470 DICOTYLEDONS AND CONIFERS 



recorded by Kirk as occurring in the Auckland district as Euxoltis 

 viridis, Moq. In 1882 Cheeseman reports it as in waste places and 

 streets of Auckland, and adds that it was "gathered many years ago 

 at the Bay of Islands, by Allan Cunningham." In the Manual (1906) 

 it is reported to be not uncommon as far south as Wellington. 



Amarantus lividus, Linn. 

 Recorded by Kirk in 1869 from the Auckland district. 



Amarantus oleraceus, Linn. 



Also recorded by Kirk in 1869 in Auckland, and stated (in 1870) 

 to be common on volcanic hills, roadsides, etc. 



As neither of these species has been found since, it looks like a 

 case of mistaken identification. 



Amarantus deflexus, Linn. 

 Recorded by Kirk as occurring on a ballast heap in Wellington 

 in 1895. Does not seem to have re-appeared. 



Teleanthera sp. 

 Cheeseman records a species of this genus found on "ballast 

 at Aratapu, by the Northern Wairoa River," and adds " I have failed 

 to precisely identify this, which is probably an introduction from 

 South America." 



CHENOPODIACE^ 

 Chenopodium album, Linn. Fat-hen; Goose-foot 



First recorded in Hooker's list in 1864, again by Kirk in the 

 Auckland district in 1869 as C. viride, L., and in Wellington in 1877. 

 A most abundant weed in cultivated land throughout New Zealand. 

 Horses refuse to eat chaff which contains much of this plant. 



Included among noxious seeds in Schedule 3 of the Noxious 

 Weeds Act of 1900. 



Chenopodium murale, Linn. 



First recorded by Kirk in 1869 in plants from the Thames Gold- 

 fields, and in 1877 from Wellington. Cheeseman in 1882 reports 

 it as plentiful in Auckland district in waste places, roadsides, etc. 

 The Manual (1906) states that it is abundant in similar localities in 

 the North Island. 



Chenopodium Bonus-henricus, Linn. 

 Good King Henry ; All-good 



First recorded in 187 1 from Canterbury by Armstrong. Cheeseman 

 states that it was "noticed at Onehunga in 1878, but perhaps only 



