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and at such times, all whose business does not oblige them to do 
otherwise, keep within doors. 
I proposed to my friend Hesse to make an excursion to 
Constantia ; and although it was a distance of about eleven miles, we 
agreed to go on foot, that we might with more facility examine the 
productions of the country as we walked along, and quit the beaten 
road to wander wherever curiosity might lead us. As we were to 
dine among the bushes, our negro, Jak, who now had learnt the 
whole of his duty in these rambles, and seemed to enjoy them as 
much as his master, was ordered to attend us with a basket of pro- 
visions and my boxes. 
We set out at seven in the morning. At Roodebloem we felt 
the symptoms of an approaching hot day ; but at Rondebosch, owing, 
perhaps, to a cooler and more open situation, the thermometer fell 
to 73°. Between Rondebosch and Wynherg (Wine-hill), the sandy 
heath is covered with flowers and bushes, amongst which Leiicaden- 
drum decorum is a very showy and handsome plant ; not on account 
of its flower, but of the fine bright yellow leaves which surround it. * 
At Wynberg a party of the 21st regiment of light dragoons were 
stationed. The situation of their mess-room, in a grove, or rather 
avenue, of large trees, appeared to us, more especially on so warm a 
day, delightful and romantic. Our friend. Lieutenant Williams, would 
not allow us to pass without taking some refreshment. The hospi- 
tality and attentions which I frequently received from the officers of 
Here may be found, 
Cliffbrtia sarmentosa Epilobium villosum 
Cissampelos Capensis Erica concinna 
Kiggelaria Africana Erica viscaria 
Aristea cyanea Leucodendruni decorum 
Aristea spicata Thuia aipresso'ides 
Cliffortia obcordata _ Protea incompta ? 
Jiincus hiifonius ? Echium verrucosum ? Th. 
Cliffortia Jalcata Chironia baccijera 
(Enothera nocturna Asclepias crispa. 
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