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5 H. aranpirLorum (Chois. prod. hyp. p. 38. t. 3.) stem 
round, reddish; leaves ovate-oblong, cordate, somewhat stem- 
clasping, acute at the apex, netted with pellucid veins ; flowers 
corymbose ; peduncles bibracteate ; calyx acutish, reflexed upon 
the peduncle after flowering, much shorter than the corolla. 
h.G. Native of Teneriffe. H. Canariénse, Willd. not of Lin. 
Great-flowered St. John’s-wort. Fl. July, Aug. Shrub 8 ft. 
6 H. utrcrnum (Lin. spec. 1103.) branches winged ; leaves 
somewhat emarginate at the base, dilated, sessile, acute at the 
apex, ovate-lanceolate, with glandular margins ; peduncles bi- 
bracteate ; stamens exceeding the corolla in length ; seeds 2, ap- 
pendiculated. h.H. Native of the regions of the Mediterra- 
nean. Schkuhr. handb. 3. t. 213. f. 3. Wats. dend. brit. t. 86. 
This plant when bruised has a very disagreeable smell. 
Var. B, obtusifolium (D.C. prod. 1. p. 544.) leaves blunter. 
h.H. Native of Corsica on humid rocks in the mountains. 
Var. y, minus (Wats. dend. brit. t. 87.) plant much smaller. 
Goat-scented St. John’s-wort. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1640. 
Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 
7 H. 1noporum (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1449.) stem suffruticose, 
round; branches somewhat winged; leaves ovate, very blunt ; 
calyx lanceolate, acute; peduncles sometimes bibracteate ; sta- 
mens equal in length with the corolla. h. H. Native of Greece 
and the Levant. Herb scentless. 
Scentless St. John’s-wort. Shrub 3 feet. 
8 H. roriésum (Ait. hort. kew, ed. 1. vol. 3. p. 104.) 
branches winged; leaves sessile, oval-oblong, rather acute, 
finely perforated ; calyx lanceolate, caducous. h. G. Native 
of the Azores. 
Leafy St. John’s-wort. Fl. Aug Clt. 1778. Shrub 2 feet. 
9 H. rrortsu’Npum (Ait. hort. kew, ed. 1. vol. 3. p. 104.) 
stem round ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, numerous, without dots ; 
peduncles dilated and somewhat compressed towards the apex ; 
calyx obtuse; corolla and stamens marcescent. h.G. Native 
of the Canary Islands. H. frutéscens, &c. Comm. hort. amst. 
p. 137. t. 68. Sepals ciliated. 
Bundle-flowered St. John’s-wort. 
3 feet. 
10 H. mirre‘porum (Willd. herb. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 343.) 
branches round ; leaves on short petioles, lanceolate, tapering to 
both ends, nerved, full of pellucid dots, fringed with glandular 
teeth; sepals lanceolate, fringed with glandular teeth; flowers 
corymbose. h.G. Native of Teneriffe. 
Thousand-pored-leaved St. John’s-wort. Shrub 2 feet. 
11 H. Oxy'mpicum (Lin. spec. 1102.) stem round ; leaves ellip- 
tical-lanceolate, rather acute, full of pellucid dots ; calyx ovate, 
acute; peduncles bibracteate ; corolla and stamens marcescent. 
h. G. Native of mount Olympus and of China. Smith, exot. 
bot. 2. p. 71. t. 96. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1867. Leaves glaucous, 
sessile. 
Olympian St. John’s-wort. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1706. Shrub 
1 to 2 feet. 
12 H. Canarie’nse (Lin. syst. 575.) stem obsoletely quad- 
rangular ; branches compressed ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute ; 
calyx ovate, obtuse; styles 3-4, diverging. h.G. Native of 
the Canary Islands. Lodd. bot. cab. 953. 
Var. B, triphyllum (D.C. prod. 1. p. 544.) leaves tern. 
Var. y, salicifolium (D. C. prod. 1. p. 544.) leaves linear-lan- 
ceolate, longer. 
Canary-Island St. John’s-wort. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1699. 
Shrub 2 feet. 
Fl. Aug. Clt. 1779. Shrub 
* * Styles commonly 5. 
13 H. CHINE’'NSE (Lin. amæn. 8. p. 323.) stem round; leaves 
elliptical, obtuse, with a few black dots ; peduncles bibracteate ; 
1 
HYPERICINEÆ. 
