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BOTANY OF THE AZORES. 
Hab. in montibus insularum plurium, in Flores 
frequentissime. Hypericum grandifolium, Choisy. 
Androsemum Webbianum, Spach. The fruit of 
this species has little resemblance to the baccate 
fruit of Androsemum officinale, and connects it 
more closely with H. perforatum and our other 
herbaceous species. Even if the generic name 
of Androsemum should be adopted for it, there 
appears no good reason for setting aside two 
earlier specific names, as done by Spach. Mr. 
Webb’s services to science will not be the less - 
valued and known for the loss of a trivial name. 
The above diagnosis is drawn from the dried spe- 
cimens brought home, aided by living plants in 
my garden raised from their seeds. "The charac- 
ters of H. grandifolium and foliosum are com- — A 
pletely united in the same plant; and Dr. C. 
Lemann has assured himself of the identity of 
the two supposed species, by examining an origi- 
nal specimen in the Banksian herbarium. The 
differences of size and shape in the upper leaves, 
is sometimes very decided; but in other in- 
stances, it is less evident: and such discrepan- 
cies occur in other allied species. s 
Hypericum decipiens, H. Wats, ms. Flores; 
Fayal? 
Sect. 4. Perforaria, Chois—DC. Prodr. Her 
bacea, nigro-punctata, caule erecto tetrapteTó = — 
ramoso, foliis pellucido-punctatis oblongis obtusis — 
retusisve, floribus laxe paniculatis, sepalis lan- 
ceolatis acutis, stylis tribus divaricatis ovario. 
longioribus. Corolla lutea (minime citrina), €x- 
trinsecus rubicunda. Folia caulina sæpius reflexa 
margine undulata. Caulis, folia, calyx, 
antheræ nigro-punctati. This is extremely near. 
H. quadrangulum, (Linn—Auct. Brit.) though. 
instantly distinguished by its deeper coloured and — 
