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not been previously observed in New Zealand. It is a native of sandy 

 shores in the south of Europe and north of Africa, but is now a common 

 weed in many countries. 



Psoralea pinnata Linn. 



I am informed by Mr. H. Oakley that this has gone wild at Waipu, and 

 threatens to become a serious nuisance. It is commonly cultivated in 

 gardens, but I have not previously heard of its spreading spontaneously. 



Lactuca scariola Linn. 



Onehunga Eailway-station yard ; J. P. Kalaugher ! Not previously 

 recorded from New Zealand. 



jasione montana Linn. 



Tutira Run, near the source of the Mohaka River, Hawke's Bay ; 

 H. Guthrie-Smith ! This is the first recorded instance of this plant in 

 New Zealand. 



Echium plantagineum Linn. 



Has been abundant on one farm at Kihikihi. Waikato, for more than 

 forty years ; J. B. Hayes ! Has recently appeared in considerable quantity 

 on the slopes of Mount Victoria, Devonport ; J. P. Kalaugher I observed 

 it in the vicinity of Auckland more than twenty years ago, but it seems to 

 have died out in the original localities. 



Hyoscyamus niger Linn. 



Near Pakuranga, Auckland ; R. Green ! The only locality previously 

 published for New Zealand is that of Wellington, by Mr. T. Kirk. 



Verbena bonariensis Linn. 



Near Kaitaia ; H. Carse ! Slopes of Mount Eden ; F. Neve I 



Euphorbia segetalis Linn. 



On sand-dunes at Tauroa, near Ahipara ; R. H. Matthews and H. Carse ! 

 Now recorded for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a native 

 of southern Europe and north Africa, extending as far south as Madeira 

 and the Canary Islands. 



Euphorbia cyparissias Linn. 



I am indebted to Mr. J. W. Murphy, of Christchurch, for specimens 

 of this collected near Culverden, North Canterbury. As in the case of 

 E. segetalis, it has not been previously recorded from the Southern Hemi- 

 sphere. 



Alnus glutinosa Linn. 



Old trees of the alder have spontaneously appeared in not a few stations 

 along the banks of the lower Waikato, from Huntly to within a few miles 

 of the mouth of the river. Probably they have originated from seeds 

 floated from Taupiri, where, I understand, it was planted by the missionaries 

 prior to 1850. The willows which now form a continuous fringe along the 

 banks of the river have doubtless originated from the same source. 



Eichhornia crassipes Schlecht. 



The well-known " water-hyacinth " has established itself in a lagoon at 

 Te Aroha, according to information supplied to me by Mr. F. Neve. At 



