Cynosurus echinatus Linn. I am indebted to Mr. J. P. Kalaugher for specimens collected by roadsides at Waihi. I believe this is the first record for the Auckland Provincial District. Selaginella denticulata Link. Has been known for many years as a garden escape at Pakaraka, Bay of Islands, and has lately appeared in great abundance on the banks of several swampy creeks in the neighbourhood; T. H. Trevor! I am also informed by Mr. B. C. Aston that it is not uncommon in several localities near Wellington. As it is now firmly established in the Bay of Islands locality, its further increase may be anticipated.

Art. X.—Some Additions to the New Zealand Flora. By T. F. Cheeseman, F.L.S., F.Z.S., Hector Memorial Medallist, Curator of the Auckland Museum. [Read before the Auckland Institute, 20th December, 1918; received by Editor, 30th December, 1918, issued separately, 14th May, 1919.] 1. Ligusticum petraeum Cheesem. n. sp. Species cum Angelica decipiens Hook. f. et Ligusticum aromaticum Hook. f. confusa, a priore fructu, a posteriore foliis et floribus differt. Herba aromatica, 5–13 cm. alta. Radix robusta, longe attenuata, ad apicem reliquis foliorum emarcidorum vestita. Folia numerosa, diffusa, 2·5–10 cm. longa, subcoriacea aut herbacea, pinnata; petioli 1–6 cm. longi, basi in vaginam expansi. Pinnae 4–8 jugae, 5–12 mm. longae, ovatae vel ovato-deltoideae, profunde incisae; lobis acutis vel subacutis, nunquam piliferis. Pedunculi multi, graciles, nudi, foliis longiores aut breviores. Umbellae compositae, 2–4 cm. diam., 4–8-radiatae. Involucri bracteae parvae, lineari-subulatae, basi dilatatae. Flores albi. Calycis lobi acuti. Carpella lineari-oblonga; stylis longis, recurvis. Hob.—South Island: Abundant on the north face of Mount Owen, Nelson, alt. 4,000 ft., usually on the debris from limestone rocks; T. F. C. Also plentiful on the southern face of the same mountain; W. Townson! Broken River, Canterbury Alps, alt. 3,500 ft.; T. F. C. Takitimu Mountains, Southland, alt. 3,500 ft.; D. Petrie! Very aromatic, 2–5 in. high. Root stout, long and tapering, clothed at the top with the bases of the old leaves. Leaves numerous, all radical, spreading, 1–4 in. long, subcoriaceous or herbaceous, pinnate; petiole from ½ to 1/3 of the length of the whole leaf, broadly sheathing at the base; leaflets 4–8 pairs, rarely more, 1/5–½ in. long, ovate or ovate-deltoid or broadly deltoid in outline, deeply and somewhat sharply incised, sometimes almost pinnate at the base; lobes obtuse or subacute, never hair-pointed. Flowering-stems or peduncles many, longer or shorter than the leaves, rather slender, not branched, naked or furnished with a small pinnatifid leaflet about the middle. Umbels compound, 3/7–1 ½ m. diam.; rays 4–8, slender, unequal, ¼–¾ in. long.; involucral bracts small, linear; usually with a dilated base. Flowers white; calyx-lobes rather long, acute; styles very long, recurved. Fruit linear-oblong, ⅛ in. long, not seen quite ripe.