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petals, and a pointal flrctched out beyond the petals, I Polygynk, which contains the plants whofc 

 which afterward turns to a jointed comprefled pod I Iiave many ftainina joined in diftind bodies, 



which afterward turns to a jointed comprefled pod 

 about three inches long, which bends inward like a 

 bow having one roundifh comprefled feed in each 

 joint* This flowers in June and July, and the feeds 



ripen In Augufl:. 



The fecond fort hath flender flalks which ftand more 

 creft, and the fegments of the leaves are longer and 

 much narrower than thofe of the firft j the flowers 

 are fmaller, and come out at the diviflon of the 

 branches •, thefe are fucceeded by narrow taper pods, 

 which hang downward. It flowers and feeds at the 

 fame time with the firfl:. 



The third fort grows in the eaft ; Dr. Amman re- 

 ceived the feeds from Dauria, and I received the feeds 

 from Iftria, where it was found growing naturally. 



of the fecond fort in 



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veral fliyles. 



The Species are, 

 I. Hypericum 



flowcra 

 and fe- 



ancipiti 



grow erefl:, and are 

 flowers and "feeds at 



This hath much the appearance 

 leaf and flower, but the pods 

 wreathed and twiflied about. It 

 the fame time with the others. 

 Thefe plants are all of them annual, fo their feeds 

 fhould be fown foon after they are ripe, otherv^ife itwill 

 be a year before the plants will appear, on a bed of 

 light frefli earth where they are to remain, for they 

 feldom fucceed if they are tranfplanted. When the 

 plants are come up, they fliould be carefully cleared 

 from weeds •, and where the plants are too clofe, they 

 mufl:be thinned, leaving them about fix or eight 

 inches apart; after this they will require no other cul- 

 ture, but to keep them confi:antly clear from weeds. 

 In June thefe plants will flower, and their feeds will 



be ripe in Augufl:.A ,.:>^?rf ;if^;f v^^. ,- '^. v -^,; .. 

 When the feeds are fown in the fpring, and the feafon 



proves dry, the feeds will not grow the firfl: year^ 

 .but if the ground is kept clear from weeds and not 

 vdifturbed, the plants will come up the following 

 . fpring.- I have known the feeds of thefe plants re- 

 tmain in the ground two years, and the plants have 

 come up the third fpring very well -, fo that it will be 

 very proper to fow fome of the feeds in autumn, 

 .foon after they are ripe, in a warm border, where'the 

 plants may come up early the following fpring ; and 

 thefe will be ft:r6nger, and more likely to perfeft feeds, 

 rthan thofe fown in the fpring, by which method the 

 kinds may be preferved. 

 \ If the feeds or thefe plants are permitted to fcatter, 

 •the plants will come up the following fpring without 

 rany care; and if they are treated in the fame way as 

 1 the others, they will thrive equally; but when the 

 *. feeds are fown in the fpring, they fliould be taken out 

 •of the pods, and divefted of their fungous covering, 

 , which adheres clofe to them, fo prevents their grow- 

 ing, till that is rotted and decayed. 

 ,rThefe plants are feldom propagated but by thofe who 



{Perfoliattim) floribus trigynis, caule 

 foliis obtufis pellucido-punftatis. Hort. 

 Cliffl 383. St, Johnfwortwith three ftyles to the flower ^ 

 and ohtufe leaves having pellucid punElurcs, Hyperi- 

 cum vulgare. C. B. P. 279. Common St. Johnfivcrt. 

 2. HvpERicuM {^adrangulum) floribus trigynis, caule 

 quadrato herbaceo. Horn. Cliff'. 380. St, Johnfu;ort 

 with three ftyles to the flowers^ and a fquare herbaceous 

 ftalk. Hypericum Afcyron diftum, caule quadran- 

 gulo. J. B. 3. p. 382. St. Johnfwort with a fquare 

 ftalky commonly called St. Peter/wort. 



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botany, though for the fake 



gardens 



3. Hypericum {Hircinum) floribus trigynis. 

 bus corolla longioribus, caule fruticofo ancipiti. 

 Hort. Cliff'. 331. St. Johnfwort with three ftyles to the 



. flower^ ftamina longer than the petals^ and a Jhrubby 

 ftalk with two ftdes. Hypericum foetidum frutel- 

 cens. Tourn. 255. Stinking ftoruhhy St. Johnfwort. 



4. Hypericum floribus trigynis, calycibus obtufis, fl:a- 

 minibus corolla longioribus caule fruticofo. Hort. 

 Cliff". 381. St. Johnfwort with three ftyles to the flower, 

 obtufe empalementSj ftamina longer than the petals^ and 

 a Jhrubby ftalk. Hypericum frutefcens Canarienfe 

 multiflorum. Hort. Amfl:. 2. p. 135. Shrubby St. 

 Johnfwort from the Canaries^ having many flowers, 



. Hypericum {Olympicum) floribus trigynis, calyci- 

 bus acutis, fl:aminibus corolla brevioribus, caule fru- 

 ticofo. Hort. Cliff: 380. St. Johnfwort with three 

 ftyles to the ftower^ acute empalements^ ftamina fhorter 

 than the petalsy and a Jhrubby ftalk. Hypericum Ori- 

 entale, flore magno. T. Cor. 19. Eaftern St. Johnf- 

 wort.^ with a large flower. 



6. Hypericum {Inodorum) floribus trigynis, calycibus 

 obtufis, fliaminibus corolla longioribus, capfulis co- 

 loratis, caule fruticofo. St. Johnfwort with three ftyles 

 to the flower^ obtufe empalements, ftamina longer than the 

 petals^ coloured feed-veplsy andafhruhby ftalk. Hype- 

 ricum Orientale, foetido fimile, fed inodorum. Tourn. 

 Cor. 19. Eaftern St. Johnfwort^ like the ftinking kind, 

 but without fmelL 



7. Hypericum {Afcyron) floribus pentagynis, caule te- 

 tragono herbaceo fimplici, foliis lasvibus integerrimis. 



. Hort. UpfaL 236. St. Johnfwort with five ftyles to the 

 flower^ a fquare., fi^gl^y herbaceous ft alky and fmootb en- 

 tire leaves. Afcyrum magno flore. C. B, P. 280. 

 *Tutfan with a large flower. 



8. Hypericum {Balearicum) floribus pentagynis, caule 

 fruticofo, foliis ramifque cicatrifatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 

 783. St. Johnfwort with five Jiyles to the flower ^ a 



■ Jhrubby ftalky and fcarified leaves and branches. ' Aicy- 



ron Bale^cum, frutefcens, maximb flore luteo, foliis 



.minoribus, fubtus vcmicofis falvad. Boerh. Ind. alt. 



I. 242. Shrubby Balearick St. Peterfwort with a large 



require very little trouble to cultivate theni y and as I yellow Jlcwer^ and Jmaller leaves warted on their under 



take up but little room 



Jide. 



; mixed with other fmall annual plants in large borders, I 9. Hypericum {Androfamum) floribus trigynis pericar- 



* where they will make a pretty appearance. 



piis baccatis, caule frUticofo ancipiti. Hort. Upfal. 



The juice of thefe plants is of a yellow colour, re- . 237- St. Johnfwort with three ftyles to the flower ^ a 



fenibling that of Celandine, and is affirmed by fome 

 eminent phyficians to have the fame effed as opium. 

 [ Y P E R I C U M. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 254. tab. 131. 

 Lin. Gen. Plant. 808. St. Johnfwort-, in French, 



Mllepertuis. ^ -■.: ...,.,' . , , ' • • . V.\-;' 

 • " The Characters are, . . . .. : 



The flower bath a permanent empalementy divided into 

 five oval concave fegments ; it hath five oblong oval petals 

 V)hich fpread opeUy and a great number of hairy ftamina^ 

 which are joined at their hafe in three or five dfftin£f 



nmits. It hath in the cen- 



fmall ft 



three^ 



fi' 



'• ter a roundijh germen^ fupporting one^ 



' fty^'^Sy the fame length of the ftamina, crowned by fingle 

 ftigmas. "The germen afterward becomes a roundifh cap- 

 fule^ having the fame number of cells as there are ftyles 

 in the flower y which are filled with oblong feeds. 

 Ihis genus of plants is ranged in the third feftion of 



^ Linna:u.s's eighteenth clafs, intitled Polyadelphia 



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flefiy feed-vejfely and a Jhrubby ftalk with two ftdes. 

 Androfasmum maximum frutefcens. C. B. P. 280. 

 Common Tutfan^ or Park4eaves. , 



10. Hypericum {Bartramium) floribus pentagynis ca- 

 lycibus obtufis, ftaminibus corolla aequantibus, caule 

 erefto herbaceo. St. Johnfwort with five ftyles to the 

 flower J obtufe empalements, ftamina equalling the petals^ 

 and an ere£l herbaceeus ftalk. ' 



11. Hypericum {Moncgynum) floribus monogynis, fta- 

 ^ minibus corolla longioribus, calycibus coloratis, caule 



fruticofo. St. Johnfwort with one Jtyle to the flowers^ 

 ftamina longer than the petals^ coloured empalementSy and 

 , a Jhrubby ftalk. 

 There are fome other fpecies of this genus, v/hich 

 are preferved in botanic gardens for the fake of va- 

 riety, but as they are feldom admitted in^ other 

 gardens, I have not enumerated them here, left; the 

 work fliould fwell too large, 



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