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Linum galltcum, Linn. 



Cheeseman says this species was first seen in localities near Auck- 

 land in 1876. In the Manual (1906) he reports it as occurring in 

 "fields and waste places as far south as the East Cape." (Fl., Nov. 

 to Feb.) 



Linum catharttcum, Linn. Purging Flax; Heath Flax 



First noted about 1895 by the author in Dunedin; then at Ash- 

 burton in 1903 by W. W. Smith. In the Manual (1906) it is reported 

 as occurring in fields and waste places in both islands, but not com- 

 monly. (FL, Nov. to Dec. 1 ) 



ZYGOPHYLLE^E 

 Tribulus terrestris, Linn. 



In 1912 Cheeseman records the occurrence of a specimen of this 

 plant collected by Mr F. Hutchinson in pure shingle at Port Ahuriri, 

 Hawke's Bay. 



GERANIACE^: 

 Geranium Robertianum, Linn. Herb Robert 



First reported from near Wellington by Kirk in 1877. Cheeseman 

 says in 1882 that a few plants were seen at Devonport (Auckland) in 

 1879, but it has apparently died out. However, in 1910 he records 

 it again from near Whangarei, and also from Auckland. In the West 

 Taieri bush (Otago) it has been wild for quite 40 years, and is 

 to be found in several localities round Dunedin ; also near Wellington. 

 In the Manual (1906) Cheeseman reports it from fields and waste 

 places in both islands, not common. Introduced from Britain. (Fl., 

 Dec. to Jan.) 



Visited in Europe by Bombus terrestris, B. hortorum and B. lapi- 

 darius. 



Geranium pratense, Linn. Meadow Crane's-bill 



Buchanan recorded this species as growing at Kawau in 1876. It 

 is a common enough garden plant in some districts, and may very 

 occasionally occur as a garden escape, but it has never spread. 



Geranium lucidum. Linn. Shining Crane's-bill 



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

 County, but it has not been observed since. 



1 Armstrong records Linum angustifolium, Sin. (? Linn.), from Canterbury in 

 1879. 



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