with stellate hairs, the flowers are yellow, and larger than 

 those of the last named species, as also are the capsules, which 

 are covered with hooked hairy bristles. This plant is not 

 uncommon in the coast districts, and has found its way as far 

 as Ixopo, a specimen of it having been sent to me by Mr. Jas. 

 Schofield, M.L.A. 



Triumfetta Bhomboidea, Jacq., and Triumfetta, sp. 



These two species are very similar to T. effusa, the differ- 

 ence between them would probably only be noticed by botanists, 

 and both of them bear capsules covered with hooked bristles ; 

 strictly they are coast plants, though I have collected both of 

 them at an altitude of 2,000 feet above sea level, so they are 

 very likely to reach the sheep districts, if in fact they have not 

 already done so. 



Triumfetta annua, Linn. 



This is the smallest of the Natal species of the genus, and 

 is an annual reaching from 1 to 2 feet in height, the leaves vary 

 from broadly ovate-acuminate to ovate-lanceolate, and are like 

 those of all the other species toothed at the margin, the flowers 

 are yellow, and the burrs the size of a pea, covered with hooked 

 bristles. This is certainly an introduced plant, as are also 

 probably some of the other species of the genus. I collected it 

 ten years ago on the Noodsberg, and think that T have seen it 

 still further from the coast. 



COMPOSITE. 



Xanthium spinosum, Linn. X. strumarium, Linn. 



These two plants are unfortunately too well known to 

 need any description here, but it may be as well to state again 

 with reference to X. strumarium that not only are its burrs 

 quite as detrimental to wool as those of X. spinosum, but also 

 that doubts still exist as to its deleterious effects on cattle when 

 eaten by them in its young state, when fully grown it is not at 

 all likely that cattle would eat it. For further information as 

 to this pestilent weed, I may refer to my report for 1899, pp. 

 21 to 23. 



BORAGINE^}. 



Cynoglossum enerve, Turcz. G. micranthum, Desf. 



These two species are not uncommon in the upper districts 

 and by the non-botanist are not easily distinguished from each 

 other ; they are herbaceous plants, with entire leaves and white 

 or blue flowers borne on elongated spikes. In this case it is 

 the nuts (of which there are 4 to each flower) and not the cap- 

 sules that are furnished with the hooked bristles, these nuts 



