874 HYPERICACEAE 
31. H. lobocarpum vi ua Shrub 1-2 m. tall: leaf-blades narrowly 
elliptic or oblanceolate, 2—7 cm. lon ng: bun numerous: sepals elliptie to 
éd e da 2.5-3.5 mm. long, r obtuse: corolla pd 1-1.5 em. 
broad: petals rather cuneate: psy $ celled, 9-lobed, 5-7 em. long, separat- 
ing into 5 carpels at D ee and low parade. “Coastal Plain, 
Tenn. and Blue Ridge, N. C.—Spr.- 
;  SAROTHAA L . Wiry scaly-leaved annual herbs. Sepals 5, equal or 
nearly so. Stamens grouped. Sa relatively long. Capsule exserted.—T wo 
species, of eastern North Ameri 
Flowers sessile or nearly so: sepals much shorter than the conic e 
. S. gentianoides. 
Flowers pedicelled: sepals and ovoid or oval-ovoid capsule about 
equal in length, or sepals slightly shorter. 2. S. Drummondii. 
1. S. gentianoides L. Stem 1-5 dm. : leaves seale-like, appressed, much 
shorter than d ee often ee r those on the lower part of the 
stem sometim ur" elliptie: 
sepals n. Or ori os mm. 
long.—(PINEWEED.  ORANGE-GRASS.) 
E and rocky soil in fields, pastures, and 
on roadsides, various provinces, Fla. to Tex., 
Ont. and Me.—-Sum.-fall —Sometimes used 
rnediinalls. 
2. S. Drummondii Grev. & Hook. Stem 1- 
6 dm. tall: leaves dia but longer po 
wl 
the internodes, narrowly linear or linear- 
subulate, erect d strongly s ep sepals 
linear-lanceola -4 long: corolla 
deep-yellow " 10-12 mm. bis d: stamens 10- 
20: capsule ovoid or oval-ovoid.—Dry soil, pastures, and hillsides, various 
provinees, Fla. to Tex., Kans., and Va —Sum.—Rare E. 
5. SANIDOPHYLLUM Small. Biennial or perennial herbs. Leaves 
minutely pustulate, rather d ipo blades very narrow, those of the flower- 
ing stem erect or appres epals un- 
ibb 
g 
equal, 2—4-ribbed. in yellow: petals 
with the midnerve. nearly lateral and an 
oblique blade on one side. Stamens grouped 
in 4’s. Styles filiform. Capsule invested 
by the persistent perianth at the base, the 3 
valves distinct.—One species 
S. cumulicola Small. a Ea 
few or many together, wiry, 2-7 c 
with the leafy npn on the cade ie 
base: leaves linear-subulate, 1-6 m 
sepals broadly linear to ovate e, ll 
4m 
long: petals yellow, 3— . long: capa 
5-6 mm. long, sabes ced brown 
Scrub S pen. Fla.—A1l year.—The pla nts grow only in the white sand of the 
serub and resembles some species of = ow-flax (Cathartolinum) in habit as 
well as the color and size of the flower 
