Mount Cook Lily

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Alexander Turnbull Library: Mount Cook lily – Ranunculus Lyallii. Shows plant of Mount Cook lily in flower, in front of a backdrop of Mount Cook and a rosy sky. Accompanied by typescript page of textual commentary. Numbered “22” in pencil on both illustration and text. Recto – bottom centre:: (In pencil):22. Ref: E-001-q-023.

Further Description (Fredrika Van Elburg): Painting of Mount Cook lilies, white flowers with nine petals overlapping each other, green centre surrounded by yellow stamens. Rounded dark green leaves, with a snow capped sharp peak in the background. Page marked 22 in pencil at bottom edge.

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