276 Transactions. — Botany. 



* Eschscholtzia californica, Cham. An escape from gardens in light dry 



soils. Devonport ; Mfc. Eden ; covering the greater part of a 

 field at Panmure in 1879. (California.) 



CRUCIFEBiE. 



Nasturtium officinale, Br. Now abundant in streams and swamps through- 

 out the district, and attaining a size unknown in Europe. 

 (Europe.) 



Barbarea prcRcox, Br. This is frequently seen in all the settled districts, 

 but is nowhere very plentiful. (Europe.) 



Alyssum maritimum, L. Beach at Kororareka, Bay of Islands ; Gisborne, 

 plentiful in January, 1880. (S. Europe.) 



Cochlearia armoracia, L. Maintains itself in deserted gardens, but can 

 hardly be considered truly naturalized. (Europe.) 



Sisymbrium officinale, L. Waste places, roadsides, etc., pretty generally 

 distributed. (Europe.) 

 ,, pannonicum, Jacq. I take this from Mr. Kirk's list. (Trans, ii., 



p. 135.) I have never seen it. (Europe.) 



* Camelina sativa, L. Local. Bemuera and one or two other places in the 



vicinity of Auckland. (Europe.) 

 Brassica oleracea, L. Plentiful in littoral situations, particularly in the 



northern portions of the district. (Europe.) 

 ,, campestris, L. This, with its sub-species B. rapa and B. napus, is 



plentiful everywhere in cultivated ground. (Europe.) 

 ,, nigra, Boiss. (Sinapis, L.) Waste places near Auckland, scarce. 



(Europe.) 

 ,, sinapistrum, Boiss. (Sinapis arvemis, L.) A weed in cultivated 



fields, tolerably frequent. (Europe.) 



* ,, alba, Boiss. (Sinapis, L.) Remuera ; cornfields near Otahuhu. 



(Europe.) 



Capsella bursa-pastoris, DC. Frequent through the settled portions of the 

 district. (Europe.) 



Smebiera coronopus, Poir. Waste places, not common. Bay of Islands ; 

 Thames ; Onehunga. (Europe.) 

 ,, didyma, Pers. Throughout the district, most abundant, espe- 

 cially in waste places near the sea. (Temperate South 

 America ?) 



Lepidium ruderale, L. Open situations near the sea, and in waste places 

 throughout the Waikato district. (Europe.) 



* ,, smithii, Hook. Pastures near Alexandra. (Europe.) 



,, sativum, L. A garden escape. Hardly naturalized, though com- 

 mon in a cultivated condition. (Europe.) 



