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-*-». *-» »ai,IISSfiAfiipffBMfg^"MiREPORT FOR THE YEAR1894.BYJ. MEDLEY WOOD, A.L.S.,Corresponding Member of the Pharmaceutical Society ofGreat Britain.DURBAN:NATAL MERCURY STEAM PRINTING WORKS.1895.jUsf^-:—:-:—::—>:—::—:-:—:•:—::—::—:-:—h—h—«—::—;S?^uREPORT FOR THE YEAR1894.BYJ. MEDLEY WOOD, A.L.S.,Corresponding Member of the Pharmaceutical Society ofGreat Britain.DURBAN:NATAL MERCURY STEAM PRINTING WORKS.T895.Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2012 with funding fromField Museum of Natural History Libraryhttp://archive.org/details/reportforyear1984coloREPORT.During the year the number of specimens in the Herbarium nasbeen increased from 13,68910 15,069, of which 6,925 are South Africanand 8,144 from other countries. All these are poisoned, mounted, andarranged in botanical sequence on the shelves of the cabinets. Twoadditional cabinets have been purchased, and more will be requiredbefore very long.Parcels of specimens have been received as under :—SPECIMENS.Royal Gardens, Calcutta ... 315Albany Museum, Grahamstown 96Govt. Botanist, Melbourne,, ,,CapetownHerb. Boissier, GenevaCapetownManchesterCape ColonyTasmaniaDr. KingDr. Schonland ...Baron MuellerProf. Macowan ...Eug. AutranR. SchlechterJ. C. Melville, F.L.S.H. G. Flanagan ...W. V. Fitzgerald18731081131208653982and I have advices of nearly 1,000 additional, which should arrive hereearly in January.Dried and named specimens of Natal plants have been sent awayin exchange, as under :—Prof. Dr. Schinz ...Dr. King...Prof. Macowan ...Baron Mueller ...Prof. Urban„ LB. Balfour,,Fries,,AutranJ. Britten, F.L.S.F. V. CovilleW. TreleaseS. M. TracyProf. MacounPharmaceutical Society...H. Bolus, F.L.SH. D. FlanaganJ. C. Melville, F.L.S. ...W. V. FitzgeraldSPECIMENS.Botanic Gardens, Zurich ... 187Royal Gardens, Calcutta... 345Govt. Botanist, Capetown ... 121,, ,,Melbourne 120Botanic Gardens, Berlin ... 161Royal Gardens, Edinburgh ... 134Botanic Gardens, Upsala ... 127Herb. Boissier, Geneva ... 115British Museum, London ... 114State Botanist, Washington ... inBotanic Gardens, Missouri ... 108Agr. Expt. Station, Missouri ... 123Ottawa, Canada ... ... 117London ... 28Capetown 104Cape Colony... 105Manchester ... 182Tasmania... 1002,402The following publications have been purchased :—Erythasa ... ... ... ... Current numbersGardeners' Chronicle ... ... ,, „Index Kewensis ... ... ... Vols. 2 & 3Botanical Magazine ... ... Vol. 49Grevillea ... ... ... ... Vols. 21 & 22The following have been presented to the LibraryContributions to the U. States National Herbarium,Vol. 1, No. 8Botany of the Death Valley Expedition, by F. C.Coville... ...Preliminaiy Revision of N. American Species ofCactus ...Uncultivated Bast FibresSugar Maples and Maples in Winter, by W. TreleaseExperiment Station Record, by A. C. True ...On Malvaceae, by Max GiirckeActi Horti PetropolitaniSynopsis of Malvaceae ...Some African Lobelias ...Le potager d' un Curieux, by A. Pallieux & D. BoisBulletin L' Herb. BoissierFlora of