92 Transactions. 



Cynosupjs echinatus Linn. 



I am indebted to Mr. J. P. Kalaugher for specimens collected by 

 roadsides at Waihi. I believe this is the first record for the Auckland 

 Provincial District. 



Selaginella denticulata Link. 



Has been known for many years as a garden escape at Pakaraka, Bay of 

 Islands, and has lately appeared in great abundance on the banks of several 

 swampy creeks in the neighbourhood ; T. H. Trevor ! I am also informed 

 by Mr. B. C. Aston that it is not uncommon in several localities near Wel- 

 lington. As it is now firmly established in the Bay of Islands locality, 

 its further increase may be anticipated. 



Art. X. — So7ne Additions to the New Zealand Flora. 



By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., P.Z.S., Hector Memorial Medallist, Curator 



of the Auckland Museum. 



[Bead before (he AucJcland Institute, 20th December, 1918 ; received by Editor, 

 30th December, 1918 ; issued separately, 14th May, 1919.] 



1. Ligusticum petraeum Cheesem. n. sp. 



Species cum Angelica decipiens Hook. f. et Ligusticum aromaticmn 

 Hook. f. confusa, a priore fructu, a posteriore foliis et floribus diflert. 



Herba aromatica, 5-13 cm. alta. Radix robusta. longe attenuata, ad 

 apicem reliquis foliorum emarcidorum vestita. Folia numerosa, diffusa, 

 2-5-10 cm. longa, subcoriacea aut herbacea, piunata ; petioli 1-6 cm. longi, 

 basi in vaginam expansi. Pinnae 4-8 jugae, 5-12 mm. longae, ovatae vel 

 ovato-deltoideae, profunde incisae ; lobis acutis vel subacutis, nunquam 

 piliferis. Pedunculi multi, graciles, nudi, foliis longiores aub breviores. 

 Umbellae compositae, 2-4 cm. diam., 4-8-radiatae. Involucri bracteae 

 parvae, lineari-subulatae, basi dilatatae. Flores albi. Calycis lobi acuti. 

 Carpella lineari-oblonga ; stylis longis, recurvis. 



Hab. — South Island : Abundant on the north face of Mount Owen, 

 Nelson, alt. 4,000 ft., usually on the debris from limestone rocks ; T. F. C. 

 Also plentiful on the southern face of the same mountain ; W. Townson ! 

 Broken River, Canterbury Alps, alt. 3,500 ft. : T. F. C. Takitimu Mountains, 

 Southland, alt. 3,500 ft. ; D. Petrie ! 



Very aromatic, 2-5 in. high. Root stout, long and tapering, clothed 

 at the top with the bases of the old leaves. Leaves numerous, all radical, 

 spreading, 1-4 in. long, subcoriaceous or herbaceous, pinnate ; petiole 

 from ^ to ^ of the length of the whole leaf, broadly sheathing at the base ; 

 leaflets 4-8 pairs, rarely more, i— | in. long, ovate or ovate-deltoid or broadly 

 deltoid in outUne, deeply and somewhat sharply incised, sometimes almost 

 pinnate at the base ; lobes obtuse or subacute, never hair-pointed. Flower- 

 ing-stems or peduncles many, longer or shorter than the leaves, rather 

 slender, not branched, naked or furnished with a small pinnatifid leaflet 

 about the middle. Umbels compound, |-1| in. diam. ; rays 4-8, slender, 

 unequal, J-f in. long. ; involucral bracts small, linear ; usually with a 

 dilated base. Flowers white ; calyx-lobes rather long, acute ; styles very 

 long, recurved. Fruit linear-oblong, J in. long, not seen quite ripe. 



