sandy coast-line.” The plants raised from these seeds 
flowered in August 1912, and from one of them our figure 
was prepared. A characteristic appearance is given to this 
species by the presence of axillary tufts of leaves on the 
shoots of the current year. These tufts, which are usually 
composed of two pairs of leaves, are borne on greatly 
abbreviated “short-shoots.” H. Kalmianum thrives very 
well with other St. John’s Worts in good loamy soil, and is 
easily increased by cuttings as well as by seeds. 
Description.—Shrub, much branched, 1-2 ft. high, bark 
brown, flaking; branches 4-angled, twigs somewhat com- 
pressed, slightly 2-winged. Leaves sessile, spreading, linear- 
oblanceolate, obtuse, gradually narrowed to the base, 3-2 in. 
long, 4-} in. wide, thinly coriaceous, transparent-dotted, 
margins recurved, the main-nerve sunk above, glaucescent 
beneath with the main-nerve raised, _Cymes dichasial 7-15- 
flowered, at the ends of the twigs; pedicels 1-2 in. long. 
Flowers % in, across. Sepals leafy, oblong, subacute, about 
% in. long, 1 lin. wide, transparent-dotted. Petals yellow, 
deflexed, obliquely obovate, under } in. long, } in. wide, 
faintly transparent-dotted. Stamens very many, free, 
orange-yellow, } in. long. Ovary 5-lobed, 5-celled; ovules ~ 
many; styles 5, at first closely adpressed, at length 
ba stigmas minute. Capsule ovoid, 5-celled, 4 in. 
ong. 
Fig. 1, calyx and pistil; 2 and 3, anthers :—all enlarged. 
