Currseman.—On Naturalized Plants of Auckland District. 275 
Catalogue of Naturalized Plants 
observed in the Provincial District of Auckland. 
(Those species not previously recorded are marked with an asterisk.) 
RANUNCULACEÆ. 
Ranunculus acris, L. Meadows in several localities, but not common. 
i (Europe.) 
» repens, L. Damp pastures and waste places. Whan- 
garei ; vicinity of Auckland ; Waikato district, ete. 
(Europe.) 
us „ bulbosus, L, Plentiful in meadows, by roadsides, ete., through- 
out the provincial district. (Europe.) 
S »  hirsutus, Curtis. (R: philonotis, Ehr.) Plentiful near Auckland, 
and in many of the country districts southwards to the Wai- 
kato. This species has increased very largely during the 
last five or six years. (Europe.) 
„ parviflorus, L. Of common occurrence in pastures, and waste 
places. Auckland Isthmus; Thames; Coromandel; Wai- 
kato; etc. It must not be confounded with the R. parvi- 
florus var. australis of the Handbook, which is indigenous 
in the Auckland district, and which to me appears 
to have good claims to rank as a distinct species. 
* ,  muricatus,L. Local. Bay of Islands; waste places near Auck- 
land; Onehunga. (Europe.) 
pusillus, Poir. Recorded by Mr. Buchanan from the island of 
Kawau. I suspect some mistake, as the true R. pusillus is a 
North American plant, and not at all likely to occur in New 
Zealand. (N. America.) 
* Aquilegia vulgaris, L. Occasionally seen as a garden escape, but is by no 
means common. (Europe.) 
* Nigella damascena, L. A garden escape in light soils near Auckland. (S. 
Europe. One or two species of the allied genus Delphinium 
are also frequently seen, but they do not permanently estab- 
lish themselves. 
PaPAVERACEX. 
Papaver rheas, L. Cultivated fields, not common. Mongonui; Auckland 
Isthmus ; near Alexandra. (Europe.) 
* „„ somniferum, L. A garden escape. Devonport; Ponsonby ; etc. 
(Europe.) 
Fumaria officinalis, L. Has become a troublesome weed in light soils in 
some parts of the Auckland Isthmus. (Europe.) 
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