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. II.

The veld which lies so desolate and bare
Will bloom 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: