612 HYPERICINE. II. Hypericum. IV. ELODEA. 
165 H. rv’iterum (Rafin. fl. lud. p. 88.) stem shrubby, te- 
tragonal; branches slender; leaves sessile, linear, spreading ; 
flowers almost sessile, axillary and terminal. h.F. Native of 
Louisiana. 
Fulgid St. John’s-wort. Shrub 4 feet. 
++ Species only known by name. 
166 H. Cre’ticum supinum, folio subrotundo, flore magno. 
Tourn. cor. 18. 
167 H. orienra‘te; foliis subrotundis auritis cauli adheren- 
tibus. Tourn. cor. 18. ; 
"168 H. Anpros#'mo hirsuto simile sed glabrum. Tourn. 
cor. 18. 
169 H. LINEAaRIÆFòLIO. Tourn. cor. 18. 
170 H. tatirorium subhirsutum, caule purpureo villoso. 
Tourn. cor. 18. 
171 H. uxpura`rum (Schousb. Willd. Zucc.). 
172 H. nyericans (Zuce. hort. flor.). 
Cult. The greater part of the species are very shewy, although 
they have a common appearance. The hardy herbaceous kinds 
will grow in any common garden-soil, and are easily increased 
by dividing the plants at the root or by seeds; the stove, frame, 
and green-house herbaceous species should be increased in the 
same manner. ‘The annual sorts only require to be sown in the 
open border about the beginning of April. The hardy shrubby 
kinds, being dwarf and shewy, are well fitted for the front of 
shrubberies ; they will thrive in any common garden-soil, and 
are easily increased, by dividing the plants at the root, by seeds, 
or by cuttings planted under a hand-glass. The green-house and 
frame shrubby kinds will thrive well in a mixture of loam and 
peat, and young cuttings of them will root freely in sand under a 
bell-glass. The stove shrubby species will thrive in the same kind 
of soil as that recommended for the green-house species, and young 
cuttings of them will root in sand under a bell-glass, in heat. 
IV. ELO'DEA (from eXoc, elos, a marsh; habitation of 
plants). Adanson, Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 379. 
Lin. syst. Polyadélphia, Polyandria. Calyx 5-parted, equal. 
Petals 5, with nectariferous claws. Stamens 9-15, growing in 
3 bundles. Glands between the parcels. Styles 3, diverging. 
Capsule partly 3-celled, many-seeded. Vegetation similar to 
Hypéricum, but the flowers are usually red. Stems terete. 
1 E. rertora‘ra (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 379.) leaves ob- 
long, obtuse, tapering down the petiole, full of pellucid dots ; 
flowers on short, axillary peduncles; sepals obtuse; stamens 9- 
10. Y. H. Native of North America on the banks of lakes 
in Virginia and Carolina. Hypéricum petiolàtum, Walt. fl. car. 
191. H. axillàre, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 81. H. paludòsum, 
Chois. prod. hyp. p. 43. Flowers yellowish-red. 
Stalked-leaved Elodea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1821. Pl. 1ft. 
2 E. campanura'ta (Pursh. l. c.) stem suffruticose; leaves 
oblong, obtuse, somewhat stem-clasping, full of pellucid dots ; 
flowers stalked, axillary ; sepals lanceolate; stamens 9-12. X. 
H. Native of North America from Canada to Carolina, in bogs 
and wet places. Hypéricum Virginicum, Lin. spec. 1104. Elo- 
dea Virginica, Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 17.—Andr. bot. rep. 552. 
Flowers yellowish-red, very handsome. 
Var. j, emarginata (Pursh. l. c.) H. emarginàtum, Lam. dict. 
4. p. 154. 
Campanulate Elodea. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1800. Pl. 14 ft. 
3 E. TUBULÒSA (Pursh. l. c.) leaves sessile; corolla tubular ; 
stamens connected beyond the middle. X4. H. Native of Ca- 
rolina. Pursh discovered it in a dismal swamp in North Caro- 
lina. Hypéricum tubulosum, Walt. fl. car. 191. The flowers 
are axillary, and almost sessile, solitary, twin or tern ; the petals 
are long and acute, of a pale-red colour. 
V. Sanorura. VI. Lancretia. VII. Ascyrum. 
Tubular-flowered Elodea. Fl. July, Sept. Pl. 1 foot? 
