284 Transactions. — Botany. 



Caprifoliace.s:. 

 Sambucus nigra, L. Often planted for hedges, etc., and sometimes spreads. 

 (Europe.) 



Kubiace-e. 

 Galium aparine, L. Waste places, hedges, roadsides, etc., plentiful in 

 most localities, and increasing. (Europe.) 



* Galium parisiense, L. Fields at Eemuera, rare. (Europe.) 



Sherardia arvensis, L. Generally distributed through the cultivated districts. 

 (Europe.) 



Valeriane^. 



* Centranthus ruber, DC. Occasionally seen as a garden escape. Mon- 



gonui ; Thames ; Ponsonby. (Europe.) 

 Valerianella olitoria, Moench. Waste places and roadsides. Orakei native 

 settlement ; Mount Albert ; near Hamilton. (Europe.) 

 Dipsace^e. 



* Dipsacus sylvestris, L. Tauranga ; not uncommon in January, 1880. I 



am also indebted to Mr. Will for specimens gathered at 

 Pakari. (Europe.) 

 Scabiosa atropurpurea, L. A common garden escape in light soils. (Trop- 

 ical Asia.) 



* ,, (Knautia) arvensis, L. A few years ago this appeared in abundance 



in a cultivated field at Eemuera, but has since nearly died out. 

 (Europe.) 



Composite. 



Bellis perennis, L. Plentiful in pastures throughout the district, and in- 

 creasing yearly. (Europe.) 



Erigeron canadensis, L. A common plant through the entire district. Pro- 

 bably one of the earliest introductions into New Zealand. 

 (N. America.) 

 „ linifolius, Willd. (Gonyza ambigua, DC.) In several localities. 

 Northern Wairoa ; Whangarei ; Matamata, etc. (Tropics.) 



Xanthium spinosum, L. Waste places and roadsides in the vicinity of 

 Auckland ; and in the Waikato. It nowhere shows signs of 

 becoming so abundant and troublesome as in certain parts of 

 Australia. (Chili.) 



Siegesbeclda orientalis, L. Warm dry soils, not common. Bay of Islands ; 

 Whangarei ; Northern Wairoa ; vicinity of Auckland ; Rag- 

 lan. This must have been an early introduction, for it was 

 more plentiful in 1864 than at present. (Tropics.) 



Eclipta alba, Huask. Included in the list of naturalized plants given in 

 the " Handbook " (under the name of E. erecta). I have not 

 seen it. (Tropics.) 



