The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . tably A. pluiiiosusnanus. The feathery fronds of this plant are as effective toarrange with flowers as the Maidenhair fern, and are far more 60 lasting. Other species of Asparagus bear numerous clustersof creamy white flowers, and fairly merit a place among theLiliaceous plants, to which order they botanically bright crimson flowers of the several species of Erjthrinaare quite a feature in the forest scenery, particularly along thecoast lands. One of these beautiful leguminous plants, E. Caffra^ attainsto the
The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . tably A. pluiiiosusnanus. The feathery fronds of this plant are as effective toarrange with flowers as the Maidenhair fern, and are far more 60 lasting. Other species of Asparagus bear numerous clustersof creamy white flowers, and fairly merit a place among theLiliaceous plants, to which order they botanically bright crimson flowers of the several species of Erjthrinaare quite a feature in the forest scenery, particularly along thecoast lands. One of these beautiful leguminous plants, E. Caffra^ attainsto the size and dimensions of a tree, and is a grand sight whenin bloom. Several species of Pareetta grow to great perfec-tion in the Natal bush. They are shrubs with dark evergreenfoliage, and attain to a height of from ten to twenty feet ;they bear a profusion of pure white Bouvardia-like flowers. The wild Gardenias are verj- handsome shrubs, conspicuous,not only on account of the snow-white masses of flowers withwhich they adorn the woodland scenery, but for their e:s phceni Aloes are represented by a large number of interestingspecies, most of which are remarkable, not only on account oftheir handsome foliage, but for the beauty of their flowers. The Ferns of Natal are an extremely interesting sectionof its flora, and are represented by almost numberless speciesand varieties. One of the commonest tree ferns is the Cyathea 6i Drcgii, which grows in open glades and beside streams allover the Colony. It has a stout stem from eight to twelvefeet in height, and produces a beautiful head of fronds aboutsix feet in length. The Honctrlia Capcusis is an even finerfern than the Cyathea, but it is only found in the shade ofthe forest. It has a taller and more slender stem, sometimesattaining twenty feet or more in height. The fronds are longand wide spreading. Two species of the Maidenhair fernare common in nc^arly every shad) kloof, viz., Adiantumj^thiopiciim and A. Cap His voirri
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