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A small tree 8-12 inches in diameter, 12-18 feet high. Bark black, thick, rugose. 

 Wood light, soft, coarse grained, reticulated ; annual rings not apparent ; medullary rays 

 broad, conspicuous, distant ; pores very small, irregularly distributed ; colour pale 

 brown streaked with pink ; used for firewood. 



Bark astringent, rich in tannin. 



139. Protea lanceolata, E. Meyer. 



Sugar-bush. Kafir : isi-Qalaba. 



North Drakensberg ; mountain slopes, and ridges between forests, 



A small tree. Bark black, thick, rugose. Wood light, soft, coarse grained, 



reticulated ; annual rings not apparent ; medullary rays broad, conspicuous, distant ; 



pores small, irregularly distributed ; colour white or pale yellow, the medullary rays dark 



brown ; used for firewood. 



Bark astringent, containing tannin. 



140. Faurea saligna, Harvey. 



A small tree found in the Upland region. 



CXLIX. SANTALACB^. 



141. Colpoon compressum, Bergius. 



Osyris compressa, A. De Candolle, Sylv. Cap. p, 34. 

 Dutch : Bergbast, Pruimbast, Nantekara. 



Western Province, Knysna, Umziinkulu, North Drakensberg. 



A small tree 6-10 inches in diameter, 12-15 feet high, with a compressed head. 

 Bark grey, thin. Wood heavy, close grained ; suitable for tanning and fancy work. 



The leaves and the bark are rich in tannin, and form a superior tanning material, 

 suitable for the lighter kinds of leather. 



142. Osyris Abyssinica, Hochstetter. 



A small tree resembling Colpoon compressum, from which it is known by the alternate 

 leaves. 



CLI. EUPHORBIACE^. 



143. Euphorbia antiquorum, Linnaeus. 



An arborescent Euphorbia found in the ravines of the Coast region. E.grandidens, 

 is another species, attaining a height of 30 feet. 



144. Bridelia micrantha, Planckm. 



Kafir : um-Hlahlamakwaba. 



Coast forests, A tree attaining 2 feet in diameter and 50 feet in height. Bark 

 grey brown, thin, even. Wood light, soft, moderately strong and elastic, satiny ; 

 annual rings irregular ; medullary rays fine and close ; pores moderately small, 

 irregularly distributed ; colour pale yellow or brown ; used for house-building, for 

 -boat-building and for posts ; durable in water and in contact with the ground. 



One of the best of Coast woods according to Mr. Bazley. 



145. Phyllanthus myrtaceus, Sender. 

 A tree found in the Coast forests. 



146. Cyclostemon Natalense, Harvey. 



The*. Cap. tab. 200. 

 Kafir : um-Kiwane. 



A tree found in the Coast forests. C. argutus, Mueller Arg., is another species. 



