Onopordon acanthium Linn. Scotch thistle. Recorded by Smith (1904, p. 220) for Ashburton, this species was recently noted on ballast (of English origin), Wellington Harbour. Crepis setosa Hall f. Hispid hawkweed. Noted as occurring about Auckland and environs (Allan, 1940, p. 180) this species has been found at Gisborne, P. Haugh! and is well established in waste places and on roadsides at Nelson, Riwaka, Richmond, Motueka, and Blenheim. Hieraceum pilosella Linn. Mouse-eared hawkweed. Previously recorded from the South Island, has now been found in several North Island localities; in pastures, Argyll, Southern Hawke's Bay, D. McDonald! Frequent to common in open country through the North Ruahine Ranges, V. D. Zotov! Reporoa Bog, Ruahine Ranges, V. D. Zotov! St. Andrews, Timaru, and well established in modified tussock grassland, Kaiwarra River, North Canterbury. Primulaceae. Lysimachia nummularia Linn. Moneywort. Recorded from the Lower Buller Valley by Allan (1940, p. 184) has now been found in damp places, Opotiki Flats, W. W. Hubbard! Polemoniaceae. * Species recorded for the first time for New Zealand. Collomia grandiflora Dougl. (Rocky Mountain region, U.S.A.) Established in orchard, Ripponvale, Cromwell, Williams! Specimens from Cardrona Valley (Kirk) appear to belong to this species. Boraginaceae. * Symphytum asperum Lepechin. Comfrey. (Eurasia.) A garden escape established in several localities; waste land, Mt. Hutt, Methven, R. Inch; Kaiapoi, on roadsides, Rewa (near Hunterville). Anchusa officinalis Linn. Alkanet. Recently found on ballast (of English origin), Wellington Harbour, and showing a tendency to persist and spread. Solanaceae. * Solanum dulcamara Linn. Bittersweet. (Europe.) Thoroughly established in Phormium swamp, Whitanui, A. L. Poole! Moutoa Swamp, Shannon, A. L. Poole! a garden escape at Hastings, V. D. Zotov! Oroua River, near Feilding! established on roadsides and fringes of plantation, Horsley Downs, near Hawarden. Solanum pseudocapsicum Linn. Jerusalem cherry. Recorded as occurring in damaged forest in North Island, has been noted in similar situations about Motueka and Nelson. Hyoscyamus niger Linn. Henbane. Collected by Kirk in 1896 from ballast at Wellington, and later recorded by Cheeseman (1925, p. 1077) from near Pakuranga, Auckland. This species has been recently collected on ballast (of English origin), Wellington Harbour. Convolvulaceae. Cuscuta campestris Yuncker. Field dodder. This species has recently been recorded by Allan (1944, p. 45), parasitic on sugar beet at Ohau.