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Hypericum Monogynum. Chinese 

 St. John's-Wort. 



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C/#/} 0»i Order. 



POLYADELPHIA PoLYANDRIA. 



Generic Character. 



Cal. 5-phyllus. Petala 5. A T <?#. o. Capfula. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



HYPERICUM monogynum floribus monogynis, ftaminibus 

 corolla longioribus, calycibus coloratis, caulc 

 fruticofo. Linn. Syft. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. 

 p. 702. Hort. Kew. v. 3. p. 108. 



Of this genus 28 fpecies are enumerated in the Hortus Kev:- 

 enfis of Mr. Aiton, 42 in Prof. Murray's ed. of the Syftema 

 Vegetab. and 64 in Prof. Gmelin's 13th ed. of Linn. Syft. Nat. 

 of the latter number 14 are deferibed with 5 ftyles, 46 with 3, 

 2 with 2 ftyles, and 2 with 1 ; when the term monogynum was 

 firft applied to this fpecies it was a proper one, there being 

 then only one in that predicament, another having fince been 

 difcovered it ceafes to be fo now ; fome have indeed doubted 

 the propriety of ufing the word monogynum at all, alledging that 

 in reality there are five ftyles, which manifeftly fhew themfelves 

 above, though they coalefce below ; fuch is the opinion of rnV 

 friend, Dr. Gwyn ; this is a point on which Botanifts will 

 think differently. 



This elegant native of China, now common in our green- 

 houfes, appears from Mr. Miller to have been firft in- 

 troduced to this country in 1753, by Hugh, Duke of 

 Northumberland; he tells us, that the plants were raifed 

 in his Grace's curious garden at Stanwick, from whence the 

 Apothecaries garden at Chelfea was furnifhed with it. 



Mr. Miller has given us a minute defcription of this plant, 

 which he obferves is the more valuable, as it continues in 

 flower great part of the year ; he obferves further, that if 

 planted in a very warm fkuation, it will live in the open air, 

 but that thofe plants which (land abroad will not flower in 

 winter, as thofe do which which are removed into fhelter in 

 autumn. 



It may be propagated by flips from the root, or by layer?. 



