Preserving trees
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1959-05-19
- Subjects: Forest degradation -- South Africa -- East London , Deforestation -- South Africa -- East London , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Fort Grey forest -- South Africa -- East London
- Language: English
- Type: article , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/60387 , vital:27775 , This item is held by the Selmar Schonland Herbarium (GRA), Grahamstown, South Africa
- Description: Article written by C. J. Skead to the East London Daily Dispatch (dated 19 May 1959), bringing attention to the deforestation of the Fort Grey forest by Mr C Miles Warren (MP). The article is acompanied by a harndwitten note stating "Mr C Miles Warren, M.P. had the contract for removing the forest and did very well out of it, especially with box-wood!! Hence the letter which would have [illegible] his consumers".
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- Date Issued: 1959-05-19
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1959-05-19
- Subjects: Forest degradation -- South Africa -- East London , Deforestation -- South Africa -- East London , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Fort Grey forest -- South Africa -- East London
- Language: English
- Type: article , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/60387 , vital:27775 , This item is held by the Selmar Schonland Herbarium (GRA), Grahamstown, South Africa
- Description: Article written by C. J. Skead to the East London Daily Dispatch (dated 19 May 1959), bringing attention to the deforestation of the Fort Grey forest by Mr C Miles Warren (MP). The article is acompanied by a harndwitten note stating "Mr C Miles Warren, M.P. had the contract for removing the forest and did very well out of it, especially with box-wood!! Hence the letter which would have [illegible] his consumers".
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- Date Issued: 1959-05-19
Wild fig
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 19uu
- Subjects: Wild fig -- Grahamstown (South Africa) , Ficus -- Grahamstown (South Africa)
- Language: English
- Type: text , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109122 , vital:33062
- Description: Wild fig essay written over number of years.
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- Date Issued: 19uu
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 19uu
- Subjects: Wild fig -- Grahamstown (South Africa) , Ficus -- Grahamstown (South Africa)
- Language: English
- Type: text , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109122 , vital:33062
- Description: Wild fig essay written over number of years.
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- Date Issued: 19uu
Crinum campanulatum, Vlei Lily
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1979-10-15
- Subjects: Crinum campanulatum -- Grahamstown (South Africa)
- Language: English
- Type: text , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109111 , vital:33061
- Description: Crinum campanulatum, Vlei Lily The several vleis on the Grahamstown Aerodrome Flats, about 4 Akm NW of central town hold, water only after heavy rains. Most of these vleis produce their quota of Vlei Lilies as soon as enough water has accumulated, This might occur fairly regularly each year or may not occur for several years, depending on drought conditions. Mrs. Louise Mullins, wife of the headmaster of St. Andrews’ Preparatory School, Grahamstown, noticed that the first vlei off the main Cradock Road never had vlei lilies despite other lesser vleis within a few hundred metres of it being well-stocked with the lilies. She wondered why the hiatus should have occurred. Some time in the 1960's she took a few plants from one of the lily-filled vleis and planted them round the edge of this bare vlei. No more was seen of these plants until about 1974 when one stool of leaves showed through the water at the northeast corner of the vlei. No flowers appeared. It was thought that this was the only plant to have survived,(if indeed it was one of those Mrs. Mullins had transplanted) but after the exceptional rains of August and September 1979 when the annual rainfall fell in two drenching spells and filled the vleis more than they were accustomed to, that the vlei lilies in this bare vlei came to be seen. Originally the vlei, known as Island Vlei to some people because it has a natural island in its centre, was almost a complete circle in shape but when the netting fence was constructed through its centre line of bank of ground as thrown up to carry the wire above water level. Thus the vlei was bisected into two semicircular vleis. In the eastern half of the vlei, four plants developed and showed themselves clearly above the water. Only she northeastern one mentioned above as having been seen unflowerd before, flowered in September 1979 for the first time, as far as is known. The other three plants threw up only about three leaves. The western half of the vlei, the portion on Mr. Mike Palmer's farm, "Strowan", had five plants, two of which flowered. Thus, in the two halves together, nine plants showed themselves, three of them producing flowers. Photographs of the northeast plant in flower were taken, and also views of part of the vlei to show absence of plants generally. Future photographs in. say 50 years, 2029 A.D., may show a vlei covered with Vlei Lily plants, or they may show no developments. C.J. Skead. Grahamstown. 1979.10.15.
