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THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST 
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South African Plants 
Rook Reviews - 
“Wild flowers of the Cape of Good Hope” 
1950, Elsie G. Rice and R. H. Compton. 
Wild Flowers of the Cape Province ” 
1951, Mary M. Kidd. 
“■ Flora of the Cape Peninsula” 
1950 edit., R. S. Adamson and 
T. M. Salter. 
Reviewed by T.R.N.L. 
The amateur or professional botanist — 
or for that matter the home gardener- 
does not take long to discover the number 
of plants native to South Africa which are 
either growing spontaneously or artificially 
in South Australia. This is not surprising 
when we recall the general similarity of 
climates between these two regions, nor 
the colourful, interesting and beautiful 
plants which early caught the eye of the 
plant collector. For most of the South 
African plants naturalised in South Aus- 
tralia were previously introduced into this 
country on account of their brilliantly col- 
oured flowers, so much prized by the home 
gardener to give “a show in the spring.” 
That some did not last long as subjects 
is apparent! Today the yellow fields of 
Oxalis , the blue patches of Babiana, the 
orange sheets of Homeria, the Vermillion 
swards of Spar axis, the undergrowth of 
Osteospermum (now Chrysanthemoides) 
or the pathways of Morea or Romulea are 
too frequent to need description. But since 
we have been warned we can be watchful, 
although today plant introducers are more 
careful of what they import to beautify 
our gardens. But who has not attempted 
to grow Proteas , Leucospermums , Leuca- 
