Gramineae.

Cynosurus echinatus Linn. Rough dogstail. Previously recorded from the North Island by Allan (1940, p. 226), has now been collected from the South Island; Halswell, near Christchurch, P. Ruddy! Ashburton; Teddington; Picton; Blenheim.

* Lolium remotum Schrank. (Europe.) Has been found in linen flax crops at Dunedin, J. M. Woodcock! This species is reported as associated with linen flax crops in Europe and elsewhere (Hegi, 1906, pp. 337–338).

* Panicum miliaceum Linn. Broomcorn millet. (India, Egypt.) An adventive in waste places, appearing to originate from canary seed in most instances. Auckland, P. N. Smallfield! Wanganui, A. R. Dingwall! Feilding; Wellington; Greymouth, E. S. Dalgleish! Blenheim; Ashburton, J. K. McPherson!

^† Koeleria phleoides (Vill.) Pers. (Mediterranean region.)

* Ehrharta erecta Lam. (South Africa.) Specimens agreeing with this species have been collected from footpath crevices, Wellington, and from a garden, Seatoun, Wellington, Mrs Sampson!

Bromus carinatus Hook. et Arn. Previously recorded from Lincoln, Canterbury, by Allan (1940, p. 232) and for Marlborough by Healy (1943, p. 328), this species has been found at Springfield and other stations on railway line to Arthur's Pass, V. D. Zotov! at Cashmere Hills, Christchurch; Westport, I. A. McNeur! Richmond and Motueka. It is therefore shown to be distributed over the northern half of the South Island on both east and west coasts. The grass has been collected near Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, K. W. Allison! and at Tauranga, M. Hodgkins!