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- Date Issued: 1979-10-15
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1979-10-15
- Subjects: Crinum campanulatum -- Grahamstown (South Africa)
- Language: English
- Type: text , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109111 , vital:33061
- Description: Crinum campanulatum, Vlei Lily The several vleis on the Grahamstown Aerodrome Flats, about 4 Akm NW of central town hold, water only after heavy rains. Most of these vleis produce their quota of Vlei Lilies as soon as enough water has accumulated, This might occur fairly regularly each year or may not occur for several years, depending on drought conditions. Mrs. Louise Mullins, wife of the headmaster of St. Andrews’ Preparatory School, Grahamstown, noticed that the first vlei off the main Cradock Road never had vlei lilies despite other lesser vleis within a few hundred metres of it being well-stocked with the lilies. She wondered why the hiatus should have occurred. Some time in the 1960's she took a few plants from one of the lily-filled vleis and planted them round the edge of this bare vlei. No more was seen of these plants until about 1974 when one stool of leaves showed through the water at the northeast corner of the vlei. No flowers appeared. It was thought that this was the only plant to have survived,(if indeed it was one of those Mrs. Mullins had transplanted) but after the exceptional rains of August and September 1979 when the annual rainfall fell in two drenching spells and filled the vleis more than they were accustomed to, that the vlei lilies in this bare vlei came to be seen. Originally the vlei, known as Island Vlei to some people because it has a natural island in its centre, was almost a complete circle in shape but when the netting fence was constructed through its centre line of bank of ground as thrown up to carry the wire above water level. Thus the vlei was bisected into two semicircular vleis. In the eastern half of the vlei, four plants developed and showed themselves clearly above the water. Only she northeastern one mentioned above as having been seen unflowerd before, flowered in September 1979 for the first time, as far as is known. The other three plants threw up only about three leaves. The western half of the vlei, the portion on Mr. Mike Palmer's farm, "Strowan", had five plants, two of which flowered. Thus, in the two halves together, nine plants showed themselves, three of them producing flowers. Photographs of the northeast plant in flower were taken, and also views of part of the vlei to show absence of plants generally. Future photographs in. say 50 years, 2029 A.D., may show a vlei covered with Vlei Lily plants, or they may show no developments. C.J. Skead. Grahamstown. 1979.10.15.
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- Date Issued: 1979-10-15
Odd notes - Harpephyllum caffrum
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 196u
- Subjects: Harpephyllum caffrum -- South Africa , Anacardiaceae -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/111859 , vital:33514
- Description: Field notes taken by C.J. Skead relating to Harpephyllum caffrum, around early 1960's.
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- Date Issued: 196u
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 196u
- Subjects: Harpephyllum caffrum -- South Africa , Anacardiaceae -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/111859 , vital:33514
- Description: Field notes taken by C.J. Skead relating to Harpephyllum caffrum, around early 1960's.
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- Date Issued: 196u
Cape Chestnut
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1960
- Subjects: Calodendrum capense -- South Africa , Calodendrum capense -- Kenya
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/110548 , vital:33302
- Description: Cronological essay-style indication of the prelevance of Chestnuts in the area of King William's Town and surrounding areas, between 1958 and 1960. Also mention of the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.
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- Date Issued: 1960
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1960
- Subjects: Calodendrum capense -- South Africa , Calodendrum capense -- Kenya
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/110548 , vital:33302
- Description: Cronological essay-style indication of the prelevance of Chestnuts in the area of King William's Town and surrounding areas, between 1958 and 1960. Also mention of the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.