Kaffraria, by T. R. SimCollection and Preservation of Botanical SpecimensBulletin, Colonial Museum, Haarlem,,Albany Museum, GrahamstownNomenclatur Studien, by Dr. Otto Kuntze ...South African Asclepiads, by R. Schlechter...Some S. African Orchids and Asclepiads, by R.SchlechterOn Trichocoma Paradoxa, E. FischerNatural History of Plants, by KernerThe list of indigenous plants of Natal alludedreports was published in the early part of the year,printing was borne by the Botanic Society, the Herbarium Department taking over 100 copies at cost price for distribution to botanicalcorrespondents. Copies may be obtained by the public from the book-sellers in the Colony. During the short time that has elapsed sincethis pamphlet was published, errors and omissions have been dis-covered and new plants named, a list of which I give below. I pur-pose continuing this list in future reports, and I may sav that I hopebefore long, with the assistance of other botanists, to publish a morecomplete list, with keys to orders, genera, and species.Additions, omissions, and corrections to " Preliminary Catalogueof Indigenous Natal Plants " :—NasturtiumJiuviaiile',E. M. ... ... ... ... Cruciferaa.,,officinalis, R. Br. ...Geranium cajfrum, E. & Z. ...Tephrosia oblongifolia, E. M. ...U. S. Govt.Author.Prof. Engler.Prof. BatalineAuthor.Dr. Schinz.Author.Prof. Macowan.Director.Dr. Schonland.Author.M. S. Evans.to in previousThe expense ofGeranicea?.LesruminosaeLeffuminosaeMyrtacese.Lythrarieaj.Ficoidea3.Dipsaccw.Composite.Ericacea?Primulacea?.Myrsinea?.Asclepiadeae.Tt'ph rosia poh 'stachya, E. M. ...RKyhchosia Woodii, SchinzScholia latifolia, jfacq. ...Acmena, GerrardiRhynchocalyx lawsonioides, Oliv.Mesembryanthcmum (= Senecio radicans, Sch.Bip.)Cephalaria ustulata, R. & CIi....Nollettia rartfolia, SteetzRelhania pungens, ELIcr.Microstephium niveum, Less. ...Microrhynchus Dregeanus, D. C.Erica (Apoecus) ctr/frorum, Bolus„ ( Gypsocallis) Woodii, Bolus ...Lysimachia, sp. ...My rsine africana, Linn.Ectadiopsis cryptolepoides, Schltr. Mss.Cynanchum ( Vinceloxicum) natalitum, Schllr.Schizoglossuni jiUfoliiun, Schltr.Gomphocarpus aureus,„„ schizoglossoides, „„ linearis, ?,,Meyerianus, Schltr.Ceropegia antennifera, „ Mss.Dichaelia natalensis„Sebcea Zeyheri, Schinz. ...Lpomcea'pellita, HalHer ...,,pets capra>, R. Br.Convolvulus malvacens, Oliv. ... ...Barleria inucronata, Lindall ...Salvia natahnsis, Schinz.Emex a listrails, Steinh ....Lasiosiphon anthylloides (Linn.), Meisn.Thcsiiim spicatuin, Linn.Croton, sp.Eulophia clavicomis, Ldl.Gladiolus platyphyllus, Baker ...Nerine appendiculata, Baker ...Hcemanthus candidus ...Fimbristylis (=Abilgaardia monostachya, Vahl.J ..Lasiochloa, sp. ( Wood 884JIt has occurred to me that it may be useful to record the nativenames of our indigenous plants, with an indication of the uses towhich they are applied ; but I have found much difficulty in compilingsuch a list for several reasons. Some plants are known to the nativesby different names, and very frequently different species of the samegenus, or