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Eucalyptus hamastoma, Sm. Black-butt ; Spotted Gum 



Urquhart reports this as spreading from plantations in the Auck- 

 land province. 



Eucalyptus globulus, Lab. Blue Gum 



Seedlings of this species frequently spread from plantations in 

 both islands. It is recorded by Simmonds from Auckland. I have 

 noted it frequently in Otago and Canterbury. In Taranaki the foliage 

 of young plants is very much destroyed by a beetle, a Tasmanian 

 (introduced) species of Metriorhynchus, probably M. rufipennis. 



This species suffered very badly from Eriococcus coriaceus in 

 Canterbury and North Otago in 1900-3, numbers of trees from 

 40 to 80 feet in height being completely destroyed. 



Eucalyptus Gunnii, Hook. f. 

 One of the species which suffered much from scale in 1900-3. 

 Spreading to a limited extent from plantations in the South Island. 



Eucalyptus Stuartiana, F. Muell. 

 One of the species vs^hich suffered badly from scale in South 

 Canterbury about 1900. I have not heard of it spreading. 



Eucalyptus Macarthuri, Dean and Maiden 

 Simmonds reports this as spreading in the North Island. 



Eucalyptus viminalis, Labill 

 According to Simmonds this species spreads from plantations in 

 the North Island. 



Eucalyptus rostrata, Schlecht. White Gum ; Red Gum 

 Seedlings of this species spread from plantations in the North 

 Island. 



LYTHRARIE^ 



Peplis Portula, Linn. Water-purslane 

 Petrie found this species in various localities in the east of Otago ; 

 at Clarke's Flat, etc. (Fl., Dec. to Feb.) 



Lythrum hyssopifolia, Linn. Loosestrife 

 First recorded in Hooker's list in 1864. In 1870 Kirk speaks of 

 it as abundant in every moist place in the neighbourhood of Auckland. 

 In the Manual (1906) it is stated to occur in moist places, ditches, etc., 

 in both islands, abundantly naturalised. (Fl., Dec. to Feb.) 



Lythrum Grceferi, Tenore 

 First recorded by Kirk in 1869 from the Auckland district. In 

 1882 Cheeseman states that it occurs at Remuera, Ngaruavs^ahia and 