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- Date Issued: 1960
Acacia caffra
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1960
- Subjects: Acacia caffra -- South Africa , Trees -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/110291 , vital:33261
- Description: Transcript: "Acacia caffra. Flowers November to January with occasional extensions to March. The scent differs from Accia karroo in being not so sickly -is sharper to the nose but nonetheless attractive. The fine thorns are not readily visible. The softness of the foliage can lead one into grabbing at branches only to be be well pricked. The tree is very common along the Buffalo river at King William's Town often growing at the water's edge. In the veld, Acacia karroo often grows among Acacia caffra, the two making an interesting contrast. 30.10.1959. Coming into flower at Kei Bridge on the Komga-Transkei border, At Bashee Bridge between Idutywa and Umtata, and in the Umzimkhulu valley on the Natal border of Transkei. 21.11.1959. Coming into good flower at King William's Town. July 1960. Trees mostly bare but some have straggly leaves adhering. August 1960. Bare. September 1960. Began shooting on trees along rivers early in the month. But leaves began bursting from their buds on trees in dry veld on about the 15th of the month despite lack of rain to stimulate spring growth October 27th 1960. First flowers appearing.”
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- Date Issued: 1960
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1960
- Subjects: Acacia caffra -- South Africa , Trees -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/110291 , vital:33261
- Description: Transcript: "Acacia caffra. Flowers November to January with occasional extensions to March. The scent differs from Accia karroo in being not so sickly -is sharper to the nose but nonetheless attractive. The fine thorns are not readily visible. The softness of the foliage can lead one into grabbing at branches only to be be well pricked. The tree is very common along the Buffalo river at King William's Town often growing at the water's edge. In the veld, Acacia karroo often grows among Acacia caffra, the two making an interesting contrast. 30.10.1959. Coming into flower at Kei Bridge on the Komga-Transkei border, At Bashee Bridge between Idutywa and Umtata, and in the Umzimkhulu valley on the Natal border of Transkei. 21.11.1959. Coming into good flower at King William's Town. July 1960. Trees mostly bare but some have straggly leaves adhering. August 1960. Bare. September 1960. Began shooting on trees along rivers early in the month. But leaves began bursting from their buds on trees in dry veld on about the 15th of the month despite lack of rain to stimulate spring growth October 27th 1960. First flowers appearing.”
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- Date Issued: 1960
Tree species in unfamiliar places - Graaff-Reinet town
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1959-06-10
- Subjects: Trees -- Graaff-Reinet, South Africa , Erythrina caffra -- Graaff-Reinet, South Africa , Cupressaceae -- Graaff-Reinet, South Africa , Afrocarpus falcatus -- Graaff-Reinet, South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65884 , vital:28854
- Description: Typed article regarding tree species found in Graaff-Reinet, East Cape Midlands. Trees mentioned include Erythrina caffra, cypresses and Yellowwood.
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- Date Issued: 1959-06-10
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1959-06-10
- Subjects: Trees -- Graaff-Reinet, South Africa , Erythrina caffra -- Graaff-Reinet, South Africa , Cupressaceae -- Graaff-Reinet, South Africa , Afrocarpus falcatus -- Graaff-Reinet, South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65884 , vital:28854
- Description: Typed article regarding tree species found in Graaff-Reinet, East Cape Midlands. Trees mentioned include Erythrina caffra, cypresses and Yellowwood.
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- Date Issued: 1959-06-10
The Wonderboom, Ficus pretoriae, north of Pretoria, April 1965
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1965-04
- Subjects: Ficus (Plants) -- South Africa -- Photographs , Fig -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/73588 , vital:30207
- Description: Caption: "The Wonderboom, Ficus pretoriae, north of Pretoria. April 1965. The central parent trunk was 12 ½ feet in diameter. The secondary growth consists of 7 separate daughter groups but two of these form grand-daughters which form a third circle around the central parent. The whole canopy is given as about 165 feet in diameter, and about 75 feet high. The measurements were 186 feet. The mother tree consists of 5 close-growing stems and her canopy is about 99 feet overall. A notice at the site says that this tree was probably able to develop in this way through being held sacred and dedicated by burial to a chief and then given tribal protection. Although it is large overall it attains this by virtue of the daughter and grand-daughters groups. The fig tree at Kaffir drift has 5 central stems and no daughter groups. It is about 168 feet in diameter of canopy, i.e. without the secondary groups. The big fig tree in Bathurst village has only one central stem yet its canopy diameter is 162 feet in diameter, i.e. from one stem."
