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I was imcler the impression that I must have overlooked it in other places 

 on account of its similarity to M. australe, Sol., but on examining numerous 

 localities in which that species is plentiful, I find no trace of M. aqailaterale, 

 which may possibly prove to be local with us, although of wide distribution 

 in Australia. 



M. aquilaterale does not appear to descend to the sea-level, or to grow in 

 places exposed to the sea. So far as my observations extended, it was 

 restricted to sheltered places nowhere below 250 feet above sea-level, and 

 never mixed with M. australe, which was abundant on the exposed face of the 

 rocks. 



In general appearance our plant resembles M. australe, but is distin- 

 guished by the winged fruit and peduncles ; the latter being twice or thrice 

 as long as the leaves, which, in my specimens, are not quite so stout as 

 those of M. australe. The immature fruit is never obviously warted as in 

 that species. 



I append a description : — 



Stems prostrate, stout, 1-3 feet long. Leaves opposite l"-2" long, fleshy, 

 linear, triquetrous, or compressed, acute, glabrous. Flowers on long pedun- 

 cles, terminating short branchlets, or axillary, peduncles twice or thrice the 

 length of the leaves. Calyx tube fleshy, turbinate, f of an inch long: lobes 

 5, unequal, two much larger than the others, fleshy, produced along the 

 calyx tube and peduncle forming a prominent wing. Petals spreading, 

 white or pinkish purple. Styles about 8. Fruit (immature) punctate, with 

 two prominent wings. 



