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bright, shining green with well-marked dark green veins, and 
are usually irregularly lobed. It is extremely common in the 
forest on the Auckland Islands. Gargaphia muriferata; G. 
neoselena>* Thylacosceles radians.* 
PoLystIcCHUM vESTItUM. A very dark green stiff-looking fern 
with abundant brown scales clothing the stalk. Azelina forti- 
nata; Pyrgotis pyranidias;* Capua plagiatana,;* Thylacosceles 
acridomima.* 
Porrutaca. A genus of small low-spreading annuals with 
wedge-shaped leaves and yellow-red flowers. They are natives 
of Australia and America, but are naturalised in New Zealand. 
Hypolimnas bolina. 
PSEUDOPANAX CRASSIFOLIUM (Lancewood, Horoeka). A small 
round-headed tree best known in its immature state when it has 
an upright flexible branchless stem with very long, narrow, hard, 
drooping leaves. Parectopa panacivagans. 
PreRIDIUM AQUILINUM (Common “fern”; bracken, rauaruhe- 
rahurahu). Crambus tuhualis;* Pyroderces anarithma.* 
Preris MAcILENTA. A rather rare fern though occasionally 
found in great abundance in damp, stony ground in the bush. 
It is about 2 feet high, and is extremely delicate, with pale 
green flaccid glistening fronds deeply cut, and wiry stems. 
Sestra flexata. 
QuERCUS ROBUR (The Oak). Capua plagiatana; Hepialus 
virescens (in stems). 
RHIPOGONUM SCANDENS (Supplejack, Kareao, Pirita). A tall 
climber with long cable-like leafless stems, The leaves and 
clusters of greenish flowers are born only towards the ends of 
the branches. The berries are bright red and very conspicuous. 
Selidosema dejectaria. 
RHOPALOSTYLIS SAPIDA (The Nikau Palm). Jzdtha attactella 
(in dead wood); Doxophyrtis hydrocosmas* Amphixystis hapsi- 
macha;* Hugennaed laquearia.* 
RuBUS AUSTRALIS (Bush Lawyer, Tataramoa). A lofty 
climber covered with sharp recurved prickles, and bearing in 
early summer dense panicles of fragrant white or pink flowers. 
The fruit is red or orange. Meclanchra octhistis; Ohloroclystis 
semialbata (on flowers); Llvia glaucata; Selidosema dejectaria; 
Carposina adreptella. 
RUBUS CISSOIDES (Small Lawyei'). Two forms occur: (1.) 
A forest climber with very few pale coloured prickles on the 
leaves and none on the stem—yellowish flowers and narrow 
leaves. (2) A leafless dense twiggy bush with many prickles 
found in open dry situations. Apparently flowerless. Stathivo- 
poda aposema.* 
RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS 
quand. 
SALIX BABYLONICA (Weeping Willow). 
Hepialus virescens (in stems). 
SALIX FRAGILIS (Crack Willow). 
Hepialus virescens (in stems). 
(Common Dock). Ctcnopseustis obli- 
Oecclicus omnivorus> 
Oecelicus omnivorus; 
SCHEFFLERA DIGITATA (Pate, Patete). A very common, small 
tree with many erect branches. Its yellowish-green leaves are 
divided into seven to ten leaflets, finely toothed. The minute 
flowers are green and are borne in spreading clusters. Alucita 
nronospilalis. 
SENECIO BELLIDIOIDES, 
rough radical leaves and a central flower stem 1-12 inches high 
surmounted by one or many yellow daisy-like flowers. Metacrias 
erichrysd. 
SENECIO JACOBALA (Ragwort, Ragweed). A herb two or three 
feet high often found in open fields. It is like a very large 
groundsel with bright yellow daisy-like flowers collected into 
flattish clusters. Nyctemera annulata. 7 
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SENECIO MIKANIOIDES (called by settlers French Ivy). A com- 
mon climbing plant having a superficial resemblance to ivy, but 
with much brighter green leaves, and masses of small yellow 
flowers. Nyctemera annulata, 
SENECIO VULGARIS (Groundsel). A common garden weed. 
