408 Transactions. 



Erechtites qiiaihidenfala DC. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C] 

 Coniiuon by the wayside and in dry ground. 



*Erechtites f/labrescens Kirk. 



Stony Bay ; Kaituna ; and doubtless elsewhere. 

 '^Erechtites arguta DC. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A.] 



Little Akaloa. 

 Senecio saxifnigoides Hook. f. |.l. B. A.] 



Abundant, Lyttelton Hills from Gebbie's Pass to Lyttelton North 

 Head, particularly on the southerly faces of the hills from about 600 ft. 

 and upwards ; occasionally coming down to 300 ft. 



For a discussion of the characters and distribution of this species 

 see article in Trans., vol. 50, p. 198, by Professor A. Wall 



Senecio lagopus Eaoul. [R. ; J. F. A. ; J. B. A.] 



On or near the summits almost continuously from Akaroa Heads to 

 Gebbie's Pass. In a few places near Gebbie's Pass it crosses on to the 

 Lyttelton Hills. (Akaroa is the type-locality.) 



I am reported by Wall {loc. cit.) as stating that *S'. saxifrngoides 

 occurs on the peninsula. I now wish to withdraw that statement, as 

 it was due to an imperfect understanding of the differences between 

 the two species. There are several forms of *S'. lagopiis to be found on 

 the Canterbury Plains, which differ considerably from the type form at 

 Akaroa, and the inclusion of these in my idea of the type led me into 

 error. Undoubtedly the species lagopiis as at present constituted con- 

 tains several subspecies which require differentiation. 



J. F. A. records also {-)S. hellidioides. Typical heUidioides does not 

 seem to occur on the peninsula, though young forms of S. lagopus are 

 often indistinguishable from it. 



Senecio lautiis Forst. f. [J. F. A. : J. B. A. ; L. C] 



Common in fairly constant forms, sea-level to 1,500 ft. 



Senecio sciadophilus Raoul. [R. ; J. B. A. : L. C] 



Sea-level to 2,000 ft. ; not common. I have seen one plant at 

 Kennedy's Bush, and it is fairly common on the Summit Track from 

 behind Robinson's Bay to Mount Sinclair. It occurs more rarely in the 

 lowland forest, as in Hay's Reserve, Pigeon Bay, Balgueri Valley, &c , 

 It was reported from the Dry Bush (Lyttelton Hills), but is probably 

 now extinct there. (Akaroa is the type-locality.) 



J. B. A. includes also {~)S. odoratus var. Banksii, a most unlikely 

 plant. 

 Microseris scapigera Sch. Bip. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C] 



Lyttelton Hills : L. C. Castle Rock: R. M. L. Very uncommon here 

 ^Taraxacum mageJlanicum Comm. 



Lyttelton Hills : L. C. 



J. F. A. records {-)Crepis novae-zelandiae, which probably does not 

 occur. 

 Sonckus oleraceus Linn. 



Abundant, but doubtfully native. 



*SoHcJius as per Hill var. litt oralis Kirk. 



Sea-cliffs at Pigeon Bay ; coast near Xikau Palm Gully ; and doubt- 

 less elsewhere. Quite distinct from the British Sonckus asper. 



J. B. A. records (^)S. asper — the typical form, I presume — which, no 

 doubt, occurs ; but I have not as yet identified it here. 



