322 Transactions. —Botany. 
Plantago major, L.—Common in cultivations. 
lanceolata, L.—Common amongst grass on both islands. 
Polygonum aviculare, L.—Only seen in old cultivations on the main island ; 
not common. (Possibly introduced from the main land, but most pro- 
bably indigenous, 7X.) ! 
Rumex obtusifolius, L.—Chiefly in grass fields on Pitt Island ; supposed to 
have been introduced from Tasmania. 
R. acetosella, L.—Common all over the islands, and in all soils. 
Phalaris canariensis, L.—Chiefly on Pitt Island. 
Dichelachne crinita, Hook. £—Common ; chiefly in old cultivations on Pitt 
Island. (Certainly indigenous, and has increased in a remarkable manner 
with the progress of agriculture in the North Island, FRJ 
Holcus lanatus, L.—Chiefly in swamps on main island. 
Poa annua, L.—Chiefly on Pitt Island, about old tracks. 
» pratensis, L., var. sub-eerulea.—Common on Pitt Island; not noticed else- 
where 
Dactylis glomerata, L.—In a few places on main island; common on Pitt 
Bromus unioloides, Humb.—Most common on Pitt Island. 
Lolium perenne, L.—Common on both islands, 
Art. XLIL—WNotes on the Flora of the Lake District of the North 
Island. By T. Kırg, F.LS.* 
[Read before the Auckland Institute, 24th June and 22nd July, 1872.] 
TAURANGA. 
THE immediate vicinity of the township of Tauranga presents but few plants 
of interest to the botanist. The naturalized grass Cynodon dactylon, the 
doab-grass of India, forms a dense sward, and during the excessive drought of 
the last season afforded a good supply of herbage when other kinds were 
scorched up. Carduus marianus is abundant on the cliffs, and in many places 
the sweet-briar forms troublesome thickets, Plantago coronopus is established 
in one spot on the beach, the only instance so far as I am aware of its 
naturalization in the colony. 
Between Matapihi, on the opposite side of the harbour, and Otupapora 
the neglected cultivations of the Maoris are literally covered with Qnothera 
* This paper embodies the results of an examination of the natural vegetation and 
agricultural capabilities of the district, made by the author for the Geological Survey 
Department in the autumn of 1872. See also N. Z, Gazette, No, 43, 4th Sept., 1872, for 
official report. —Er. 
