112 



sapwood yellowish white ; durable exposed to the weather ; used for axles, foretongues,. 

 spokes ; excellent for boat timbers, as it stands in water even better than Red Milkwood, 

 though it does not hold nails so well. 



" The Dutch prepare an alkali from the ashes, for the manufacture of soap "' 

 (Gerrard). 



Allied species of a shrubby habit are : B. elliptica, Lessing, Fl. Cap. vol. III., p. 

 116 (isi-Duli), and B. racemosa, Lessing, FL Cap. vol. III., p. 116. 



105. Tarchonanthus camphoratus, Linnaeus. 



FL Cap. vol. III., p. 118. Sylv. Cap. p. 23. 



Cape Colony, Kaffraria, Natal South Coast. 



A small tree 6 inches in diameter, 10-15 feet high. " Bark brownish grey, much 

 rugged. Wood close, heavy ; looking handsome when polished, and useful in the manu- 

 facture of musical instruments and joiner's fancy work. The leaves when fresh have a 

 peculiar smell resembling camphor ; they are chewed by the Mahommetans, smoked by 

 the Hottentots, and employed in the form of infusion or tea, as antispasmodic tonic, and 

 resolvent" (Pappe). 



C. MYRSINE^E. 



106. Msesa alnifolia, Harvey. 



Thes. Cap., tab. 129. 



A small tree found in tha Coast forests of Natal and Kaffraria. 

 M. rufescens is an allied species. 



107. Myrsine melanophleos, R. Brown. 



Sylv. Cap. p. 24. 



Dutch : Boekenhout. Kafir : isi-Qalabahlati. 



Swellendam, Eastern Province, Natal Coast and Drakensberg ; also found in Upper 

 Guinea ; common in most forests, near the margins. 



A tree 1-2 feet in diameter, 40-60 feet high, with a straight cylindrical trunk. Bark 

 light grey, thick, even, often studded with small lenticels. Wood moderately heavy and 

 hard, moderately strong and elastic, rather brittle, not durable exposed to the weather ;. 

 annual rings obscure ; medullary rays broad, conspicuous ; pores small, numerous, 

 distributed chiefly in short radial lines ; colour white, the medullary rays light red brown ;. 

 used for yoke-keys, various wagonwork, furniture, and poles for roofing. 



CL SA'POTACE^. 



108. Chrysopbyllum Natalense, Sender. 



Kafir : in-Tongana. 

 A moderately large tree 30-40 feet high, found on the North Coast. 



109. Sideroxylon inerme, Linnaeus. 



Sylv. Cap. p. 24. 



White Milkwood. Dutch : Wit Melkhout. 



Western Province, Knysna, Eastern Province, Natal South Coast ; in ravines and ; 

 near the sea shore. 



A tree 1-2 feet in diameter, 20-30 feet high. Bark grey brown, moderately thick,, 

 rough, craggy or fissured longitudinally. Wood very heavy and hard, strong, moderately 

 elastic, close grained and compact ; annual rings not apparent ; medullary rays very 

 fine and close, intersected by close narrow bands of white tissue ; pores very small, united 

 by short oblique or radial patches of white tissue ; colour yellow ; very durable in con- 

 tact with the ground and in water ; used for fencing posts, boat building, and rnillwork. 



110. Labourdonnaisia discolor, Sonder. 

 A tree found in the Coast forests. 



