130 THE TASMANIA.N FLORA. 



line long. Lobes about as long as the tube. Ovary tapering into 2 short styles 

 cohering together. Capsule with the 2 styles diverging, triangular. 



Western mountains, Lake Fenton, Mount Humboldt, Adamson Peak, La 

 Perouse, Mount Geikie, &c. Fl. Dec. 



2. M. MONTANA, Hook. A Small perennial, forming prostrate dense patches of 

 often a few inches. Leaves broadly obovate, thick, contracted into a short 

 stalk, 1-2 lines long. Flowers in the terminal axils nearly sessile, or on 

 stalks often | inch long. Calyx-tube very short, the lobes about 1 line long. 

 Corolla- tube broad, about 1 line long. Lobes about f line or under. Ovary 

 tapering into 2 short cohering styles. Capsule compressed, the styles diverging, 

 ■causing the capsule to be triangular. 



Common on mountain-tops. It occurs also in Victoria. Fl. Dec. 



3. M. SBRPiLLiFOLiA, R. Br. Slender in habit. Leaves ovate to narrow-oblong, 

 blunt, 1-2 lines long. Flowers axillary. Calyx about 1 line long, divided to 

 about the middle. Corolla-tube very short. Lobes spreading, about 1^ line 

 long. Ovary bearing the styles apart at the base, but they cohere towards the 

 stigmas. Capsule ovate, surmounted by the persistent styles. 



Western mountains, Hampshire Hills ; also in New South Wales and Victoria. 

 Fl. Jan.-Feb. 



4. M. piLOSA, Lah. A small prostrate or sub-erect perennial, seldom exceed- 

 ing a few inches in length, more or less hirsute. Leaves ovate-lanceolate to 

 nearly orbicular, 2-3 lines long. Flowers in the typical form nearly sessile in 

 the terminal axils. Calyx 1^ line long, the lobes as long as the tube. Corolla- 

 tube slightly exceeding the calyx, contracted and bearded at the throat. Lobes 

 very short and broad. Ovary with the styles far apart at the base, and uniting 

 towards the stigmas. Capsule ovate, surmounted by the persistent over-arching 

 styles. 



Common in heathy and sandy places ; also in New South Wales, Victoria, and 

 South Australia. Fl. Nov.-Dec. 



Var. stuartii. More erect and less hirsute than in the type. Leaves 

 mostly lanceolate. Flowers on long slender stalks, terminal or in the 

 terminal axils, rather largejc in detail than in the type. Macquarie 

 Harbour, Longley, George's Bay. 



5. M. PAEADOXA, R. Br. A small, slender, erect, annual, slightly branching or 

 simple in the typical form, often tufted and ascending, f to several inches high. 

 Leaves connate, sheathing, broadly or narrowly lanceolate, thick or rather thin, 

 1-3 lines long. Flowers on .long slender stalks, solitary or few together, 

 terminal and axillary. Calyx tubular, with 2 short, broad, obtuse lobes, about 1 

 line long in the flowering stage, enlarging subsequently. Corolla-tube shorter 

 than the calyx, contracted about the upper third, expanded towards the orifice. 

 Lobes very short, obtuse. Styles separated at the base, united towards the 

 stigmas. Capsule shorter than the calyx, ovoid, surmounted by the styles, 

 usually still connate. 



Common on coast in many parts. It also occurs throughout extra-tropical 

 Australia. Fl. Nov. 



6. M. DiSTTLis, F. V. M. Similar in habit and detail to the smaller forms of 

 M. faradoaca. Styles sometimes cohering in the bud, but quite distinct and 

 parallel at the time of flowering. 



George Town, Kelvedon, George's Bay ; also in Victoria and South Australia. 

 Fl. spring. 



I include this more from its presence in the works of Hooker, Bentham, 

 and von Mueller than from any respect for its specific distinctness. 



