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exception, all are true New-Zealanders, and are probably a remnant 

 of the long-vanished meadow plants of sunken southern lands. Two 

 special classes occur those with fine upright rosettes, and those 

 which trail over a considerable area, forming round mats. Some, 

 again, have quite small rosettes, and form dense, silvery cushions, such 

 as Celmisia sessili flora and C. argentea (fig. 45). The most handsome 

 of the celmisias is perhaps C. coriacea, a plant with large, stiff, silvery 

 leaves, and flower-heads several inches in diameter. 





FIG. 44. Subalpine Meadow, Arthur's Pass, with colony oiCebni*'nt Ann*fntyii. 

 In background, tussocks of the grass Danthonia Raoulii. In centre, mat of 

 Celmisia discolor var. petiolata. 



[Photo, L. Cockayne. 



Senecio scorzonerioides, notwithstanding its being burdened with its 

 second name, is one of the most showy of New Zealand plants. The 

 author will never forget the meadows near the source of the River 

 Poulter, gleaming like snowfields with the multitudes of its pure 

 blossoms. 



Frequently the meadow is dotted with veronicas and other shrubs. 

 Large breadths of an alpine Astelia are often present, also tall tussock- 

 grasses such as Danthonia RaouUi and D. flavescens. 



