if ever, eat the second. Since then the two closely allied plants, 

 Senecio Burchelli, D.C. and 8. latifolius, D.C., have been found 

 to be injurious to cattle, full particulars of the experiments are 

 given in the " Cape Agricultural Journal " for May of the present 

 year. Both of these plants are natives of Natal. The former is 

 found in the midland and upper districts. The latter I have 

 gathered at Inanda, and it is very closely related to S. 

 bupleuroides D.C, which is now known to be poisonous, or at 

 least very deleterious, to cattle. 



In my last Annual Report I gave a list of plants which had 

 been identified during the year, and in many cases information 

 as to their properties, and I now give a similar account of this 

 work for the past year. 



1. Identification of a plant, Crassula (irborescens, Willd. ; 

 probably introduced. 



2. Examination of several specimens of plants which were 

 thought to be poisonous to cattle ; all proved to be harmless but 

 one, which was most likely a Phytolacca, but better specimens 

 were required to be quite certain. 



3. Examination of a grass from the upper districts which 

 proved to be Bromus unioloides, H.B.R. 



4. Identification of an Orchid, Mystacidium jilicorne, Ldl. 



5. Examination of 19 species of plants from Rhodesia, most 

 of which were identified and the names forwarded to the sender. 



G. Identification of three species of plants gathered near 

 Barberton , Tra us vaal . 



7. Identification of a grass which was said to remain green 

 during the winter months in the upper districts ; it proved again 

 to be Bromus unioioides, H.B.K. 



8. Information as to the probability of the cultivation of 

 Ginger being successful in the midlands of the Colony. 



9. Identification of Barosma lanceolata, Sond., which was 

 supposed by the sender to be a heath, the plant really belonging 

 to Rutacea^. 



10. Identification of three Orchids, belonging to the genera 

 Disa, iSatyrium, and Eulophia, the specimens not being suffi- 

 ciently complete for certain specific identification. 



11. Identification of Morcea spathacea Ker, now known to be 

 poisonous to cattle. 



12. Indentification of Viclis reptans, Bth., thought to be 

 poisonous to cattle, 



