Dec., 1923] CAMPBELL — AUSTRALASIAN BOTANICAL NOTES 527 
Text Fig. 5. Sub-alpine scrub, Arthur’s Pass. Center, Dracophyllum Traversii; 
in front, Suttonia divaricata. Photographed by Dr. L. Cockayne. 
Some of the herbaceous plants of the open stony “ fell-field ” are very 
striking. Easily first in point of beauty is the magnificent Ranunculus 
Lyallii , the finest of all buttercups. This noble plant is very abundant 
about Arthur’s Pass and was in full bloom at the time of our visit. Un¬ 
fortunately, boys had raided the more accessible places and stood with 
armfuls of the flowers which they offered for sale, so that few were left near 
the road. This is the most beautiful of all New Zealand flowers. The great 
peltate entire leaves, sometimes 8 or 10 inches in diameter, are borne on 
long petioles, and the snow-white flowers, two inches or more in diameter, 
are in clusters of 25 or more and form a beautiful bouquet above the rich 
glossy foliage. 
