m WILLOWHERB — WORLDWISE 



Willow herb. EpiloMum hirsutum* Frequent in wet places. 

 Windmaker'bos (Gr. Rt.). Passerina filiformis. Name 



perhaps from the great blaze produced by the bush when 



lighted in the veld or in ovens. 



Wingerd, Wilde — . CUffortia odorata. A trailing shrub of 

 moist localities on flats and mountains. A tea. 



Wistaria, Wild — or Rhodesian — = Van Wyk's hout (a 

 tree). 



Wit 'appeltje. Pachy stigma pygmaeum. Tr. Somewhat re- 

 sembling the P. Zeyheri (goorappel). 

 'bos or — bos 'hout. Maerua caffra. 

 'bossie. Pteronia pallens. Poisonous. Karoo. 

 'els = Alder, White. 



'haak = Haak-en-steek. 



'hout. Another name for Ilex mitis. 



'olijf. Halleria lucida. 



'peer. Apodytes dimldiata (not Pterocelastrus!) 



'riet = White variety of Blauwriet. 



'statn. Gapparis alhitrunca. Roots used as a substitute 



for coffee. 



Witchweed. Striga lutea. Flower mostly scarlet like the 

 , larger S. elegans. A parasitic herb of mealie-fields, also 

 called Rooiblom or Isona or Matabele flower. 

 The only, although slow way of eradicating the pest from 

 lands infested with it has been found to be the persistent 

 destruction of the plants before they form their seeds. 



Witgat'boom == Witstam. 



Witteboom = Silver tree. 



Wolfs'melk. Euphorbia Helioscopia* E. peplus.* Frequent 

 garden weeds. 



Wolf's thorn. Scolopia Zeyheri, also called Doorn'peer. 

 Wolve'boontje. (Wolvegift) v. Giftboom (Western). 

 „ 'kost. Hyohanche sanguinea. Name an allusion to the 

 red colour. 



Wonder' boom. In the Karoo and adjoining central districts: 

 Ficus cor dat a. The — of Pretoria is a group of trees of 

 F. salicifolia. In the Tr. also Boscia Rehmanniana. 



Wool-spider = Grapple plant. 



Worldwise. Samolus Valerandi. A herb of swampy 

 localities. 



