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certain places, e.g., Anianzimtote, there is a broad belt next 

 the sea where Hydrophylax camosa is completely dominant, 

 and almost the only plant present. Another belt nearer to 

 the shore is sharply marked off, and stands 2-3 feet higher. 

 Here Scaevola lobelia is dominant and Gazanea uniflora sub- 

 dominant, At other places, e.g., north of Durban, Ipomaea 

 pes-caprae (I. hiloba) covers long' distances. There is also 

 present Cyperus natalensis, and occasional plants of Sporobolus 

 pungens. These various strand consocies and associes gradu- 

 ally become more mixed, including such plants as Cynanchium 

 obtusifolium, Cryptostemma niveum, Osteospermum monili- 

 ferum, Dimorphotheca fruticosa, Hetichrysum teretifoliu in, 

 Salicornia herbacea, Tephrosia canescens, Passerina ericoid< x, 

 Brachylaena discolor. Close to the Bush, Mesembrianthemum 

 edule is often dominant in patches. Finally the Psammo- 

 philous Bush becomes established with usually Red Milk- 

 wood (Mimusops caffra) dominant, and a great variety of 

 other trees and lianes present, but with little undergrowth. 



The above is the typical succession along- the more exposed 

 parts of the coastline, but in the sheltered nooks and small 

 bays there is a distinct succession, where certain grass con- 

 socies play an important part. 



(1) Nearest the sea, washed by the spray at all times and 

 covered by the sea at hig-h tides, as shown by the position of 

 driftwood, there is a pure consocies of Sporobolus pungens. 



(2) A few yards further up, it is replaced by Steno- 

 taphrum glob rum, a prostrate rooting species with ascending 

 culms. It often forms associes with Dactyloctenium aeggpii- 

 acum, which is also prostrate and rooting' at the nodes. In 

 places the latter becomes dominant. 



(3) Still further up and close to the Bush, there is an 

 admixture of other species, e.g., Panicum maximum, P. 

 meyerianum., P. zizanioides, Ehrharta calycina, Eh. erecta, 

 Eleusine indica, Sporobolus indirus, Eragrbstis curvula. The 



final stage is again Psammophilous Bush. 



While the Bush, as a whole, is dense and impenetrable, 

 there are many open glades and footpaths, and around the 

 margins there are found areas, which are covered with less 

 dense Scrub, which is transitional to Yeld or more often to 

 Yleis. In such open spaces and along the margins of the 

 Bush, a most interesting variety of grasses occur, most of 

 them confined to the coast belt of Natal, or only occurring 

 ■elsewhere in the northern tropical parts of the Transvaal. 



