Fes. 1906,] | FLORA OF PORTUGUESE EAST AFRICA. wal 
Flora of Tropical Africa,” I find many plants appearing, no 
doubt the same species, under different descriptive names. 
The generic name remains the same. I may be correct in 
saying that the “ Natal Flora” is identical with the flora of 
this territory, but owing to our wider geographical range 
our flora consists of many more species of plants. 
Our silvan area cannot be touched by the whole of Natal, 
Cape Colony, and the Transvaal, and I may include a large 
portion of Rhodesia. 
RANUNCULACEZ.—Clematis Kirkui, C. Stanleyi, C. grata. 
These three species are} common enough by the edges of 
forest and partly cultivated lands. In the higher ranges I 
have observed another species. Thalictrum rhynchocarpum 
is found in a few places within the coast-line. Ranunculus 
pinnatus is the only one I have noticed, and very common. 
ANONACEH.—An order containing many forms of excellent 
tropical fruits—the custard apple, sour sop, sweet sop, 
and cherimoya. Not one of them yet grown in the territory, 
but a supply of seeds will soon be at hand. Uvaria caffra is 
a common shrub; the fruit is eaten by the natives. Arto- 
botrys monteiroie is a climbing shrub, with edible fruit. 
MENISPERMACE.—Coceeulus villosus : this is a very common 
creeper, extending its vines all over the ground, generally 
about as thick as a pea-straw. I have turned them to most 
valuable account in the making of baskets for agricultural 
purposes. They resemble string of a fibrous nature. 
Cissampelos Pariera, C. torulosa, both common climbers in 
the dry zone. Stephania hernandifolia, another twining 
shrub with edible fruit. 
NYMPHHACEA.— Vymphea stellata, very abundant, cover- 
ing all the ponds and wells on the coast. 
PAPAVERACEH.—Papaver gariepense, plentiful in waste and 
cultivated ground. Argemone mexicana, common herb. 
Fumaria officinalis, found about native habitations very 
often. 
CRUCIFERZ.—Cardamine africana, common in cultivated 
ground, Sisymbrium capense, common annual. Brassica 
strigosa, found in cultivated and waste ground. Lepidiwm 
sativum, found only in the shaded pools and small streams. 
Senebiera integrifolia, S. didyma, both very common weeds. 
