242 Transactions. 



Naturalized Plants. 

 Ranunculus arvensis Linn. 

 Kaiaka ; not common. 



Ranunculus Flammula Linn. 



In wet kahikatea forest, Kaitaia. 



This rare plant was discovered by Mr. H. B. Matthews. Previously 

 recorded only from the Waiharakeke Stream, Piako (Cheeseman, T. F.;, 

 " Contributions to a Fuller Knowledge of the Flora of New Zealand : 

 No. 1," Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. 39, p. 450, 1907). 



Berberis sp. 



Spread from a hedge in Kaiaka. 



Fumaria muralis Sond. 



A troublesome weed in gardens. 



Brassica nigra Koch. 



Fields and waste places ; common. 



Lepidium ruderale Linn. 



Kaitaia, Pukepoto ; not common. 



Polygala virgata Thunb. 



Mangatete, Pukepoto ; rare. 



Polygala myrtifolia Linn. 



Sand-dunes, west coast ; rare. 



Tillaea trichotoma Walp. 



Near Kaitaia. H. B. Matthews! 



Lythrum Groefferi Tenore. 

 Not common. 



Carum petroselinum Benth. and Hook. f. 

 Otukai ; rare. 



Valerianella olitoria PoUich. 

 Not common. 



* Aster subulata Michx. 



Spreading rapidly in all soils and situations. 



Helenium quadridentatum Labill. 

 Chiefly on coast : common. 



Carduus pycnocephalus Linn. 

 Otukai ; rare. 



* Now first recorded as occurring in New Zealand. 



