PREFACE. 
AuTHouGH there are several books dealing with 
South African Botany, there is none quite suit- 
able for the upper classes of our secondary 
schools. This is an attempt to remedy that 
deficiency. The conditions in South Africa are 
so different from those prevailing in Europe that 
quite a different flora exists, and, consequently, 
European text books, excellent as they may be 
intrinsically, are far from satisfactory as class 
books for South African Schools. 
Although this book is suitable as a class book 
for those just beginning the study of Botany, the 
requirements of the syllabus for Botany in the 
Matriculation examination of the Cape Uni- 
versity have been kept in mind, and the orders 
described are those prescribed in that syllabus. 
Also we have appended a‘number of questions 
taken from past Matriculation and Junior Cer- 
tificate papers. 
We are indebted to the Publishers (Messrs. 
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