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Dr Cockayne remarks of Silene anglica, Linn, (which includes 

 both S. gallica and S. quinquevulnera) that it develops more succu- 

 lent leaves when growing near the sea than inland 1 



Silene noctiflora, Linn. 



Armstrong reported this species from Canterbury in 1871, Kirk 

 from Wellington in 1877, and Cheeseman in fields at Matamata in 

 1880. 



The Manual (1906) omits all notice of the species. 



Silene nocturna, Linn. 



Reported by Kirk as occurring at Karori, near Wellington. (Fl., 

 Dec.) 



Silene nutans, Linn. Nodding Catchfly 



First recorded in 1879 by Armstrong from Canterbury. Later by 

 Cheeseman from pastures at Matamata in the Thames Valley 2 . 



Lychnis Flos-cuculi, Linn. Ragged Robin 



First recorded in 1870 by Kirk from the Auckland district. Cheese- 

 man reports it from Whangarei, and W. W. Smith from Ashburton. 

 In Britain it is usually found in moist ground. (Fl., Oct. to Nov.) 



Lychnis vespertina, Sibth. White Campion 



First recorded in 1875 from Dunedin by the author, and later by 

 Petrie from the same locality. Also from Ashburton by W. W. Smith. 

 It is found in hedgerows and by waysides. (Fl., Nov. to Dec.) 



Lychnis diurna, Sibth. Red Campion 



Recorded by W. W. Smith in 1903 as occurring in Ashburton 

 County. I have also noted it as a garden escape near Dunedin, but 

 it does not establish itself. 



Lychnis coronaria, Descr. Rose Campion 



Reported to be common near Wellington in 1 877 by Kirk. Recorded 

 by Cheeseman in the Manual (1906) as an occasional outcast from 

 gardens, in both islands. (FL, Nov. to Dec.) 



1 In C. J. Cornish's charming little work Wild England of to-day and the Wild 

 Life in it (London, 1895), there is an extract from an article which appeared in the 

 Journal of Horticulture on Brading Harbour in the Isle of Wight, written by Mr C. 

 Orchard. The writer says: "On two distinct places I have found the very rare 

 Silene quinquevulnera, which I believe has been found only in two or three places in 

 England." In New Zealand it is a common weed. 



2 Armstrong in 1879 recorded Silene italica, Pers., and S. orientalis, Linn., as 

 occurring in Canterbury. 



