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form, terete; larger leaves of the calix roundish. The 
peduncles of al the following species are bribracteate 
above the middle. 3. Crux Andree. B angustifolia. 
Leaves oblong-linear, crowded; flowers lateral and termi- 
nal, erect, bibracteate near the base; styles 1 or 2, conni- 
vent; larger calix leaves acute, elliptic-ovate. Han. In 
Carolina. Probably a distinct species, 4. Aypericoidks. 
5. amplexicaule. 
An American genus. 
$76. HYPERICUM. L.- (St. John’s-wort.) 
Calix 5-parted, segments equal. Petals 5. 
‘Stamina numerous, scarcely united at the base. 
Capsule roundish; cells equal withthe number 
of styles; 1, 2, 3, and 5. 
' Herbaceous or shrubby; stems cylindric, ancipital, or 
quadrangular; leaves opposite, entire, often furnished with 
peliucid resinous punctures; flowers a mostly co- 
Tymbose, peduncles trichotomous, 3-flowered, terminal 
and axillary; flowers yellow. 
Srecres. 1. H. Kalmianum. 2. pyramidatum. 3. ae- 
cyroides. 4. frondosum. 5.amenum. Pu. Nearly allied 
to H glaucum. 6. prolificum. 7. nudifiorum. 8. glaucum. 
9. densiflorum. 10. galioides. 11. hoides. 12. fas~ 
oa 13. roryrr ge Pr. Is c~ wees le al 
. zalicides. perferatum. Too Jantly na- 
pe eb dry pastures, and Gaithcted Very injetions. 
pum) Oxs. Herbaceous, upper part of the stem wey 
punctate, nerves numerous, (seen the light: 
and Dr. 
— makes a near approach to it. 21. canadense. 
; “ Hypericum tomentosum ea erec- 
tum, is binatis ad caulem strictissime ap et 
decussatim eee Amalth. p. 420. tab. 421. fig. 
S. mala. 23. pilost : i 
! tha baa vey flowered. Icon. Pluk. Alm. t. 245.6 
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