~-HYPERICINEX. 
awl-shaped. h. S. Native of Brazil in that part of the pro- 
vince of St. Paul called Campos Geraes. Stamens numerous, 
polyadelphous at the base. Stigmas subcapitate. 
Naked-stemmed St. John’s-wort. Fl. Feb. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
55 H. re’rnum (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 330.) smooth; stem 
suffruticose, erect, nearly simple; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
obtuse at the base, acutish at the apex, full of black dots, ap- 
proximate, pressed to the stem, lower and rameal ones oppo- 
site, upper ones tern ; flowers panicled, 3-4-gynous ; segments 
of calyx equal, oblong-lanceolate. h. S. Native of Brazil in 
the southern part of the province of St. Paul. Stamens poly- 
adelphous at the base. Stigmas subcapitate. 
Tern-leaved St. John’s-wort. Fl. Mar. Shrub 1 foot. 
56 H. ramarisci'‘num (Cham. et Schlecht. Linnea. 3. p. 
124.) stem shrubby, branched, delequescent ; leaves half-stem- 
clasping, lanceolate, acute, keeled, with involute margins, some- 
times imbricate, full of pellucid dots; cymes terminal, with 
many small flowers, glandless; calycine segments oval, acute, 
one-half shorter than the corolla, but equal with the calyx; 
stamens 18, nearly free, length of petals; styles 3, distinct. 
h.S. Native of Brazil. 
Tamarix-like St. John’s-wort. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
57 H. Perretiersa'num (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 334. t. 70.) 
smooth; stem suffruticose, much branched, tetragonal above ; 
leaves crowded, small, linear-sublanceolate, acutish, full of pel- 
lucid dots, covered with resinous powder; flowers small, nu- 
merous, paniculately-corymbose, trigynous ; segments of calyx 
ovate, hluntish, striated, quite entire; stamens 10-20, free. 
h.S. Native of Brazil in the province of Cisplatine in the 
eastern part, on a mountain called Pao de Assucar. Stigmas 
subcapitate, 
Pelletier’s St. John’s-wort. Fl. Oct. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
58 H. parvirdtium (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 333.) smooth ; 
stem suffruticose, branched, tetragonal above; leaves small, 
ear, obtuse, full of pellucid dots ; flowers small, very numer- 
ous; paniculately corymbose, trigynous; segments of calyx 
ovate, obtuse, quite entire ; stamens free. h.S. Native of 
razil in the province of the Missions on the banks of Ibicuy. 
Small-leaved St. John’s-wort. Fl. Feb. Shrub 2 feet. 
59 H. gvrnorstioipes (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 332. t. 169.) 
Smooth; stem herbaceous, slender ; leaves ovate, or elliptical, 
obtuse, full of pellucid dots, glaucous beneath; flowers small, 
trigynous; stamens 10-15, free. 2%.H. Native of Brazil on 
the banks of the river Parahyba near Rio Janeiro, as well as in 
e province of St. Paul. Stigmas capitate. 
fl ar. B, minus (St. Hil. 1. c.) stems shorter; leaves smaller ; 
Owers more loose, in forked, paniculate spikes. Rio Janeiro. 
ar. Y, floribiindum (St. Hil. 1. c.) stems numerous; leaves 
smaller ; flowers more or less dense. In Minas Geraes. 
Euphorbia-like St. Jobn’s-wort. Fl. Sept. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
odk CORDIFO'RME (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 330.) smooth; stem 
ree upper part tetragonal; leaves heart-shaped, coria- 
crowd approximate, pressed to the stem; flowers cymose, 
ati ed, trigynous ; segments of calyx ovate, acute. k. S. 
one of Brazil in the southern part of the province of Minas 
Ha Stamens free. Stigmas subcapitate. 
J eart-formed-leaved St. John’s-wort. Fl. Mar. Sh. 3 to 14 ft. 
stem cs TERETIU scutum (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 331.) smooth ; 
Ovate-ob i” rather round ; branches tetragonal; leaves ovate or 
+ ed. long, bluntish, full of black dots beneath; flowers pa- 
» pentagynous ; segments of calyx oblong-lanceolate, acute. 
St. Paul ative of Brazil in the southern part of the province of 
= » where it is called Arudo do Campo. Stamens numerous, 
R tigmas subcapitate. 
