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43. Putterlickia verrucosa. 



Celastrus verrucosus E. Meyer, FL Cap. vol. I., p. 453. 



A small thorny tree with a warty crooked stem ; found in the Eastern Province and 

 in the Natal Coast, Midland and Upland regions. 



44. Elseodendron croceum, Be Candolle. 



FL Cap. vol. I., p. 468. Sylv. Cap. p. 10. 

 Dutch : Saffraanhout. Kafir : um-Bomvane. 



Knysna, Eastern Province, Kaffraria, South Drakensberg. 



A tree 2-3 feet in diameter, 40-60 feet high, seldom straight. Bark yellow-brown,, 

 moderately thick, even, with a resinous crust of a gamboge yellow colour under the- 

 periderrn. Wood heavy, hard, strong and tough, close grained, durable, marked with 

 close concentric lines of white tissue ; rings not apparent ; medullary rays very fine and 

 close ; pores very small ; colour light brown, tinged with red ; used for foretongues, 

 schamels, draaiboards, aftertongues and other wagonwood ; excellent for the large size of 

 wood type, posters, and bold engraving generally, according to Messrs. C. & A. Young ; 

 the crooked stems give very good boat knees. 



The bark is astringent, and is used at the Cape for tanning sole leathers. The roots- 

 are used by Kafir witch-doctors, according to Smith. 



45. Elseodendron velutimim, Harvey. 



The*. Cap., tab. 186. 

 Kafir : um-Nqai. 



North and South Drakensberg ; common in most forests. 



A large tree 2-3 feet in diameter, 40-50 feet high, with a compressed crown and a 

 channelled trunk. Bark dark-grey or black, the inner bark red ; moderately thin, even, rugose.. 

 Wood very heavy, hard, very strong, not elastic, close grained and compact, with well 

 defined wavy concentric bands of white tissue ; medullary rays very fine and close ; pores 

 very small, irregularly distributed ; colour pale-red brown ; used for beams, planks, 

 yokes, and other purposes. 



The pounded leaves are used by Natives as a remedy for worms in cattle. 



E. capense, Ecklon & Zeyher, FL Cap. vol. I., p. 468, is a smaller species found from 

 Swellendam and George to the Natal Coast region. 



E. confertiftorum (Mystroxylon confertiftorum, Tulasne, FL Cap. vol. I., p. 469) is 

 another small species found in the Coast forests, and in the Eastern Province and the 

 Transvaal. 



XLIX. BHAMNmSL 



46. Zizyplnis mucronata, Willdenow. 



FL Cap. vol. I., p. 475. Sylv. Cap. p. 12. 

 Dutch : Buffelsdoorn. Kafir : um-Pafa. 



Eastern Province, Natal, and the Transvaal ; also found in Upper and Lower Guinea, 

 Nileland and Mozambique. 



A small thorny tree 1-1^ feet in diameter, 20-25 feet high. Bark reddish brown, 

 thin, even or moderately rough. Wood hard, heavy, close grained and compact ; 

 medullary rays very fine and close ; pores small, very few ; colour yellow, tinged with 

 red ; chiefly used for wagonwork. 



According to Smith, Kafirs use the root and the leaves in scrofula, and a decoction 

 of the root for lumbago. 



47. Rhamnus prinoides, L'Heritier. 



FL Cap. vol. I., p. 477. 



Dogwood. Dutch : Hoenderpis. Kafir : u-Nyenya. 



Swellendam, George and Knysna, Eastern Province, Kaffraria, Drakensberg, Orange 

 Free State, and Transvaal. 



A small tree 20-25 feet high, 6-10 inches in diameter. Bark dark brown, thin, 