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- Date Issued: 1965-04
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1965-04
- Subjects: Ficus (Plants) -- South Africa -- Photographs , Fig -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/73588 , vital:30207
- Description: Caption: "The Wonderboom, Ficus pretoriae, north of Pretoria. April 1965. The central parent trunk was 12 ½ feet in diameter. The secondary growth consists of 7 separate daughter groups but two of these form grand-daughters which form a third circle around the central parent. The whole canopy is given as about 165 feet in diameter, and about 75 feet high. The measurements were 186 feet. The mother tree consists of 5 close-growing stems and her canopy is about 99 feet overall. A notice at the site says that this tree was probably able to develop in this way through being held sacred and dedicated by burial to a chief and then given tribal protection. Although it is large overall it attains this by virtue of the daughter and grand-daughters groups. The fig tree at Kaffir drift has 5 central stems and no daughter groups. It is about 168 feet in diameter of canopy, i.e. without the secondary groups. The big fig tree in Bathurst village has only one central stem yet its canopy diameter is 162 feet in diameter, i.e. from one stem."
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- Date Issued: 1965-04
Forest patch on Lynedoch farm, Baviaans River Valley, Bedford
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 19uu
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa , Deforestation -- South Africa -- Lynedoch Farm, Baviaans River Valley, Bedford , Lynedoch Farm, Baviaans River Valley, Bedford (South Africa)
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65780 , vital:28837
- Description: Extract: “Forest Patch on LYNEDOCH farm, Baviaans River Valley, Bedford. This small patch of what can best be described as Woodland/ Forest by virtue of its hybrid condition as influenced by man's chopping activities down the years, lies at the head of what is called Grootkloof on this farm, and is the last patch of such forest up this otherwise dry valley in which the lower slopes receive a much lower precipitation than the upper heights under which the patch of forest persists by virtue of the extra moisture it receives from passing cloud. The forest patch is 27 km NW of Bedford town, and at about 1 000 m a.s.l.”
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- Date Issued: 19uu
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 19uu
- Subjects: Trees -- South Africa , Deforestation -- South Africa -- Lynedoch Farm, Baviaans River Valley, Bedford , Lynedoch Farm, Baviaans River Valley, Bedford (South Africa)
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , ephemera
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65780 , vital:28837
- Description: Extract: “Forest Patch on LYNEDOCH farm, Baviaans River Valley, Bedford. This small patch of what can best be described as Woodland/ Forest by virtue of its hybrid condition as influenced by man's chopping activities down the years, lies at the head of what is called Grootkloof on this farm, and is the last patch of such forest up this otherwise dry valley in which the lower slopes receive a much lower precipitation than the upper heights under which the patch of forest persists by virtue of the extra moisture it receives from passing cloud. The forest patch is 27 km NW of Bedford town, and at about 1 000 m a.s.l.”
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- Date Issued: 19uu
The Wonderboom, Ficus pretoriae, north of Pretoria, April 1965
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1965-04
- Subjects: Ficus (Plants) -- South Africa -- Photographs , Fig -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/73569 , vital:30205
- Description: Caption: "The Wonderboom, Ficus pretoriae, north of Pretoria. April 1965. The central parent trunk was 12 ½ feet in diameter. The secondary growth consists of 7 separate daughter groups but two of these form grand-daughters which form a third circle around the central parent. The whole canopy is given as about 165 feet in diameter, and about 75 feet high. The measurements were 186 feet. The mother tree consists of 5 close-growing stems and her canopy is about 99 feet overall. A notice at the site says that this tree was probably able to develop in this way through being held sacred and dedicated by burial to a chief and then given tribal protection. Although it is large overall it attains this by virtue of the daughter and grand-daughters groups. The fig tree at Kaffir drift has 5 central stems and no daughter groups. It is about 168 feet in diameter of canopy, i.e. without the secondary groups. The big fig tree in Bathurst village has only one central stem yet its canopy diameter is 162 feet in diameter, i.e. from one stem."
