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Vliege'bos. Roridula dentata. A very remarkable and isolated 

 type of plant life. Mountains above the Tulbagh water- 

 fall, the Schurftebergen and the Cedar mountains. Twigs 

 suspended in farmhouses for catching flies. See Ply- 

 bush. 

 „ „ (Vliebos) of the Bokkeveld is My r sine africana (Wild 



myrtle). The exhalation is avoided by flies. 

 „ 'vangertje = Sundew. 

 Vliegers (little kites). Tritonia scillaris, etc. 

 Vlier. Nuxia florihunda. Ornamental like the elder. 

 „ , Wilde — . Chilianthus oleaceus. The large trusses of 



flowers resemble those of the elder. 

 Voet'angel. Euphorbia ferox. One of the cushion-shaped and 

 formidably armed species ( Jansen ville, etc.) 



Vogerent (pron. : Vo Tent) = Mistletoe. 

 Vogelstruis'doorn. Trihulus terrestria. 

 „ „ 'gras V. Grasses. 



Vomeer'bossie. Geigeria passerinoides. A half -woody, 

 depressed perennial of the drier districts. Poisonous 

 (cumulative). 



Vrouwe'bossie = Bergtee (?). 



" 'haar == Nooishaar. 

 Vuur 'houtjes. The flower buds of Loranthus oleifoUus, etc. 



„ 'pijl = Red-hot poker. 



Waai 'boom = Sambriel. 



Waaiertje. Witsenia Maura. One of the few shrubby Irids. 

 (S.W.). Flowers blue with yellow fur. 



Waa'boom (Wagen — ). Protea grandiflora. The largest 

 species, the wood formerly used for wagon building and 

 the bark for tanning. In the eastern districts applied to 

 other species of Protea, and in the Tr. even to Faurea 

 (saUgnaf). 



Wacht-een-bietje (wait a bit). Various plants provided with 

 recurved spines. Originally only species of Asparagus 

 frequent in the South West, e.g., A. capensis, A. africanusy 

 A. Thunhergianus, but other plants are now referred to by 

 the same name in other parts of S.A. e.g., Zizyphus 

 mucronata (Blinkblaar). Klein — , Z. Zeyheriana, a very 

 dwarf shrublet (Tr.) Kaffir — , Acacia caffra (E.) 



