1088 ‘ APPENDIX. 
Iris pseud-acorus, Linn. Sp. Plant.38; Hook. f. Student’s Fl. 397. Yellow Flag. 
North and South Islands: Local. Mount Egmont Ranges, S. Percy Smith ! 
near Nelson, Kirk. (Europe; West Asia.) 
Sisyrinchium chilense, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 2786. North and South Islands: 
Fields and waste places from Auckland to Otago, but often local. (South 
America.) : 
Sisyrinchiwm micranthum, Cav. Diss. vi. 345, t. 191; Benth. Fl. Austral. vi. 
412. North Island: Sandy shores of Spirits Bay, North Cape district, 
T. F.C. (South America.) 
Antholyza ethiopica, Linn. Syst. ed. x. 863. North Island: Fields and waste 
places, a common garden escape in the vicinity of Auckland. (South 
Africa.) 
AMARYLLIDACEZ. 
Agave americana, Linn. Sp. Plant. 323; Bak. Amaryll. 180. American Aloe. 
North Island: Old plants produce a multitude of suckers, and the species 
thus maintains itself in several localities. (Tropical America.) 
LILIACEz. 
Asparagus officinalis, Linn. Sp. Plant. 313; Hook. f. Student’s Fl. 403. 
Asparagus. North Island: Waste places, not common. Usually solitary 
plants are seen, doubtless originating from seeds conveyed from gardens by 
birds. (Europe; North Asia; North Africa.) 
Aloe latifolia, Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. 82. North Island: A garden escape in the 
vicinity of Auckland. (South Africa.) 
Asphodelus fistulosus, Linn. Sp. Plant. 309. North Island: Roadsides and 
waste places from Mongonui to Napier, not uncommon. South Island; 
Westport, Townson! (South Europe; West Asia; North Africa.) 
Allium vineale, Linn. Sp. Plant. 299. Hook. f. Student’s Fl. 405. Crow Garlic. 
North Island: Fields and waste places, not uncommon in the Auckland 
Provincial District. (Hurope; North Africa.) 
JUNCE. 
Juncus glaucus, Sibth. Fl. Oxon. 113; Hook. f. Student’s Fl. 414. South 
Island: Between Hokitika and Ross, Kirk. (Europe; North Asia; North 
Africa. 
Juncus eae Loisel. in Desy. Journ. Bot. ii. (1809) 284; Hook. f. Student’s 
Fl. 417. South Island: Near Dunedin, Petrie! (Europe; North Asia; 
North America.) 
Juncus obtusiflorus, Ehrh. Beitr. vi. 83; Hook. f. Student’s Fl. 417. South 
Island: Lake Waihola, Otago, Petrie! (Europe; North Africa.) 
ARACEZ:. 
Colocasia antiquorum, Schott, Meletem. i. 18; Benth. Fl. Austral. vii. 155. 
Taro. North Island: Formerly cultivated by the Maoris, and still linger- 
ing in many deserted plantations. (Native country uncertain; extensively 
cultivated in the tropics.) 
Richardia africana, Kunth in Mem. Mus. Par. iv. (1818) 483. White Arum. 
North Island: An abundant garden escape in the Auckland Provincial 
District, rarer further south. (South Africa.) 
ALISMACEZ. 
Alisma Plantago, Linn. Sp. Plant. 342; Hook. f. Student’s Fl. 427. Water 
Plantain. North and South Islands: Watercourses in the Hawke’s Bay 
District, H. Hill! A. Hamilton! interior of Otago, Petrie! (Europe; 
North and West Asia to the Himalayas; Australia.) 
