 'wortel. (Vinkel — ). Garum capense. The finely divided 

 leaves, although much smaller, resemble those of the 

 fennel. Roots fleshy, sweet, with a slight aroma of fennel ; 

 a pleasant vegetable (Cape district). 



Verbena, Wild — . Verbena officinalis, widely distributed. In 



Natal, etc., Pentanisia variabilis. 

 Vervain == Verbena. 



Veter 'bossie. Crassula lycopodioides (Calvinia). Used med. 

 against dysentery. 



Vet'kousie. Mesembrianthemiim pomeridianum. A succulent 

 herb of the sandy coast districts, the young plants 

 employed like spinach. 



Vijg or Vijge' bossie. All species of Mesembrianthemum are 

 thus designated on account of the name Hottentot's 

 V ij g for M. edule. Two species bear pulpy fruits, all the 

 others capsules. M. edule is the Hottentot's — or 

 Paarde — , and M. acinaciforme the Zuur — , Strand — 

 or Elands — . See also G o u n a and G a u k u m. 



Vingerpol. Unarmed species of Euphorbia of the section 

 Meduseae, e.g., E. Caput Medusae (Lionshead near C.T.) 

 and E. esculenta, the latter a valuable and drought resist- 

 ing nutritious stockfood (Jansenville). 



Vink'eiers. Albuca major. Name from the shape of the 

 flowers. 



Vinkel v. Venkel. 



Violet, Wild — . Viola decumbens and V. scrotiformis , the 

 only two wild species in S.A. (S.W.). The so-called 

 " Violet of the Karoo " is Aptosimum indivisum, etc. 



Violet pea. Baphia racemosa. (E., Na.). 



Viooltje. Used for several different plants. The Wit — is 

 the common Ornithogalum thyrsoides; the Rooi — 

 Lachenalia rubida; Geel — v. Nagels; the Groen — is 

 L. orchioides. 

 Vlei'aandblom v. Aandblom. 

 „ 'blommetje. Dipidax ciliata. (S.W.). Also others. 

 „ 'tee v. Tee. 