_ Moundish-stemmed St. John’s-wort. Fl. Jan. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
* PUNCTULA' TUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 334.) smooth ; 
III. Hypericum. 605 
stem erect, tetragonal, a little branched; leaves sublinear, ob- 
tuse, full of pellucid dots ; cyme trifid; flowers pentagynous ; 
segments of calyx oblong, acuminated, acute. %. S. Native 
of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes, not far from the 
town of Mantiqueira. Stamens 10-20, free. Stigmas subca- 
pitate. 
Small-dotted St. John’s-wort. Fl. Dec. Pl. 1 foot. 
63 H. ri’cipum (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 336.) smooth; stem 
suffruticose, terete ; leaves linear or sublinear or oblong-linear, 
acute, full of pellucid dots, rigid, coriaceous ; flowers terminal, 
few, pentagynous; segments of calyx linear-lanceolate, acute. 
h.S. Native of Brazil in the southern part of the province of 
St. Paul, near the town called Curityba. Stamens numerous, 
free. Stigmas subcapitate. 
Var. P, brevif dlium (Hil. 1. c.) leaves shorter and more nu- 
merous ; flowers cymose or paniculately cymose. 
Stiff St. John’s-wort. Fl. Mar. Sh. 2 to 3 feet. 
64 H. urnoipes (St. Hil. fi. bras. 1. p. 333.) smooth ; stem 
subherbaceous, erect, very straight, tetragonal above ; leaves 
obtuse, hardly dotted, lower ones sublanceolate-linear ; panicle 
terminal, elongated; segments of the calyx equal, linear, or 
ovate-lanceolate, acute; stamens free; styles 5. 2/.S. Native 
of Brazil in the western part of the province of Rio Grande de 
St. Pedro do Sul, on the banks of a rivulet called Garapuita. 
Stigmas capitate. 
Flax-like St. John's-wort. Fl. Feb. Pl. 1 foot. 
65 H. taxiv’scutvm (St. Hil. pl. us. bras. no. 62.) smooth ; 
stem herbaceous, upper part tetragonal ; leaves rather distant, 
obtuse, full of pellucid dots, lower ones narrow, lanceolate, 
upper and rameal ones linear-lanceolate ; flowers corymbose, 
pentagynous ; segments of the calyx equal, nearly linear, acute. 
Y.S. Native of Brazil in the provinces of St. Paul and Minas 
Geraes, where the inhabitants employ a decoction of the leaves 
against the bites of serpents. 
Loose-flowered St. John’s-wort. Fl. Feb. PI. 1 foot. 
66 H. campe’stre (Cham. ex Schlecht. Linnea. 3. p. 122.) 
stem shrubby, branched; leaves oblong, tapering to the base, 
full of pellucid dots ; cymes terminal, leafless, glandless ; caly- 
cine segments narrow, lanceolate, ending in long acute acumens, 
shorter than the corolla, but longer than the capsule ; stamens 
numerous, short, nearly free ; styles 5, free, diverging. k. 5. 
Native of Brazilat Rio Negro. Petals yellow, orange at the tip. 
Field St. John’s-wort. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
67 H. myria’ntHum (Cham. et Schlecht. Linnea. 3. p. 123.) 
stem shrubby, straight, corymbosely branched ; leaves linear, 
obtuse, glaucous, full of pellucid dots ; cymes terminal, small, 
and many-flowered, glandless ; calycine segments lanceolate, 
acute, one-half shorter than the corolla, but equal in length with 
the capsule ; stamens 12, nearly free, length of petals; styles 
3, distinct. h.S. Native of Monte Video. 
Many-flowered St. John’s-wort. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
68 H. rproLrricum (Lin. mant. 106.) stem round; branches 
angular ; leaves linear-lanceolate, with revolute edges, full of 
pellucid dots ; corymbs few-flowered ; sepals ovate-lanceolate, 
stamens very numerous; styles usually connected together. 
. H. Native of North America in Virginia or Canada. Wats. 
dend. brit. t. 88. H. folidsum, Jacq. hort. Schoenbr. 3. p. 27. 
t. 299. H. Kalmianum, Du Roi. harbk. 1. p. 310, A very 
common shrub in the gardens. 
Prolific St. John’s-vvort. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1758. 
1 to 2 feet. 
69 H. renvirorrum (St. Hil. fi. bras. 1. p. 337.) smooth ; 
stem short, tetragonal above; leaves narrow-linear, acute, full 
of pellucid dots, revolute beneath; flowers very few, axillary, 
and terminal, trigynous; segments of calyx unequal, oblong, 
with long, acute acumens, .S. Native of Brazil in dry 
Shrub 