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- Date Issued: 1965-04
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1965-04
- Subjects: Ficus (Plants) -- South Africa -- Photographs , Fig -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/73569 , vital:30205
- Description: Caption: "The Wonderboom, Ficus pretoriae, north of Pretoria. April 1965. The central parent trunk was 12 ½ feet in diameter. The secondary growth consists of 7 separate daughter groups but two of these form grand-daughters which form a third circle around the central parent. The whole canopy is given as about 165 feet in diameter, and about 75 feet high. The measurements were 186 feet. The mother tree consists of 5 close-growing stems and her canopy is about 99 feet overall. A notice at the site says that this tree was probably able to develop in this way through being held sacred and dedicated by burial to a chief and then given tribal protection. Although it is large overall it attains this by virtue of the daughter and grand-daughters groups. The fig tree at Kaffir drift has 5 central stems and no daughter groups. It is about 168 feet in diameter of canopy, i.e. without the secondary groups. The big fig tree in Bathurst village has only one central stem yet its canopy diameter is 162 feet in diameter, i.e. from one stem."
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- Date Issued: 1965-04
Acacia Karoo - Eastern Cape (South Arica)
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Acacia karroo -- South Africa , Trees -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109187 , vital:33083
- Description: Transcript: "Acacia karroo 01. 11. 1959. At Bashee Bridge, between Idutywa and Umtata, Transkei, trees just beginning to flower. One fairly advanced. At Kei bridge on the Transkei-Komga border only a few yellow dots of flower appearing; also as King William's Town. The winter and spring had been good this year. Last-week in May and into June. Autumnal tints fine. Trees change to a rich gold, made lovelier by the fern-like nature of the foliage. Colour varies from yellow to gold. July. Branches now bare August. Branches mostly bare still but where a tree is growing in a damp area, new shoots are staring 28.12.1958. Travelling between Grahamstown and King William's Town. Acacias in the Great Fish River valley were well out in flower, far in advance of those near Grahamstown, in the Keiskamma River valley, and at King William's Town. Always some trees in an area flower in advance of the rest and, always, certain trees surpass all others Sept.1960. Trees burst into leaf in about second week despite severe drought. Rather irregular as between tree and tree with some trees still in their old dark foliage and some still leafless after the winter, 16.10.1960. A few puffs of flower coming out. Otherwise only rough, unopened flower buds 1 June 1961. In the King William's Town bushveld many of the Acacia trees, now almost leafless or only sparsely leaved, have appearance of spume-like scum spread over them, a dirty off- white mass. But this is an illusion; it is caused by the fuzzy, wispy seed-covers of Clematis now in full seed.”
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Acacia karroo -- South Africa , Trees -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109187 , vital:33083
- Description: Transcript: "Acacia karroo 01. 11. 1959. At Bashee Bridge, between Idutywa and Umtata, Transkei, trees just beginning to flower. One fairly advanced. At Kei bridge on the Transkei-Komga border only a few yellow dots of flower appearing; also as King William's Town. The winter and spring had been good this year. Last-week in May and into June. Autumnal tints fine. Trees change to a rich gold, made lovelier by the fern-like nature of the foliage. Colour varies from yellow to gold. July. Branches now bare August. Branches mostly bare still but where a tree is growing in a damp area, new shoots are staring 28.12.1958. Travelling between Grahamstown and King William's Town. Acacias in the Great Fish River valley were well out in flower, far in advance of those near Grahamstown, in the Keiskamma River valley, and at King William's Town. Always some trees in an area flower in advance of the rest and, always, certain trees surpass all others Sept.1960. Trees burst into leaf in about second week despite severe drought. Rather irregular as between tree and tree with some trees still in their old dark foliage and some still leafless after the winter, 16.10.1960. A few puffs of flower coming out. Otherwise only rough, unopened flower buds 1 June 1961. In the King William's Town bushveld many of the Acacia trees, now almost leafless or only sparsely leaved, have appearance of spume-like scum spread over them, a dirty off- white mass. But this is an illusion; it is caused by the fuzzy, wispy seed-covers of Clematis now in full seed.”
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- Date Issued: 1959
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