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*Erechtites valerianaefolia DC. 

 Otukai ; not common. 



*Erechtites Atkinsoniae F. v. M. 

 Spreading : a troublesome weed. 



Anagallis arvensis Linn. var. coerulea Lamk. 

 Plentiful. 



Solanum auriculatum Ait. 



Near Kaitaia. H. B. Matthews ! 



Verbascum Thapsus Linn. 

 Victoria Valley ; spreading. 



Chenopodium urbicum Linn. 

 In waste places ; not common. 



Tradescantia fluminensis Veil. 



Creek-banks and lowland woods ; spreading rapidly. 



Panicum Linderheimeri. 



Near Kaitaia ; rare. H. B. Matthews! 



Polypogon monspeliensis Desf. 

 Common in wet places. 



Holcus mollis Linn. 

 Not uncommon. 



Glyceria aquatica Wahlb. 



Sown many years ago in Fairburn. Has spread in swamps. I have 

 seen no ripe seed, but the plant spreads by its creeping rhizome. 



Poa nemoralis Linn. 



Not uncommon ; in shaded spots. 



Festuca ovina Linn. 

 Not uncommon. 



Lolium perenne Linn. 



As a rule, this grass is not very enduring, being subject to " rust," a 

 fungoid disease which weakens the growth or even kills the plant ; but near 

 Kaitaia is a large area of river-flat, sown with this grass more than sixty 

 years ago, where it has held its place without deterioration. 



Lolium italicum A. Br. 

 Plentiful. 



* Now first recorded as occurring in New Zealand. 



