298 Transactions. — Botany. 



Chenopodium urbicum, L. I have never seen this in the Auckland district. 



,, ambrosioides, L. Probably a true native. 



Iatropha curcas, L. Fl.N.Z. 2, p. 822. Extremely unlikely to become 



naturalized in any part of New Zealand. 

 Dioscorea alata, L. Fl.N.Z., 2, p. 322. May have been cultivated by the 



Maoris, but I very much doubt its becoming naturalized. 

 Panicum gibbosum, Br. Erroneusly introduced into Kaoul's list. 

 Aristida calycina, Br. Supposed to have been gathered at the Bay of 



Islands by Cunningham, no doubt through some mistake. 

 Eleusine indica, Gsertn. "Handbook," p. 331. Has not been seen of late 



years. 

 Anihistiria australis, Br. "Handbook," p. 325. The same remarks apply, 



so far as the district of Auckland is concerned. 

 Apluda mutica, L. " Handbook," p. 325. No botanist has observed this 



since Dr. Sinclair's time. 

 Andropogon refractus, Br. " Handbook," p. 325. Beported from New Zea- 

 land by Allan Cunningham, but it has not since been met with. 

 Eragrostis eximia, Steud. Stated by its author to come from New Zealand ; 



but his description has not been recognized. 



Art. XXXVI. — On some recent Additions to the Flora of New Zealand. 

 By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S. 

 [Read before the Auckland Institute, 29th May and 31st July, 1882.] 

 1. Cardamihe latesiliqua, n. sp. 

 Varying in size from four inches to over two feet. Bootstock stout, spongy, 

 as thick as the finger, often branched at the top, and each division furnished 

 with a rosette of densely-crowded radical leaves. Flowering stems few or 

 many, arising from the top of the rootstock, erect or slightly spreading, 

 leafy. Badical leaves 3-6 inches long, ^— § inch broad, variable in shape, 

 narrow linear- spathulate to nearly obovate-spathulate, gradually narrowed 

 to the base, coarsely and sharply serrate in the upper portion, very thick 

 and coriaceous, margin and midrib and sometimes the whole surface more 

 or less villous-pubescent. Cauline leaves smaller, lanceolate, nearly entire. 

 Flowers rather large, white, very numerous. Pedicels |-£ inch long. 

 Petals nearly •§• inch long, spathulate, on long claws. Pods very numerous, 

 suberect, usually curved, somewhat swollen, 1^-2^ inches long, -*— £ inch 

 broad. Seeds numerous, compressed, reddish-brown. 



Hab. Nelson Mountains. Mount Arthur, not uncommon between 

 4,000-5,500 feet ; Mt. Owen, abundant on limestone rocks above 3,500 

 feet; Baglan Mountains, altitude 5,000 feet. 