even of allied genera, bear the same name ; as, for instance,our native ferns, nearly 130 in number, pass under two names only,or perhaps it would be more correct to say that only two of them haveany distinctive native name. Again, two different species of Crassula,viz., C. rubicunda and C. vaginata, are both known as " Ekubalo ;" andthere are numerous similar cases.Gentianeas.Convolvulaceag.Acanthaceaa.Labiate.Polygonaceai.Thymeliacere.Santalaceaa.Euphorbiaceaa.Orchideae.Irideaa.Amaryllideae.)>CyperaceEe.Graminese.Many of the medicinal plants of the Colony are known to thenative doctors only, who do not care to give much information aboutthem ; and though I can obtain from the natives numbers of names, Iam quite unable to identify the plants from the description given,without specimens, which are but seldom to be obtained. I havereceived valuable assistance from Dr. Bridgman and Dr. Nembula, ofthe American Mission, for which I desire to express my very heart}-thanks ; and I hope in a future report, with the kind assistance ofthose who are in possession of information in the matter, to extend thelist in future reports.As to the orthography of the native names, I am not in all casesquite certain, since they have been taken chiefly from the natives, andI have but a very imperfect acquaintance with the language, in spiteof my upwards of 40 years' residence in the Colony.Some of the virtues with which the natives credit the plants arepurely imaginary, while others are no doubt worthy of further investi-gation. I shall be extremely obliged to any one who will forward tome information of this kind, accompanied by a specimen of each plantalluded to, and full directions for collecting, drying, and forwardingthe specimens will be sent on application. I am, unfortunately, notin a position to command free postage for letters and parcels of thiskind, but any necessary charge for postage or carriage will be, ifrequired, refunded to the sender of any such parcels of dried plants.Amasabele Euphorbia pugniformis, ?..,um-Babazani Tragia, sp. ...um-Baba ... Calodendron capensc, Thb...u-Babe Panicum excurrens, Erin...um-Bangandhlala Heteromorpha arborescens,Ch. and Sch. ...n-Batini ... Trema bracteolata, Bhime...isi-Bangamloti Antidesma venosum, E.M...i-Beleka inhlovu... Kigelia pinndta, D.C.u-Benhle ... Gazania longiscapa, D.C...i-Binini Embelia Kfaussii ...isi-Binde... Po/yporus, sp.um-Bitsho... Panicum sangui?iale, Linn.u-Bope Entada ?iatalensis, Bth. ...i-Boza Moschosma riparia, Hochsti-Boonda... Dombeya natalensis, Sond.u-Boqo Ipomcea ovata, E.M.um-Bomvane Ochna arborea, Burch.um-Bogosembe ... Urera tenax, N.E.B.um-Bondwe Combreturn Kraussii, Hochst.i-Buhlungu Leon otis, spp.im-Buya ... A marantus Th u?ibergii,Moq.u-Buxa Bulbine latifolia, Schlt.,/.Cadolo Bidens pilosa, Li?in,injection.???Eye lotion.?Emetic.Fruit eatable.Cattle medicine.Girls' dress.Headache.Anxiety and lowspirits.?Pains in limbs.Sore throat.Bark used for bas-ket work.Diarrhoea.Wood.Fibre bark.Emetic.Lotion and calfmedicine.Eruptive