488 MONOCOTYLEDONS AND FERNS 



vicinity of Auckland, but not common. In the Manual (1906) it is 

 stated to be an occasional weed in cultivated ground. 



Panicum Crus-galli, Linn. Cockspur-grass 

 First recorded from Auckland district by Kirk in 1870 as Echino- 

 chloa crus-galli. Stated by Cheeseman in 1882 to be not common. 

 In the Manual (1906) it is reported as not uncommon in waste places 

 as far south as Canterbury and Westport. 



Panicum colonum, Linn. 

 First recorded in Hooker's list in 1864. Cheeseman reports it 

 in 1882 only at Onehunga. In the Manual (1906) it is said to occur 

 rarely in waste places from Auckland to Wellington. 



Panicum hinder hdmeri, Nash 

 Recorded from near Kaitaia, Mongonui County, in 1915, as rare; 

 found by H. B. Matthews. Cheeseman states (19 19) that it was 

 originally found on the summit of a hill by Kerikeri Pa, near Kaitaia ; 

 but it has since been observed in several localities in the district. 



Setaria glauca, Beauv. 

 First recorded in Hooker's list in 1864 as Panicum glaucum. 

 Reported in 1882 by Cheeseman as a weed in a few gardens at One- 

 hunga. In the Manual (1906) it is reported as not uncommon in 

 waste places and cultivated fields. 



Setaria verticillata, Beauv. 

 In the Manual (1906) stated to occur at Napier, collected by 

 Colenso, and at Ashburton by W. W. Smith. 



Setaria viridis, Beauv. 

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

 Cheeseman reports it in 1882 from the vicinity of Auckland, rare. 

 Kirk refers to S. italica, P. de Beauv., as having been first observed 

 by W. T. Bassett at Papatoitoi in 1863, and "now (1869) being found 

 for miles by the roadsides." Cheeseman thinks (19 16) that Kirk's 

 plant is S. viridis. In the Manual (1906) it is stated to be not un- 

 common in waste places and cultivated fields in the North Island. 



Setaria imberbis, Roem. and Schult. 

 Collected by Kirk on a ballast heap at Wellington in 1895. It did 

 not increase, and has not been found since. 



Stenotaphrum glabrum, Trin. Buffalo-grass 

 First recorded in 1871 by Kirk among introduced grasses in 

 Auckland Province. Cheeseman says of it in 1882 : "Has been planted 



