PREFACE. 
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the coiiijjU'tion of this \oluiiie of " Xatal Plants " I have to say with iiiucli 
regret that in consequence of the inabihty of the (TO\'ernment to continue the 
grant in aid that we have hitherto received on the completion of each volume, the 
work must now come to an aljritpt conclusion, as the Durl)an Botanic Society, luider 
whose auspices it was commenced and has been carried on. are not able to continue 
their assistance without the sn])|)ort of the < Joxcrnment. 
It will be noticed that the Plates Xos. 42G to -150 ai-e printed in a different 
colour to the otliers. and the paper on whii'li thev are printed is not so good, this 
colour was not authorised, proofs of it were not submitted, and as the letterpress 
and binding was done 1)V another Hi-m the mistake was not discoNcreil uiuil too late 
for rectitication. 
The whole of the drawings and dissections of the ])lants tignred in this \-olume 
were done by Miss Franks, botanical assistant in the Herbarimii. and thi' v ha\ e l)een 
completed to my entire satisfaction. 
I have again to ott'er my hearty thanks to the Direetoi' of the lu)\al (iai'deiis 
and Herbai'inm at Kew. I hc whole of the desci'iptions in \ ()1. 'J ami. with foin' 
exceptions, those of the present xolunie were taken fi-om the Floi-a ( apeiisis by 
permission ; almost the whole of the specimens ha\e l)een \ei-itie<l at the Kew 
Herbarium, several s])ecimens ha\'e been lent to us for cojjNing. while some others 
were drawn by Miss Smith, the botanical artist at Kew. and faithfuUv copied here bv 
^liss Franks. It is to be I'egi'etted that so \er\- little iid'orniation as to the \'alne of 
the grasses here tignre(l conld be gi\-en. but all has been (pioreil that I ha\-e been able 
to obtain, and my thanks are due to all those persons w ho h;i\e supplied us with the 
material, and also to the members of the Durban Botanic Societv for nuich 
encotiragement in my work. 
J. MEDLEY WOOD. 
The Parts of this A'olume were issued as under : — Part 1. Jnlw 1904 : Part 2. 
July. l!>0o : Part ;i March. VMHl ; Part 4. dune. IDUS. 
