terminal, erect, stalked, small, greenish. Fruit a 

 winged three-celled capsule. 



A small tree or shrub, common about Piquetberg, Wor- 

 cester and Clanwilliam, where it is called Zand Olyf. A 

 decoction of the root is used as a slight purgative in fevers. 



MONSONIA. Lnx. Fil. 

 ( GeraniacecB.^ 



XVI. 7. MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. LIN. STST. 



9. Monsonia ovata Cav. Root annual, spindle- 

 shaped. Stem herbaceous, simple, erect, shaggy. 

 Leaves stalked, alternate, oblongo-ovate, subcordate 

 at base, veiny, crenate, wavy, pubescent, Stipules 

 and bractlets awl-shaped, rioid. Peduncles one- 

 flowered, bracteate in the middle, villose. Flowers 

 white, with purj)lish veins. 



The Keita of the Hottentots. The root and herb of this 

 plant are very astringent, and used with great success in 

 dysentery. It grows abundantly in the district of Uiten- 

 hage. 



PELAKGONIUM. L'Her. 



( GeraniacecB.^ 



XVI. — 4. MONADELPHIA HEPTANDRIA. LIN. SYST. 



10. Pelargonium (Polyactium) triste. Ait, Root 

 tuberous. Leaves alternate, tripinnatifid, hispid ; 

 their segments bipinnatifid, and their pinnules wedge- 

 shaped, incised. Umbel many-flowered. Flowers 

 scented, yellow, with a dark purple spot at base. 



The scarlet-coloured root of this Pelargonium is some- 

 what astringent. If dried and pulverised, it is useful in 

 diarrhoea and certain forms of dysentery, where purgatives 

 have been previously given. It has also been recommended 

 as a vermifuge, and is commonly found on the sides of Table 

 Mountain, 



11. Pelargonium ( J enkmsonm) antidgsente?'icum» E. 

 and Z, Stem tuberous, fleshy. Branches lateral, erect, 

 furrowed, angular. Leaves smooth, alternate, stalked, 

 subcordate, lobed. Lohes incised. Petioles curved, 

 longer than the leaves. Stipules prickly, Flmoers 