ILI. HYPERICUM. 
calyx oblong, obtuse, beset with black dots; styles connected 
together. h.G. Native of the East Indies, and of the Cape 
of Good Hope? H. mondgynum, Mill. illust. 151. f. 2. H. 
atireum, Lour. 
Chinese St. John’s-wort. 
3 feet. 
14 H. Mono’eynum (Lin. spec. 1102. Blum. bijdr. ex Schlecht. 
Linnea. 1. p. 667.) stem terete, shrubby ; leaves oblong-oval, 
recurved at the base, somewhat auricled, without dots ; peduncles 
sub-corymbose, leafy, bibracteate; bracteas nearly opposite ; > 
sepals lanceolate, acutish ; styles 5, coadunate, equal in length to 
the stamens and corolla. h.G. Native of Japan and China. 
Curt. bot. mag. 334. Flowers yellow. 
One-styled St. John’s-wort. Shrub 3 feet. 
15 H. corpirét1um (Chois. mss. D. C. prod. 1. p. 545.) stem 
round ; leaves elliptical, acute, coriaceous, smooth, somewhat 
stem-clasping, without dots; flower-bearing branches crowded, 
leafy below ; bracteas ovate-cordate, acute; sepals ovate, mu- 
cronate, without dots; petals oblong, unequal-sided, obliquely 
mucronulate ; stamens short ; styles unconnected, scarcely longer 
than the corolla. h.G. Native of Nipaul at Thankot, and at 
Narain-hetty. H. bractedtum and Lungusum, Hamilt. mss, in 
D. Don, prod. p. 217. It is called Lungusu and Ricanana in 
the Nawar language. 
Fl. March, Sept. Clt. 1753. Shrub 
Heart-leaved St. John’s-wort. Fl. April, Oct. Clt. 1825. 
Shrub 2 feet. 
16 H.? atrerniroOnium (Vahl. symb. 2. p. 85. t. 42.) 
branches round ; leaves alternate, lanceolate ; peduncles tribrac- 
teate ; styles reflexed.—Native of the East Indies. 
A lternate-leaved St. John’s-wort. Shrub ? 
17 H. pyramrpa‘rum (Ait. hort. kew, ed. 1. vol. 3. p. 103.) 
stem winged; leaves stem-clasping, oblong-lanceolate, acute, 
with revolute margins; peduncles short, thick; sepals rather 
acute, styles 5-7, short, thick, connected together at the base. 
u.H. Native of North America in Canada? Vent. malm. t. 
118. H. amplexicatle, Lam. dict. 4. p. 14. 
Pyramidal-flowered St. John’s-wort. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 
1764. Pl. 4 feet. 
18 H. rostra'tum (Rafin. fl. lud. p. 87.) stem frutescent, 
2-edged ; leaves sessile, ovate, acute at both ends, with revolute, 
dotted margins; corymbs axillary and terminal; calyx bibrac- 
teate ; ovaries beaked ; styles 5. 4%. H. Native of North Ame- 
rica in Louisiana. 
Beaked-ovaried St. John’s-wort. Fl. July, Aug. PI. 2 feet. 
19 H. a’scyron (Lin. spec. 1102.) stem tetragonal, simple; 
leaves stem-clasping, lanceolate, acute, full of pellucid dots; 
flowers few ; sepals blunt ; styles connected together at the base. 
y. H. Native of Siberia—Gmel. fl. sib. 4. p. 178. t. 69- 
Flowers very large. 
Soft St. John’s-wort. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1774. Pl. 3 feet. 
20 H. ascyrorprs (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1443.) stem simple, 
winged at the base, and tetragonal towards the top; leaves ob- 
long-lanceolate, acute; sepals oblong-lanceolate; styles free, 
length of the stamens. 2%. H. Native of North America 1? 
Canada and the western parts of New York. H. macrocarpum™, 
Mich. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 82. Flowers very large. 
Ascyron-like St. John’s-wort. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. 
Pl. 3 feet. ; 
21 H. tancrona‘tum (Lam. dict. 4. p. 145.) stem round ; 
leaves lanceolate, with black dotted margins, acutish at the 
apex ; flowers solitary; sepals blunt; styles connected together. 
hk. G. Native of the Island of Bourbon and Caffre Land. Chois. 
prod. hyp. p. 41. exclusive of the synonyme of Jacq. 
Lanceolate-leaved St. John’s-wort. Shrub 3 feet. a: 
22 H. ancustirouium (Lam. dict. 4. p. 145.) stem rount s 
leaves linear-lanceolate, approximate, with revolute margi™ 
