ovate, unequal-sided, irregularly notched, sprinkled with minute, 

 transparent dots, smooth ; pedtmdes and young twigs somewhat 

 downy. Flowers paniculate, few-flowered. Panicles axillary. 

 Calyx minute, 4 cleft. Petals 4 concave, white. Stamens 8 

 equally as long as the petals. Style deciduous, short. Berry 

 fleshy, as large as a pea. 



A shrub or small tree 10-20 feet high, aQd from 6-8 inches broad. 

 Bark thin, smooth. Wood white, close-grained, heavy, but hitherto 

 little used. 



In the forests of George, Uitenhage, Albany and British Caffraria. 

 Fl. Octob. 



XANTHOXYLE^. Nees ab. E. 



18. XantJwxylon Capense. Haw. (Fagara Thbg.) (Knobwood, 

 Knopjes-doorri', Paardepram.^ — Branches compressed, flexuose, 

 wrinkled, prickly. Prickles flat, sharp pointed. Leaves alternate, 

 impari-pinnate ; leaflets oblique, ovate, blunt, sessile, smooth, 

 slightly crenate, sprinkled with glandular dots. Calyx 4 cleft; 

 petals 4 J stamens 6-8, alternately shortened ; fllaments broad at 

 base ; anthers large ; style 3 lobed. Flowers white, small, pani- 

 culated. Capsule 2 valved, one seeded, dotted ; seeds black, 

 shining^. 



The bark of the trunk of this tree is studded with numerous large, 

 conical, nipple-like protuberances, which afford a very curious aspect. 

 Height from 15 to 20 feet ; diameter from 10 inches to one foot and a 

 half TToo^ yellow, hard, and close, and used in the manufacture of 

 many kinds of domestic utensils, yokes, axles, tools, &c. 



The fruit is known to the Colonists as the ivild Cardamom, and, on 

 account of its aromatic qualities, prescribed for flatulency and paralysis. 



Found in the bush near Mossel Bay, in the forests of the district of 

 George and also in those of Uitenhage and Albany. Fl. July— August. 



19. Vepj^is lanceolata. A, Juss. (Boscia Thbg.) (Wit 

 Yzerhout ; White Ironwood?) — Branches rugose, spreading. 

 Leaves alternate, stalked, trifoliate ; leaflets sessile, elliptical, 

 entire, blunt or pointed, veined, wavy, perfectly smooth. Flowers 

 unisexual, small, terminal, panicled. Calyx short 4 fid; corolla 

 4 petalous; petals narrow, linear; stamens 4, shorter than the 

 petals ; styles 3 ; stigmas 3 persistent ; capsule dotted, 4 celled, 

 4 seeded. 



Height 20 feet ; diameter 2 feet and more. Bark thin, whitish-grey, 

 smooth. Wood white, hard, very tough. Used chiefly for ploughs, 

 axles, or other wagonwood. Called Omngumasivile by the Kafirs. 

 Grows in the primeval woods of the Tzitsikamma, Krakakamma, British 

 Caff"raria, &c. Fl. October— November. 



