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SOUTHERN AFRICA. 
Testudinaria elephantisses ; Aristeas. 
Morea ; Leonotis leonurus, purple and scarlet flowering 
shrubs on banks of the Gwaninza. 
Grasses. — 1 Polypogon monspeliensis. 2 Cynodon Dac- 
tylon. 3 Andropogon hirtus. 4 Andropogon Allionii. 
5 Cynosurus aureus. 6 Briza minor. 7 Briza max- 
ima, &c, &c." 
It is needless to multiply what could be 
found, in a sufficient number, to fill volumes. 
To the botanist, these regions are an intermina- 
ble source of enjoyment, and present a field 
for research, the time required to investigate 
which would far exceed the limit of " three 
score years and ten." Nor is utility here ex- 
cluded by beauty ; for the herbal cures performed 
by the Kaffirs with ointments, poultices, and 
doses ^prepared from the roots, leaves, and flowers 
of these various plants, are as numerous as they 
are effective. 
But not only do the trees and flowers, the 
the beasts, birds, and insects render this country 
picturesque and beautiful in the eyes of the 
traveller ; but the landscape also is extremely 
interesting. Hundreds of miles are to be seen 
at one view, spreading out before the eye with- 
out the semblance of a fence, hedgerow, or 
enclosure, to intersect or divide the prospect 
into parallelograms, triangles, or squares, as in 
Europe. Nature, in this delightful region, is 
permitted to assume, at her will, the curved 
