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Wedelia bijiora, DC. The same remarks apply. (Tropics.) 



Bidens pilosa, L. On cliffs and light dry soils, not uncommon. Perhaps a 



true native. (Tropics.) 

 Achillea millefolium, L. In pastures and by roadsides in most cultivated 



districts, but nowhere very abundant. (Europe.) 

 Anthemis arvensis, L. Waste places, roadsides, and fields ; a common weed 



in most localities. (Europe.) 



* ,, cotula, L. Waste places near Auckland. (Europe.) 



,, nobilis, L. Included in Mr. Kirk's list. I have not seen it except 

 in a cultivated condition. (Europe.) 

 Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, L. Plentiful throughout the district, and 

 becoming a troublesome weed on stiff soils. (Europe.) 

 ,, segetum, L. Local. Cultivated fields at Kemuera, and near 



Otahuhu. (Europe.) 

 ,, (Pyrethrum) inodorum, L. Fields on the Auckland Isthmus 



and elsewhere, not common. (Europe.) 

 Matricaria chamomilla, L. Fields and roadsides, sparsely scattered over 

 the cultivated portions of the district. (Europe.) 

 ,, discoidea, DC. In immense abundance in waste places about 



Auckland, and along most lines of road into the interior. 

 (North America.) 



* Tanacetum vulgare, L. A few plants observed in a lane near Howick. 



(Europe.) 



* Soliva anthemifolia, E. Br. Alluvial fiats by the Northern Wairoa Eiver, 



near Dargaville and Mangawhare. (Australia.) 



* ,, pterosperma, Less. ? Kangiriri and near Ngaruawahia ; first seen in 



January, 1879. I am not quite certain about the identifica- 

 tion. (S. America,) 



Artemisia absinthium, L. An occasional garden escape. Northern Wairoa ; 

 vicinity of Auckland ; Maori settlements at Matamata. 

 (Europe.) 



Senecio vulgaris, L. A common weed in rich soils throughout the dis- 

 trict. (Europe.) 



* ,, sylvaticus, L. Near Pukekohe ; Eaglan. (Europe.) 



,, mikanoides, Otto. (Harv. et Sond., Flora Capensis, 8, p. 402). 

 Senecio scandeus, DC, non Cacalia scandens, Thunb. A com- 

 mon garden escape, now well established in waste places, 

 etc., near Auckland and elsewhere. (Cape.) 

 + Calendula officinalis, L. A garden escape near Auckland, etc. (Europe.) 

 Osteospermum moniliferum, L, Eecorded by Mr. Kirk. I have not seen it 

 in a naturalized state. (Cape,) 



