FUMARIACE^ 369 



FUMARIACE^ 



Fumaria muralis, Sond. Fumitory 



First recorded by Kirk in 1877 as common in cultivated land about 

 Wellington, Wairarapa, and Wanganui; and again in 1895 as found 

 on a ballast-heap in Wellington, among refuse from Buenos Ayres. 

 It is now an extremely common weed in many parts of New Zealand, 

 and is a familiar garden pest. In many districts it flowers all the 

 year round, but in the south mostly from October to April. 



Fumaria officinalis, Linn. Fumitory 

 First recorded by Kirk in 1869 among naturalised plants of Auck- 

 land. In the Manual it is stated to occur rarely in cultivated fields 

 in both islands. (FL, Nov. to Jan.) 



In Europe the flowers are fertilised by the honey-bee {Apis mel- 

 lificd). 



Corydalis lutea, DC. 



Recorded by W. W. Smith in 1903 as occurring in Ashburton 

 County. 



CRUCIFERiE 

 Matthiola incana, R. Br. Common Stock 



First recorded by Kirk in 1877 as occurring on cliffs at Castle 

 Point, Wellington. (Fl., Nov. to Dec.^) 



Cheiranthus Cheiri, Linn. Wallflower 

 Polack speaks of this species as cultivated by Europeans in the 

 north of the North Island in 1838, and as being "acclimated." 



First recorded as a garden escape naturaUsed in a few rocky 

 places near Dunedin in 1873 by the author. Though widely spread it 

 has never established itself to any extent. (Fl. , Oct. to Jan.) 



Nasturtium officinale, R. Br. Water-cress 

 Canterbury was settled in 1850, and this plant was probably 

 introduced very soon after, for in a few years it blocked the Avon 

 and other streams in the vicinity of Christchurch. It is given in 

 Hooker's list of introduced plants in 1864, and in Kirk's list 

 of Great Barrier plants in 1867. By that time it was vndely spread 

 and strongly established. In 1872 it was abundant on the margin 

 of the Waikato River. At the present time it is one of the com- 

 monest of introduced plants in streams and wet places. (Fl., Oct. 

 to March.) 



1 Kirk reported Matthiola sinuata, Br. as growing at Castle Rock in 1887. 



T. N. Z. 24 



