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Congealed aerial roots of a Wild Fig tree, King Williams Town, 1959

Cotyledon argentea in Fish River Valley

Cotyledon beckeri

  • Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
  • Date: 1960-08
  • Subjects: Plants -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Photographs
  • Language: English
  • Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/72933 , vital:30133
  • Description: Caption: "Cotyledon beckeri growing in thatch of rondavel roof, Angler Inn, Hamburg, C.P. July 1960."
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  • Date Issued: 1960-08

Cotyledon orbiculata in the Peddie district, 1964

Creeper of Wild Grape over Schotia tree

  • Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
  • Date: 1960-06
  • Subjects: Grapes -- South Africa -- Photographs
  • Language: English
  • Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/75482 , vital:30423
  • Description: Caption: "Creeper of Wild Grape over Schotia tree, Pirie, King Williams Town. June 1960."
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  • Date Issued: 1960-06

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

Cross-section of Protea cynaroides

Cross-section of Protea mellifera

Cussonia spicata - Spiked cabbage tree

Cussonia spicata - Spiked cabbage tree

Cussonia spicata - Spiked cabbage tree

Cussonia spicata - Spiked cabbage tree

Cussonia spicata - Spiked cabbage tree

Cussonia spicata - Spiked cabbage tree

Cussonia spicata - Spiked cabbage tree

Dais cotinifolia in full flower at Karshagens Bridge

  • Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
  • Date: 1962-11
  • Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Photographs
  • Language: English
  • Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/72903 , vital:30130
  • Description: Caption: "Dais cotinifolia in full flower at Karshagens Bridge, just north of King Williams Town. November 1962."
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  • Date Issued: 1962-11

Dais cotinifolia in full flower at Karshagens Bridge, King Williams Town

  • Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
  • Date: 1962-11
  • Subjects: Trees -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Photographs
  • Language: English
  • Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/72919 , vital:30131
  • Description: Caption: "Dais cotinifolia in full flower at Karshagens Bridge on National Road, just north of King Williams Town. November 1962."
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  • Date Issued: 1962-11

Dais cotinifolia in King Williams Town district

Dead and dying Protea multibracteata plants at Fort Merriman, Stutterheim

  • Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
  • Date: 1962-09
  • Subjects: Protea multibracteata -- South Africa -- Photographs , Proteaceae -- South Africa -- Photographs
  • Language: English
  • Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/74941 , vital:30356
  • Description: Caption: "Dead and dying Protea multibracteata plants at Fort Merriman, 10 miles west of Stutterheim. Sept. 1962. Note the bare grasslands in the background where today only stumps stand as proof of a much larger acreage once covered by this protea."
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  • Date Issued: 1962-09

Dead Yellowwood tree

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