Chapter I: B. Pole Evans, C.m.g., M.a., D.sc., F.l.s.,

Chief, Division of Botany and Plant Pathology, Department of
Agriculture, Pretoria;

and Director of the Botanical Survey of the Union of South Africa.

VOL. I.

The veld which lies so desolate and bare
Will blossom into cities white and fair,
And pinnacles will pierce the desert air,
And sparkle in the sun.
R. C. MACFIE’S “EX UNITATE VIRES.”

LONDON: L. REEVE & CO., LTD., 6, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

SOUTH AFRICA: THE SPECIALITY PRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA, LTD. P.O. BOX 3958,
JOHANNESBURG; P.O. BOX 388, CAPETOWN. 1921

[_All rights reserved._]

TO

MRS. HENRY BURTON

OF

VOORSPOED, RETREAT, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE,

A GREAT ADMIRER OF HER COUNTRY’S PLANTS, TO WHOSE
ENTHUSIASM “THE FLOWERING PLANTS OF SOUTH AFRICA”
OWES ITS ORIGIN, THIS, THE FIRST VOLUME, IS GRATEFULLY
DEDICATED IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICES
RENDERED BY HER TO SOUTH AFRICAN BOTANY AND
HORTICULTURE.

DIVISION OF BOTANY, PRETORIA,

_August, 1921_.

FLOWERING PLANTS OF SOUTH AFRICA