486 MONOCOTYLEDONS AND FERNS 



GLUMIFLOR^ 



CYPERACE^ 



Cyperus rotundiis, Linn. Nut-grass 



Cheeseman writes in 1882 : "the well-known ' nut-grass ' has found 

 its way into several gardens in the vicinity of Auckland, and is likely 

 to prove a serious pest, as its numerous tubers make it difficult to 

 eradicate." In 1906 he states that it is a troublesome weed in these 

 localities. 



Cyperus lucidus, R. Br. 



First recorded (but not named) by Cheeseman in 1882, from 

 Mongonui. Later R. H. Matthews and H. Carse report it from 

 Rangaunu Harbour and Kaitaia, and Cheeseman records it from 

 Nelson. 



Cyperus vegetus, Willd. 



Recorded by Kirk in 1895 as occurring on a ballast heap in 

 Wellington. Since found in several localities in the Auckland and 

 Wellington districts. 



Carex divisa, Huds. 



Stated in the Manual (1906) to occur rarely in waste places near 

 Auckland. 



Carex muricata, Linn. 



Reported from Pelorus Valley, Marlborough, by J. Rutland. 



Carex flacca, Schreb. 



In the Manual (1906) this is recorded as occurring in fields and 

 waste places in various localities in the North Island ; found at Whan- 

 garei by H. Carse, in the vicinity of Auckland by Cheeseman, and 

 near Wellington by Kirk. 



Carex panicea, Linn. 



First recorded by Cheeseman in 1882, from the vicinity of Auck- 

 land, and Mahurangi. 



Carex longifolia, R. Br. 



Recorded in the Manual (1906) as occurring in fields near Auck- 

 land, rare^. 



^ In 1903 W. W. Smith recorded Sclavia verticillata, Palisot, from Ashburton 

 County. There does not appear to be any grass with this generic name, and the 

 nearest approaches to it appear to be Sclaria, a labiate allied to Salvia, and Selena 

 a genus belonging to the Cyperaceas. 



