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whitish grey, wrinkled. Wood fine grained and strong, light-brown; 

 looks well when varnished. Useful to turners. 



Common in the woods of Swellendam, Uitenhage, and Albany. Fl. 

 December — January. 



TEREBINTACE^. Juss. 



36. JRhus Lmvigata. Linn. (Taaihosch) — Sra7iches and 

 twigs purple, erect. Leaves long-stalked, ternate ; leaflets sessile, 

 ovate, pointed, pale below, ribbed, perfectly smooth. Flowers 

 small, yellowish-green, panicled ; panicles terminal and axillary, 

 slender. Drujje globose, of the size of a pea. 



Height 8 to 10 feet ; diameter from 8 to 10 inches. Bark thin, rough. 

 TFoofZ hard, tough, reddish. Sometimes called Essenhout (Ash-icood)^ 

 in the Western districts, and Bosgamia by the natives of the East. 

 Used for wagouwork of various kinds, and may be employed with 

 advantage by the turner. 



Grows in stony ground, nearly all over the colony. Fl. September- 

 October. 



37. Rhus Viminalis. Vahl. ( Karree-wood.) — B7rmches 

 smooth, slender, flexile. Leaves long-stalked, ternate ; leaflets 

 sessile, linear-lanceolate, mucronate, smooth or fringed, narrowed 

 at both ends. Flowers small, panicled ; jjaiiicles axillary and 

 terminal, hairy. Drupe 1 celled, 1 seeded, roundish, rather dry. 



This little tree, which in its growth and foliage in some measure 

 resembles the Willow, grows chiefly on the banks of rivers and rivulets. 

 It attains a height of from 10 to 14 feet, and sometimes measures 8 to 

 10 inches in breadth. The Bark is grey and smooth; the wood reddhh- 

 brown, hard, and very tough. Its thicker and longer branches are 

 used as spars in thatching houses, and also for wagon tents, as they 

 bend easily without breaking; the younger twigs for bows. The 

 Karreewood has the advantage, that it is not infested by noxious insects. 



Common on rivers and watercourses in many parts of the Eastern 

 districts. Fl. July. 



38. I?.kic5 Lucida. Linn. {Taaihosch.) — Branches and 

 branchlets spreading, downy. Leaves short-stalked, ternate ; 

 leaflets sessile, obovate, wedge-shaped at base, entire, blunt, emargi- 

 nate, leathery, resinous, glossy. Flowers minute, white, panicled, 

 axillary and terminal. Drupe as in the preceding species. 



Shrubby. Height 4-6 feet, diameter 3-4 inches. Branchea ash- 

 coloured; wood hard and tough. Bark of root and branches used for 

 tanning purposes. 



Common on the slopes of the mountains in the Cape, Caledon, and 

 Swellendam districts. Fl. Aug — Sept. 



39. Rhus Tomejitosa. Lifin. — Branches and twigs purplish, 

 erect, shaggy. Leaves stalked, ternate ; leaflets oval, tapering at 