fever.Hair ball in cattle.Dysentery.i-Cenai-Cite, or i-Teli ..i-Citishumliloum-Dagaanin-Daluisi-Dende ...un-Dhlebein-Doloum-Donc ...u-Donqabataum-Duba ...i-Dumbe ...in-Dungujui-Dungubanei-Dungamusii-Dumbe ka hloileisi-Dwaum-DhlanhlotiEkubaloim-Fayenkomo..um-Fingo...isi-Fitium-Fuci ...im-Fulwa ...um-Fusamvuu-Finyaan...um-Gano ...in-Gapungaanin-Gceba ...u-Gibisila ...u-Godile ...Gopoum-Gulukuin-Guluguluu-Gumakasii-Gwaningium-Gwenyaum-Halamakwabaum-Hlambamaas ..um-Hlambamansium-Hlaba...um-Hlagufaum-Hlala ...Aloe saponaria, Harv. ...|Scilla Kraussiif BakerPentanisia variabilis,, Harv.Apodytcs dimidiate, E.M.Greyia Sutherlandi, H. &H.MicsaSynadenium arborescens,Hk.f.Triumfetta rhomboidea, Jacq.Eugenia cordata, Laws.Chenopodium murale, Linn.Comb return erythrophyllum,Sond.Colocasia antiquorum, SchottKaempferia ...Commelina ...Niebuhria pedunculosa,HochstHaemanth us natalensis,PappeWatsonia densijlora, BakerAlbizzia fastigiata, Oliv. ...( Crassula cymosa, Linn. \\ C. rubicunda, E. M. jKiggelaria africana, Linn.Stangeria paradoxa, MooreBaphia racemosa, Hochst...Rhus longifolia, Sond.Ophiocaulo?igummifera,Hk.f.Pittospo rum viridiflorum,Sims.Senecio rhyncholaenus, D. C.Sclerocarya caffra, Sond. ...Scutia Covimersoni, Brogn.Strelitzia augusta, Thb. ...Boweia volubilis, Harv. ...Jatropha hirsute, Hochst. ...Gunnera perpensa, Linn. ...Oldenlandia natalensisStrychnos McKe?iiiPulicaria capeusis, D. C. ...Capparis corymbi/era, E.M.Harpephyllum caffraBridelia micrantha, Planch.Tabernaemontana ventricosa,HochstRauwolfia natalensis, Sond.A loe ferox, Miller ...Ricinus communis, Li?i?i... %Strychnos spinosa, Lam. ...Calf medicine.Unsound mind.Fevers, &c.Timber ; valuable.Vermifuge.Headache.Fibre.Timber ; leaves forhealing.Hair wash.Purgative.Tubers eaten.Tonic.pViolent purgative.Chest complaints.Tonic.Leaves for healing.Toothache.Timber.Emetic.Timber.Diarrhoea.Emetic and tonic.Gall sick in cattle.Scent.Fruit eatable.Emetic.?Emetic and charm.Tonic.Emetic, &c.?Fruit eatable.Healing agent.Headache.Fruit eatable ; barkemetic.For griping pains.Purgative.Purgative & snuff.Dropsical swellingsin-Hlebe le inhlovuum-Hlanvane )um-Hlewenyana )um-Hlandhloti ...i-Hloashaanum-Hlohloin-Hlongo...um-Hlonyana )um-Hlonitshwa jum-Hlonhloin-Hlungumyembeisi-Hluti ...'um-Hlunguhlungui-Jingijolo...u-Kakaka ...in-Kangalaum-Kambii Kambeelimhlopeu-Kanoti ...in-Kehli ...um-Kiwaneum-Koba ...in-Komfe ...isi-Komokomoi-Kokwaani-Kololo ...in-Komazanain-Komonkoma ...um-Kovotiisi-Kungain-Kulati ...um-Kuhla...i-Kwezii-LalaLibulawa ...um-Lolwai-Lotzane ...um-Lulamaum-Lungou-Matoisau-Mabope...Trimeria alni/olia, Planch.Artemisia a/ra, jfacq.Albizzia fastigiata, Oliv. ...Pimp inelIa ( Cnidi itmKraussian um, Sand)...Eqit isetum ramosissim itm,Del/.Clematis Owenice, H.Psoralen pinnata, Linn. ...Euphorbia grandidens, ? ...Acokanthera spectabilis, Bth.Rhus longi/olia, SondVernonia corymbdsa, Less.Pitbits rigid'its,SmithBerkheyaStrychnos AtherstoneiAcaciaVenidiitm ...Flagellar ia indica, Linn ...A/zelia cuanzensis ...FiatsPodocarpus elongata, LHeritHypoxis