The presence of this tree is considered as a criterion of excellent 

 pasturage fur wool-bearing flocks. 



Abund;int in many parts of the eastern districts of the Colony, and 

 in CafFraria. Fl. November. 



12. Ilrppohromus (data. Echl. ^ Zeyh — Branches grey, 

 smooth, sj)readiri^; twifjs downy, l/eave.s stiilkcd, pari-pinnate 

 3 — 5 yoked ; rachis of the stalk win^^ed, tomentose. Leaflets 

 sub-opposite or alternate, sessile, obovate, blunt, reflexed at the 

 raart^in, unequal-sided and wed^o-shaped at base, penninerved, 

 more or less bluntly notched in the upper half, leathery, smooth 

 shining above, pale below. Flowers dioico polygamous, panicled. 

 Panicles axillary, short-stalked ; stalks tomentose, much shorter 

 than the leaves. Calyx 5 partite, unequal, persistent, silky. 

 Petals 5 obovate, smooth. Stamens in male flower 8, exscrted ; 

 anthers oblong. Ovary in female flower 3 celled ; style short, 

 thick; stiyma pin headed, 3 fid. Drupe small, fleshy 1 — 3 seeded. 



A middle-sized, resin yielding tree, 15 — 20 feet high, and from 1, to 

 1^ wide. Bark pale, yellowish-green. Wood close and useful for 

 planking, wagon-work, and rural purposes; called Paardepis by the 

 Dutch colonists, on account of its peculiar smell. 



Common in the forests of the Eastern Province and CafFraria. Fl. 

 Jul. — Aug, 



PTiEROXYLE^. Sond. 



13. Ptceroxylon Utile. Echl. ^ Z. (Nieshout ; Sneezewood.) 

 — Stern smooth; branches nodous. Leaves impari-pinnate; leaflets 

 in 6-7 pairs, coriaceous, entire, irregularly sided. Flojcers dioecious, 

 axillary, racemose, placed at the extremities of the branches, and 

 between the leaves. Calyx 4 parted, p)etals 4, stamens 4; filaments 

 smooth. Styles 2, stigmas capitate. Capsule 2 celled, 2 seeded, 

 compressed; seeds winged, Harv. Thes. Cap. t. 17. 



A tree, from 20 to 30 feet in height, and 2-4 feet in diameter. The 

 leaves have some resemblance to those of Acer pseudoplatauus. The 

 wood is handsome, takes a fine polish, is strong, durable,;;and somewhat 

 like Mahogany. It is used for various kinds of furniture and agricultural 

 utensils Being little aiFccted by moistiwe, it serves as a desirable 

 material in the construction of bridges and mills. From the fact of its 

 producing violent sneezing when sawn or otherwise worked at, it has 

 received the name o^ Sneeze-wood. It is also said to ignite readily, even 

 in its green state, and is the Orntata of the Kafirs. 



Common in the forests of the eastern districts. Fl. October. 



MELIACE^. Juss. 



14. Trichilia Echeheryia. E. Meyer. — Branches gi-eyish- 

 white; hranchlets knotty. Leaves unequally-})innate, 3—5 yoked, 

 membranous, crowded at the toj) of tlie branchct*; leafstalks flat; 



