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Spergula arvensis, L. A common weed in cultivated fields. (Europe.) 



T'olijcarpon tetraphyllum , L. A common roadside weed, also copiously natu- 

 ralized on sand-hills in the north. (Europe.) 

 Portulacace.e. 



Portulaca oleracea, L. A troublesome weed in gardens in light soil. (S. 

 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.) 

 ,, sp. A small white-flowered species of this genus, which I 



have been unable to identify, has become plentiful in stony 

 places by the South Koad near Penrose, and thence to One- 

 hunga. (S. America ?) 



HlPERICINEiE. 



Hypericum androsammm,~L. A garden escape. Papakura; near Alexandra. 

 (Europe.) 

 ,, perforatum, L. Near Auckland ; Helen sville ; common in many 

 localities in the Waikato and Upper Thames districts, espe- 

 cially at Matamata. (Europe.) 

 ,, humifusum, L. Whangarei ; Kemuera ; St. John's College ; 

 Waitakerei ; and other localities near Auckland. Usually 

 prefers stiff clay soils. (Europe.) 

 Malvaceae. 



Malra 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.) 



-■'■ ,, parvijiora, L. Waste places near Auckland, but not common. 

 (Europe.) 



Modiola multiftda, Moench. 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.) 



