Fic. 78.—The giant spaniard (Aciphylla maxima) in full bloom. Subalpine 
scrub of Arthur’s Pass. [Photo, L. Cockayne. 
ae 
Loan S say Mi 
Fic. 79.—A tree-stump (one of many—the remains of an ancient swamp- 
forest) unearthed through digging a gravel-pit on the Canterbury Plain near 
Christchurch. 
Trans. N.Z. Inst. [Photo, R. Speight. 
