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The rarity of flowers witli blue corollas in the alpine plants of New 

 Zealand, and in its Elora generally, is noteworthy. There is no plant in any 

 way resembling the charming Gentiana verna, so abundant in certain localities 

 in the west of Ireland and in the north of England, or Veronica aljnna, 

 V. saxatilis, and other species. The British veronicas, however, are without 

 exception herbaceous,* and are closely represented by several New Zealand 

 species, one of which is identical. 



In closing this very imperfect sketch, I will simply add that although more 

 than one hundred British species have become naturalized in New Zealand, 

 only one {Gotula coronopifolia, L.) of our indigenous plants has become in any 

 way established in Britain, and even that may prove to have been introduced 

 from Australia Or from Southern Europe. 



Art. XLIV.-— iVbfes on the Local Distribution of Certain Plants comriion to the 

 British Islands and New Zealand. By T. Kirk, F.L.S. 



[Read before the Auchland Institute, 2Sth August, 1871.] 



Eanunculacejs. 



Ranunculus parvijlorus, L., var. australis. North of Waikato. Differs 

 from the typical form in the hooked style only. 



CRUCIFERiE. 



Nasturtium palustre, DO. 

 Cardamine hirsuta, L. 



Of general distribution in both countries. The last exhibits a much 

 greater amount of variation in New Zealand than in Britain. 

 Barbarea vulgafis, L. North of Auckland ; local. 



Caryophylle^. 



Spergularia rubra, Pers., var. marina. Often local in the north of New 

 Zealand ; general in the south. 



PORTULACE^. 



Montia fontana, L. Not found north of Waikato ; usually a mountain 

 plant. Common in Britain. 



GEEANIACE^k 



Geranium dissectum, L., var. caroliniar'um. Sometimes difficult to distin- 

 guish from the typical form. The root is often annual. Distribution — general. 



* Vervnica fruticulosa, L., has no claim to be considered a British plant. 



