Carduus crispus Linn.

Has appeared recently on a ballast heap, Wellington Harbour; a patch noted in low tussock grassland, Davaar Station, Motunau.

Centaurea melitensis Linn.

Occurs on roadsides and waste places, Waipara; Weka Creek; lower Omihi Valley; Blind River near Seddon.

Chamaepeuce afra (Jacq.) D.C.

Not uncommon in shingle and on lower terraces of Waipara River; Weka Creek; Omihi Creek; thoroughly established, forming large patches in rocky areas in tussock grassland, Mt. Cass; hills between Mt. Brown, Upper Waipara River and Weka Pass; noted in permanent pasture, Waikari Valley. This species is on the increase in the loose, sandy soil along the rivers in the vicinity of Waipara.

Clematis vitalba Linn.

An escape from cultivation; established in waste places, Urenui; Feilding, Palmerston North; Shannon; Wellington City and suburbs; Kaikoura; Waiau; Waikari; Amberley.

Cynodon dactylon (Linn.) Pers.

Sandy situation, Kowhai River near Leithfield; waste land, Christchurch.

Diplotaxis tenuifolia (Linn.) D.C.

Well established on ballast heap, Wellington.

Duchesnea indica (Andrew) Focke.

Damp situation, Botanical Gardens, Wellington.

Erophila vulgaris D. C. (Draba verna Linn., in part.)

Waste land, Culverden, North Canterbury.

Falcatula ornithopodiodes (D.C.) Wilmott.

Not uncommon in coastal areas, Wellington Harbour; in waste places and pastures, Blind River, Seddon.

Hieracium pilosella Linn.

Thoroughly established on banks of railway cuttings between Hurunui River and Greta, Waikari Valley; the species is spreading into low tussock grassland on the western slopes of the Waikari Valley in the vicinity of Greta.

Hypericum acutum Moench.

Swampy situation, Akatarawa Valley.

Koeleria phleoides (Vill.) Pers.

Waste land, Wellington Harbour.

Lactuca serriola Linn.

Waste land, Blenheim, Seddon; Kaikoura; Waiau; Culverden; Waikari; on roadside, Weka Pass.

Lagenophora gunnii (Hook.f.) Black.

Coastal pastures, Titahi Bay; damp situations in tussock grassland, Omihi Valley; well established in larger gulleys on Meadow-bank, Wrekin Hills and Brookby Stations, Marlborough; on the Wrekin Hills Station the plant occurs in patches of an acre and greater on the flats in the gulleys.

Lamium amplexicaule Linn.

Abundant in gardens and waste places in Rangiora; waste land, Waipara; common in cultivated land about homesteads, Hayden Downs and Mt. Virginia Stations, North Canterbury; waste land, Blenheim, Seddon and Dashwood.

Lavatera cretica Linn.

Waste places, Paekakariki, R. Mason! Shannon; Wellington.

L. plebeja Linn.

Established in waste land, Palmerston North.

Linaria arvensis (Linn.) Desf.

Occurs sparingly in low tussock grassland. Wrekin Hills; Brancott Station, Fairhall, Blenheim; common in ballast in Railway Yards, Seddon; Dashwood; occurs along railway line between Dashwood Pass and Seddon.

Linum gallicum Linn.

Coastal cliffs, Picton; occurs sparingly in area between Te Mahia and Portage, Kenepuru Sounds.

Lychnis coronaria (Linn.) Desv.

Established in old bush burn, Beatrix Bay, Pelorus Sounds; common along bed and terraces, Fairhall Creek, near Blenheim; dry banks, Leithfield; Hurunui River near Ethelton; thoroughly established on cliffs of the Upper Waipara River near Mt. Brown, and spreading up numerous gulleys to the stony terrace land.

Medicago minima (Linn.) Desr.

Common on the terraces and bed of a number of rivers in North Canterbury—Waipara River, Weka Creek; Omihi Creek; Kowhai River; Mason River; Stanton River; in the vicinity of Waipara the species is common in tussock grassland, particularly on dry north-west faces.

Melianthus major Linn.

Established in waste places, Gore Bay, Cheviot; Leithfield; Amberley.

Melissa officinalis Linn.

Occurs along banks of Makino Stream, Feilding; common in sheep yards, Te Puru; Forsyth Island, Pelorus Sounds; roadsides and waste land, Omihi Valley, North Canterbury.

Mycelis muralis (Linn.) Rchb.

Bush margins and in scrub, Stanton River, Waiau.

Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack.

Occurs in area between Taylor River and Omaka River, Marlborough; widespread throughout North Canterbury—Kowhai River; Waipara River from near Mt. Brown to the coast; Weka Pass; Waikari Valley; Motunau; Huranui River from confluence with Waikari Stream to within a short distance from coast; Cheviot; Hawarden; Parnassus; Waiau. This species has spread rapidly in recent years, and over some 10,000 acres has formed practically a pure association.

Papaver argemone Linn.

Appeared recently on a ballast heap, Wellington Harbour; occurs sparingly in cereal crops about Waipara and the Omihi Valley.

Pelargonium radula L'Herit.

Well established on hillsides above Seatoun, Wellington.

Pennisetum macrourum Trin.

A garden escape, spreading in pasture on river flats, Omihi Valley.

Pholiurus incurvus (Linn.) Schinz et Shell.

Coastal sands at mouth of Waipara River, North Canterbury.

Plantago varia R. Br.

Occurs in tussock grassland, Stoneyhurst Station, North Canterbury.

Polygonum mite Schrank.

Common along Waiwhetu Stream, Hutt Valley.

Ranunculus muricatus Linn.

Waste land, Taita Gorge, Hutt Valley.

Bubus phoenicolasius Maxim.

Established and spreading, bush outskirts near Shannon.

Salvia verbenaca Linn.

Occurs in pasture, Dannevirke; Paekakariki; Kaikoura; well established on roadsides, Hawarden; Waipara; Waikari; Mt. Virginia Station, Waitohi River, North Canterbury; in tussock grassland, Mt. Noble, Upper Hurunui River—introduced to this locality in horse feed when contractors were putting the road through to Lake Sumner.

Satureja vulgaris (Linn.) Fritsch.

Common in an old bush burn, Laverique Clearing, Beatrix Bay, Pelorus Sounds.

Scleropoa rigida (Linn.) Griseb.

Thoroughly established along the lower Weka Creek and Waipara River near confluence of the Weka Creek.

Sedum acre Linn.

Common on dry faces in tussock grassland up to 300 metres, North Canterbury.

Senecio mikanioides Otto.

Established in waste land, Kaikoura; Cheviot; Amberley; Leithfield.

Silene conica Linn.

Dry roadsides and pastures in vicinity of Waipara River.

Solanum marginatum Linn.

Occurs as a garden escape in several localities about Wellington City; thoroughly established and spreading in country between Beatrix Bay homestead and Manaroa, Pelorus Sounds; occurs in plantations and about sheep yards, Motunau Station, North Canterbury.

Stuartina muelleri Sond.

Not uncommon on the hills to the south of the Wairau River. Marlborough—occurs on the hills in tussock grassland between the Taylor River and the Omaka River; in tussock grassland between the Weld Pass and the coast.