Nyctemera annulatd. 
SIDA RHOMBIFOLIA (Paddy's lucerne). A rather tall Austra- 
lian herb belonging to the Mallow family. It has toothed leaves 
and small yellow flowers on slender flower stalks. AHypolimnas 
bolina. 
SOLANUM AVICULARE (Poro-poro, Kohoho, or Potato Plant). 
A shrub, with very dark green, pointed leaves, purple under- 
neath, and bright purple flowers resembling those of the potato. 
The berries are bright orange, Plusia chalcites; Selidosema 
dejectaria; Sceliodes cordalis (in berries only). 
SOPHORA TETRAPTERA (Kowhai, N.Z. Laburnum). <A small 
and very graceful tree with wattlelike foliage and masses of 
golden flowers resembling very large half-opened broom flowers. 
The pods are long and shrivelled and the shape of the seeds 
within them can be easily seen. Mecyna maorialis; Stathmopoda 
aposema.* 
SUTTONIA AUSTRALIS (Mapau, Tipau, Matipou). A small 
ornamental tree with wavy pale green leaves often spotted with 
red and dark red branches. It has small white flowers and round 
black berries.. Z'ortrix excessand. 
TyrpHa ANGUSTIFOLIA (The Bulrush. Raupo).  Limnoecia 
phragmitella; Scieropepla typhiaola; Stathmopoda phlegyra. 
TRIFOLIUM REPENS (Common White Clover). 
alis. 
Urrica rerox (“‘ Nettle Tree,’ Onga-onga). A small shrub 
with light green leaves, and very long thick spines which sting 
severely; a row of these spines is Situated along the midrib of 
each leaf. It grows in open situations. Vanessa gonerilla; V. 
itea; Mecyna marnarina. 
Mecyna naori- 
Urrica INCISA (Ground Nettle). An herbaceous plant found 
in shady places amongst ferns. The leaves are covered with 
spines, which give a very sharp sting when touched. Vanessa 
gonerilla; V. itea; Graphiphora compta; Mecyna marmarina, 
USNEA BARBATA. <A greyish-white, feathery-looking pendu- 
lous lichen growing on stems and trunks of trees. It is abun- 
dant in subalpine beech forests. Platyptilia deprivatalis.* 
Veronica (Koromiko). A genus of shrubs, found commonly 
on the margins of forests, and on hill-tops. The leaves are rather 
long, smooth, and dark green, and the flowers are mostly pur- 
plish-white, very Small, and arranged in spiked clusters. They 
are very attractive to insects. Heliothis armigera; Chloroclystis 
paralodes; CO. dryas; C. lunata; C. furva;* C. rubellas* C. erra- 
tica;* Hpirrhanthis hemipteraria; Mecyna diaclealis; Platyptilia 
heliastis;* Ctenopseustis obliquana; Pyrgotis consentiens.* 
VITEX LUCENS (Puriri, Kauere). A large, spreading tree 
with a massive trunk. It is common in the Auckland Province. 
The leaves are large, dark green, crinkled and glossy. The 
flowers are dull pink about one inch long. The berries closely 
resemble cherries. Hepidlus virescens (in stems). 
VITIS VINIFERA (The Grape-vine). Deilephila celerio. 
WEINMANNIA RACEMOSA (Tawhero, Kamahi, Flowering 
Birch). A fairly common, erect, rusty-looking tree, often grow- 
ing in subalpine districts. It somewhat resembles a beech tree 
but the leaves are larger. The flowers superficially resemble 
those of the common koromiko (Veronica) and are very attrac- 
tive to insects. The flower buds are dark red. Tatosoma tipu- 
lata; Hepialus virescens (in stems). 

