442 DICOTYLEDONS AND CONIFERS 



APOCYNE^E 

 Vinca major, Linn. Periwinkle 



Probably introduced at a much earlier date but first recorded by 

 Kirk in 1877 from several localities in the Wellington district. Then 

 as a garden escape but plentifully established in waste ground about 

 Auckland, and increasing, by Cheeseman in 1882. In the Manual 

 (1906) it is stated to occur as a plentiful garden escape by roadsides 

 and waste places in both islands. It was included in the Second 

 Schedule of the Noxious Weeds Act of 1900, by Special Gazette 

 Notice of 26th May, 1904. 



In Europe this species is visited by the two humble-bees, Bombus 

 hortorum and B. terrestris. 



Vinca minor, Lmn. Lesser Periwinkle 



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

 County. 



ASCLEPIADE^) 



Gomphocarpus fruticosus, R. Br. 



First recorded by Kirk in 1869 from the Auckland district as 

 Asclepias nivea, Linn. In the Manual (1906) it is stated to occur, 

 but rarely, as " an occasional garden escape near Auckland and Napier." 



GENTIANE^E 



Erythreea Centaurium, Pers-. Centaury 



First recorded in Hooker's list in 1864. Later by Kirk in 1877, 

 as found in various localities near Wellington. By 1 882 it was generally 

 distributed in the north. It is now found abundantly in pastures 

 throughout the whole of New Zealand, especially where cattle are 

 pastured, as they will not eat it on account of its bitter taste. 



Erythreea australis, R. Br. 



Colenso reported this species in 1894 as having been found by 

 H. Hill in woods and highlands near East Cape. I am not aware of 

 its having been collected since. 



Chlora perfoliata, Linn. 



In 1919 Cheeseman reports this as found among Manuka scrub 

 at Parengarenga, North Cape district. 



POLEMONIACE^E 

 Collomia coccinea, Lehm. 



Recorded by Cheeseman in 1882 as a garden escape in one or 

 two localities near Auckland. Later reported from Ashburton by 