Pooperi, Moore ...Cyathea Dregei, LCze.AlepideaGrewia occidentalism Linn....Alysicarpus Wallichii,W. &ANephrodiitm athamanticum,HkChcetachme aristata, PlanchAndropogon marginatus ...MorceaLrichilia Dregeana, E. M.Kranssia floribunda, Harx>.Liyphce?ie crinita, Gcertn....Sebcea crassulifolia, E. & SchDombeya rotundi/olia, H. ...Ihtddleia salvia/olia. Lam.Turrcea heterophylla, SmithAntholyza paniculata, KlattL^epidium capcnse, Thb. ...Acridocarpus n a tali tins,jfussColds, &c.Gum purgative.Vermifuge.Hiccough.Emetic.Charm.Cattle medicine.?Depilatory.Cough and femalecomplaints.Fruit eatable.Eye and ear com-plaints.Walking sticks, &c.Colds.For thatching.Headache, &c.Astringent.Timber.Hiccough.Tapeworm.Leaves eatable.Headache.Vermifuge.Vermifugecalves.Root emetic,for colds.Tapeworm.Bark purgative.?Headache.?}?Coughsphlegm.Piles, &c.Coughs.Palsy.forandwithMatunga ...Mankumkumka ...u-MaineMakanda ka enseleMasanganaMasatoleu-MahadenMasabele ...Mandhlozanai-Meinza • ••u-Moonga...u-Moyaleleu-Munvaniu-Munyamatiu-Nabaum-Namnaraiisi-Nama ...um-Nofunofuu-Nomfe ...i-Nsinda ...u-Nquium-Nukambiba .um-Nungamabileum-Nwebais-Onaisi-Pambatiim-Pahle ...isi-Pane ...um-Pangaum-Pafa ...im-Pilaisi-Pondo ...um-Pumbu'aisi-Putamanaisi-Pungu ...isi-Oulabahlatium-Oumuqumu ,um-Qokoloum-Quaqanaum-Ouaquongoum-Quabaquaba,Cyrlanlhus oblion us, Ait. ?Cuscuta ciissythioides, Eng.CIivia miniata, RegelEucomis undulata, Ait. ...Felicia erigeroides, D. C.Mimusops obovata, Sand. ...Phytolacca abyssinica,' Lloffm. ..."Sapindus capensis, HochstTurrvea heterophylla, SmithHalleria lucida, Linn.Acacia, sp. ...Tulbaghia alliacea, Thb. ...Leonotis Icon urns, Br.Ekebergia Meyer7, Presi ...Gunncra per'pensa, Linn. ...Oncoba Kraussiana, PL ...Priva dentata, Juss.Cordia caffra, So /id.LorantJws, spp.Anthistiria aiistralisElacodendron velutin um,HarvClausena inccqualis, Bth. ...Zanthoxylon capense, Harv.Mimusops caffra, E. M. ...Striga coccinea, Bth.Anastrabe integerrima,E.M.Brachylama discolor, P. C.Calpurnia lasiogyne, E. M.Eicephalartos, spp.Zizyphus mucronataCallilcpis laureola, D. C.Th illiberala atripUcifolia,E. M.Mimusops (new species) ...Aloe Cooperi, BakerTeph rosia Kra ussiana,Meisn. ...My rsine melanophleus, R.BrPhysalisAberia caffra, Hk. & Harv.Clcrodendron glabrum, E. M.lirythrina latissimaDropsical swellingsPalsy;purgative.Consumption.Aperient, &c.Fruit eatable.Poisonous.?Emetic.??IChest complaints.Emetic.Parturition.?Jaundice.pBird lime.Vermifuge forcattle.Scrofula ; snakebite.Timber.?Building poles.Injections.For killing verminin cattle.?Emetic ; chest dis-eases.For killing verminin cattle.Hair wash.Fruit eatable.Flowers eatable.Coughs.Fruit eatable.Fruit and hedgeplant.