Cult. The species of this genus do best in pots, in a peat or 
vegetable soil, and the pots require to be sunk in water to their 
middle, either in a pond or a pan of water. All require protection 
during winter. 
V. SARO'THRA (from capwOpor, sarothron, a besom ; ap- 
pearance of plant). Willd. spec. 1. p. 1515. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Trigynia. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 
5, linear-oblong. Capsule oblong, acute, coloured, 1-celled, 3- 
valved, with the margins of the valves bearing the seeds.—A 
small plant, with the inflorescence of Hypéricum, much branched ; 
branches erect and trichotomous. Leaves scarcely visible, linear. 
Flowers solitary, axillary, and terminal, sessile. 
1 S. nypericorpes (Nutt. gen. 1. p. 204.) Y. H. Native of 
North America. Hypéricum Saréthra, Michx et Pursh, fl. amer. 
sept. 2. p. 378. Saròthra gentianoides, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1515. 
` St. John’s-wort-like Sarothra. Fl. July. Clt. Pl. 4 foot. 
Cult. ‘This plant will grow in any kind of soil, and is easily 
increased by cuttings or seeds. 
VI. LANCRETIA (probably from the name of some bota- 
nist). Del. fl. æg. p. 69. t. 25. D. C. prod. 1. p. 555. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 4 or 5 equal 
sepals. Petals 4-5. Stamens 10, unconnected, the 5 shortest 
of these are opposite the petals. Styles 4-5.—A_ shrub, with 
oblong, sessile, toothed or crenate leaves, and terminal flowers. 
1 L. surrruticdsa (Del. 1. c.) h. F. Native of Upper Egypt 
and Nubia. Ascyroides Africana chameedryos folio, Lipp. mss. 
in Bibl. Juss. ex Delile. Leaves small, in fascicles, hoary-hispid. 
Flowers aggregate, white. 
Suffruticose Lancretia. Shrub prostrate. 
Cult. This pretty little shrub will require to be protected 
during winter by a frame. A mixture of loam and peat will 
suit it well, and young cuttings planted in sand, with a hand- 
glass placed over them, will strike root freely. 
VII. A’SCYRUM (from a priv. and øxvpoç, skyros, hard; that 
is to say, a plant which is soft to the touch). Lin. gen. 903. Juss. 
gen. p. 254. Chois. prod. hyp. 60. D. C. prod. 1. p. 599.— 
Hypericoides, Adans. fam. 2. p. 443. 
Lin. syst. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 4 sepals, the 
2 outer ones smallest. Petals 4. Stamens numerous, with the 
filaments disposed in 4 bundles. Styles 1-3.—Sub-shrubs, 
with sessile, entire leaves, destitute of pellucid dots, but usually 
furnished with black dots beneath. Flowers few, terminal and 
axillary, yellow. Plants resembling Hypéricum. 
1 A. pu‘mitum (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 77.) stem small, 
simple, quadrangular ; leaves oval, obtuse, in fascicles ;_pedicels 
6 lines long, reflexed ; flowers with 1 or 2 styles. Y.F. Na- 
tive of North America, particularly in the pine barrens of Geor- 
gia. Flowers small. 
Dwarf Ascyrum. FI. June, Aug, Clt. 1806. Pl. 4 foot. 
2 A. PAUCIFLÒRUM (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 15.) plant decum- 
bent, diffuse, with numerous slender stems; leaves approximate, 
linear-oblong, obtuse ; flowers few ; pedicels reflexed, each fur- 
nished with 2 bracteas at their base; style 1. y ? F. Native 
of North America in the woods of Georgia. 
Few-flowered Ascyrum. Fl. June, Aug. Pl. decumbent. 
3 A. Cru’x-A’npre& (Lin. spec. 1107.) stem suffruticose, 
round; branches erect; leaves ovate-linear, obtuse, usually in 
bundles in the axils; corymbs terminal; flowers nearly sessile ; 
each pedicel furnished with 2 bracteas ; two inner sepals rather 
orbicular ; styles 1-2. h.F. Native of North America m 
sandy fields and woods, from New Jersey to Carolina ; and © 
Jamaica. Hypéricum frutéscens humifiisa, Plum. ed. Burm. 
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