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A photograph of a grove of quercus pedunculata (oak) with some pinus pinea in the back.

A photograph of a very large Solanum or Solanum giganteum. The plant is 8 ft. high and the fruit is 2 inches in diameter.

A view of quercus pedunculata and pine trees in the foreground and Table Mountain in the background.

A view of quercus pedunculata and pine trees in the foreground and Table Mountain in the background.

A view of quercus pedunculata in the foreground with pine trees behind those and Table Mountain in the background.

A view of quercus pedunculata in the foreground and Table Mountain in the background.

A photograph of evergreens all around and the erosion of soil that shows depth of talus and also badlands character of the soil.

A detailed photograph of massonia pustulata or possibly hemianthus coccinea on Table Mountain.

A photograph of erica baccans and metalasia muricata on Table Mountain.

A photograph of erica on mountain side of Table Mountain.

The most common beautiful white heath on hillside above saddle - photo of individual plant, almost natural size. [Shantz travel journal, Aug. 23, 1919]

Photo of a small heath, natural size, small fine white flowers. [Shantz travel journal, Aug. 23, 1919]

From the saddle across the poplar plantation, ocean in back. [Shantz travel journal, Aug. 23, 1919]

A close interior view of this same plantation on Lion's Head. [Shantz travel journal, Aug. 23, 1919]

Thierry in photo, shows planting of young trees near the top of the saddle. This is the 2 needle pine with somewhat curved cone. I think it is Pinus pinea. At the saddle between Lion's Head and Table Mountain (accompanied by Raven and Thierry.) Here…

On the slope of Lions Head (alt. 1000 ft.), shows Leucodendron argentea, stone pine? and a lot of heath like plants. Fairly typical of mt. sides - especially southwest slope. Leucodendron does not occupy a large area in this region - but forms clumps…

Shows very large callas, flower stems three feet, flowers 6 inches across. These flower sellers were rapidly exterminating the wild flowers and certain restrictions have been placed on them - however they collect almost everything since Dr. Marloth…

Flower market showing Adderley St. from sidewalk. Bracken, calla, blue gladiolus, heath, violets, daffodils, protea. [Shantz travel journal, Aug. 23, 1919]

Flower market from street side. [Shantz travel journal, Aug. 23, 1919]

Flower market showing Adderley St. from sidewalk. Bracken, calla, blue gladiolus, heath, violets, daffodils, protea. Early in morning went down to the flower market which stretches for a hundred yards or more along Adderley Street on the east side at…