278 Transactions.— Botany. 
Spergula arvensis, L. A common weed in cultivated fields. (Europe.) 
Polycarpon tetraphyllum, L. A common roadside weed, also copiously natu- 
ralized on sand-hills in the north. (Europe.) 
PoRTULACACER. 
Portulaca oleracea, L. A troublesome weed in gardens in light soil. (8. 
Europe and Tropics.) : 
* Calandrinia caulescens, H.B.K. I am indebted to Mr. Luke for specimens 
of this from the vicinity of Otahuhu, where in 1881 it 
appeared in abundance in a freshly-sown grass field. 
(Peru.) 
have been unable to identify, has become plentiful in stony 
places by the South Road near Penrose, and thence to One- 
hunga. (S. America ?) 
HYPERICINES. 
Hypericum androsemum, L. A garden escape. Papakura; near Alexandra. 
(Europe.) ; 
= perforatum, L. Near Auckland; Helensville ; common in many 
localities in the Waikato and Upper Thames districts, espe- 
cially at Matamata. (Europe.) 
s humifusum, L. Whangarei; Remuera; St. John’s College ; 
Waitakerei; and other localities near Auckland. Usually 
prefers stiff clay soils. (Europe.) 
Malva sylvestris, L. Waste places near Auckland ; and at the Thames; rare. 
(Europe.) 
» rotundifolia, L. Vicinity of Auckland; Otahuhu; Ngaruawahia ; 
Hamilton; etc. (Europe.) 
* „ verticillata, L. In immense abundance in and near Auckland, often 
covering unoccupied allotments, waste places, etc., with a 
dense growth 3-4 feet high. Also plentiful at the Thames, 
Coromandel, and in most of the country townships. 
(Europe.) 
* „ parviflora, L. Waste places near Auckland, but not common. 
(Europe.) 
Modiola multifida, Monch. Plentiful in pastures and by roadsides in all 
cultivated districts. It must have been an early introduction, 
for it was nearly as abundant and as widely distributed in 
1863 as now. (Eastern states of North America.) 
Lavatera arborea, L. An occasional garden escape. Panmure ; Onehunga; 
Manukau Heads; Hamilton. (S. Europe.) 
ii sp. A small white-flowered species of this genus, which I - 
