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not yet described. There are several species of 

 Euphorbia ; the small branching species so much 

 used to mark a Kafir grave, and which grows 

 to the size of a big tree, bears a small tuft 

 of sweet-scented flowers at the extremity of 

 each branch much appreciated by beetles and 

 butterflies. 



Many beautiful creepers are here, the aspara- 

 gus tribe making a splendid show. One iu 

 particular is invaluable for decoration, the leaves 

 being like a very feathery fern. In some spots 

 this grows so luxuriantly that the ground as 

 well as the surrounding bushes are completely 

 covered by a lovely green tangled mass. One 

 curious creeper has deeply serrated leaves five 

 inches long and only the eighth of an inch wide 

 near the orouud ; but when it attains the height 



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of about two feet the leaves gradually become 

 wider and less serrated, till at last they are quite 

 broad and smooth-edged. It bears large bunches 

 of a heavy-scented white flower somewhat like 

 myrtle. Another (Ceropegia Monteiroce), with 

 succulent stem and leaves, has a very curious 



