Cheeseman. — 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.) 



EANUNCULACEiE. 



Ranunculus acris, L. Meadows in several localities, but not common. 

 (Europe.) 



,, repens, L. Damp pastures and waste places. Whan- 

 garei ; vicinity of Auckland ; Waikato district, etc. 

 (Europe.) 



,, bulbosus, L. Plentiful in meadows, by roadsides, etc., through- 

 out the provincial district. (Europe.) 



,, Mrsutus, 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. 

 (Europe.) 



* ,, 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. 



Papaverace^;. 

 Papaver rhceas, 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.) 