( Purgative for\ calves.Vermifuge.isi-Quobo ... Gardenia globosa, Hochst. ? Wood.um-Quma Olea verrucosa, Link Timber.um-Qumaswele ... Olea foveolala, E. M. T)Quomotanetu Gomphocarpus physoca rpus,E.M. Snake bite.u-Qume ... Hippobromus alatus,E. & Z. Liver complaints.i-Habea ... )i-Rabuja ... )Sandulane...A?wna senegalensis, Pers. . Emetic.Phctronia Mundtiana ?um-Sanga ... Clausena incequalis, Bill. ... For injections.in-Sangti ... Caimabis sativa, Linn. ... For smoking.um-Sangula Dalbcrgia obovata, E. M.... ?Satyobe ... Olinia cymosa, Thb. ?um-Senge... Cussonia Emetic.i-Shwaqa ... ... Berkheya ... For sores.i-Sinande Cynodon dactylon, Pers. ... ?i-Sinana ... Cyathula globifera, Moq. ... Emetic.i-Sin\vazi ... Cissus cuneifolia ... Calf medicine.i-Sindamvula Indigofera ... Coughs ; emetic.um-Singazaan Panicum, sp. ?um-Sinsi ... Erythrina caffra, Thb. For discharge fromum-Sipane Cluytia, sp.ear.Sondeza ... Rhamnus prinoides, LHer. Charm.i-Sindiyadiya Spcnnacoce natalensis,Hochst. ... ?i-Skologoti Sanseviera guineensis, Wills. Earache.in-Sukubile Hypericum cethiopicum Eye lotion.um-Sunti ... Podocarpus Thunbergii,Hookum-Suswane Lippia asperifolia, Rich ... Rectal injections.i-Sundu Phoenix reclinata, Jacq ... For fomentations.um-S\vempe Oxalis semiloba, Sond. Tubers eatable.um-Tandawe Combretum bractcosnm ... ?um-Tambote Excoecaria africana, Midi.Arg. ...^ Blood purifier.u-Tangazana Lujjfa sphcerica, Sond. Emetic.um-Tate ... Ptcroxylon utile, E. &. Z. Timber.um-Tabaan ... Stephania herna ndcefolia,Walp Snake bites.um-Timatane Royena lucida ?um-Tungwaan Chrysophyllum, n a t alense,Sond. Fruit eatable.um-Tombo Cissampelos torulosa, E. M. Bladder complaintsi-Tongwaan Oncoba spinosa, Firsk Snuff boxes.in-Tondo ... Argyrolobum marginatum,Bolus ... Root eatable.in-Tohvana Elephantorhiza Burchellii Astringent.um-Tombe Ficus natalensis For fractured bonesi-Topisi Graderia scabra, Bth. For healing andfor dysentery ;valuable.in-Tozwani Lasosiphon anthylloides,Meisn. ... ?um-Toto ... Odina, edulis, So/id. Fruit eatable.i-Tshanyela Athryxia phylicoidcs, D. C. Tea and for broomsum-Tshigi... Eragrostis curvula, Nees.... pum-Tungamusi ... Euclca natalcnsis, A. I). C. Timber.i-Tshongwe Gomphocarpus, spp. Fevers, &c.Tugala Schmidelia africana, D. C. pum-Tuma... Solatium, spp. Ringworm.um-Tumana,, )>um-Tunduluka ... Ximenia cajfra, Sond. Fruit eatable.um-Tyepisana Euclea lanceolata, E. M. ... pi-Tyozaan,.. Tephrosia macropoda, E.M. For killing fleas, &cum-Tyityi... Leucosidea sericea, E. & Z. pum-Umbu Commiphora caryapolia, Oliv. pi-Vendle Rumex To quench thirst.um-Vemvani Sida rhombifolia, Linn Fibre.um-Vili Vangueria tnfausta, Burch. Epilepsy.um-Vuzani Lasiosiphon Krausii, Meisn. ?um-Vutwamini ... Plectronia venlosa, Linn ... Fruit eatable.U-Xabamaweni ... Begonia ?Xelangengani Gardenia Rothmannia,Linn. F. ?Xoboxobo Osteospermum grandidenta-tum, D. C. Snake bite.u-Xaposi ... Ranunculus pinnatus, Poir. Blistering in syphil-lis.Xulusembile Plectronia obovata...i-Yala Smilax Kraussiana, Meisn. Tonic.um-Yigiya Mimusops cajfra, E. M. ... Timber.in-Yankomo Chloris Gayana, Kth. ?in-Yambe ... Gamolepis debilis, Harv. ... ?um-Zane ... Toddalia lanccolata, Lam.... Timber.um-Zimbiti Millctia cajfra, Meisn. Vermifuge ; wood.i-Ziba Nymphcea stcllata, Willd. ... pin-Zogozogo Senecio coronatus, Harv.... Cattle medicine.J. M WOOD

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