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A photograph of the botanical laboratory, gardens, and union buildings in the background.

A photograph from the door of the laboratory looking out through the grounds.

A photograph of a sorghum trichopus stapf. that was collected at Fontspanburg.

A photograph of a sorghum trichopus stapf. that was collected at Fontspanburg. These were copies of herbarium sheets and had to be taken in a great hurry and without scale, but the scale can be easily obtained from the size of the sheet.

A more detailed photograph of a sorghum trichopus stapf. that was collected at Fontspanburg

A photograph of a sorghum visicolor anders that was collected at Wonderboom Port, Pretoria.

A more detailed photograph of a sorghum visicolor anders that was collected at Wonderboom Port, Pretoria.

A photograph of grassland, showing themeda forskalii, eragrostis curvula and cymbopogon marginatus. There is acacia horrida on the mountains in the background.

A photograph of an old termite hill with cynodon incompletus, and at edge there is themeda forskalii and cymbopogon marginatus.

A photograph of a termite hill, typical of the high veld. The bird droppings, which is characteristic of all these termite hills, are largely egrets.

A photograph of succession on the high veld. The first stage is a weed stage, Mexican marigold; the second a light weed stage, Rhigozum; third, Bermuda grass; fifth, Themeda.

A photograph that shows succession on high veld with Mexican marigold, Rhigozum, Bermuda grass, Themeda as well as Eragrostis lehmanniana also coming in.

A photograph of typical themeda high velf with Burtt-Davy's ranch in background, surrounded by eucalyptus, pine, and other plants.

A photograph of making reins. It is raw strips of oxhide that are wet with hot lard or tallow and twisted up. When thoroughly twisted they are allowed to unwind and twist in the opposite direction. After five days of twisting they are dried and used…

A photograph of making reins. It is raw strips of oxhide that are wet with hot lard or tallow and twisted up. When thoroughly twisted they are allowed to unwind and twist in the opposite direction. After five days of twisting they are dried and used…

A photograph of Burtt-Davy's ranch house with themeda and cymbopogon in the foreground as well as pinus insignus in background.

A photograph of a succession due to an old hay stack and the trampling done by cattle about the stack. There is cynodon incompletus on the trampled area, themeda triandra at the right and in the background, and eragrostis curvula is more abundant on…

A photograph of themeda forskalii, cymbopogon marginatus, acalypha peduncularis, and vernonia crassiana.

A photograph of closely-grazed themeda forskalii as well as eragrostis curvula, which constitues the lighter patches. There is also an occasional cymbopogon.

A photograph of the soil of the high veld. The surface is thrown up abut 8 inches above the actual soil surface. The surface foot is chocolate colored, then at the second foot it becomes more reddish. This red character of the soil increases and it…