376 Transactions. — Botamj. 



to occur at Pipitea Point, I cannot but think erroneously, 

 as so conspicuous a plant would, of necessity, have 

 attracted the attention of local botanists. 



"'palustris, Sm. Pipitea Point — J. Buchanan ! (1872) ; now extinct. 



crispus, L. 



sanguineus, L. Te Aro, etc. 

 /3. viridis. 



conglomeratus, Murr. Pipitea Point. — Anonymous in "Educational 

 Gazette," I., p. 146. It is probable that starved specimens 

 of Pi. viridis have been mistaken for this. 



acetoseUa, L. 



Amaeanthace^ . 

 Amaranthus hlitum, L. A fugitive weed in gardens ; rare. Wellington. 



Chenopodiace^. 

 Beta cycla, Auct. Hutt-road. 

 Chenojiodium album, L. 

 viride, L, 

 murale, L. 

 Atriplex angusti/olia, Sm. 

 erecta, Huds. 

 * deltoidea, Bab. Te Aro ; Evans Bay. 



EuPHORBIACEiE. 



Euj^horbia helioscopia, L. Cultivated land ; Pitone, etc. 

 p)eplus, L. 

 lalhyris, L. A garden escape. The Hutt. 



Urtice^. 



Urtica urens, L. Foot of Paikakariki Hill. 



dioica, L. Near Wellington. 



Ficus carica, L. Occasionally found on the sites of abandoned gardens. 



Cannabine^. 

 ■"Humulus lupulus, L. Happy Valley; near Porh-ua, etc. 



Iride^. 

 Sisyrinchium cMlense, Hook. Hills about Wellington. 

 Iris germauica, L. 



susiana, L. Not unfrequent on the sites of abandoned homesteads, etc. 



* pseudacorus, L. The Hutt. 



Amaryllide^. 

 Agave americana, L. Near deserted homesteads, etc. 



Aroide^e. 

 Richardia africana, Kunth. The Hutt ; probably planted. 



