HYPEEICACEAE 789 



above : leaf -blades leathery, narow'iy oblong to lanceolate, 2-6 cm. long, with smaller ones 

 often cSustered in the axils, conspicuously nerved, sessile : flowers in terminal corymbose 

 cymes: sepals lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 4-6 mm. long, acute: corolla yellow, 1-1..5 

 cm. broad: petals cuneate: capsules ovoid, the body 5-6 mm. long, slender-beaked. 

 In swamps or about ponds, Massachusetts to Georgia and Louisiana. Summer. 



14. Hypericum glomeratum Small. Perennial, shrubby. Stems branching, 3-10 

 dm. tall, with somewhat scaly l)ark, the foliage glabrous: leaf -blades narrowly oblong to 

 linear-oblong or nearly linear, 2-4 cm. long or those clustered in the axils shorter, more 

 or less distinctly apiculate, often somewhat revolute, paler beneath than above, sessile: 

 flowers in dense cymes terminating the branchlets : pedicels 2-8 mm. long : buds ovoid, 

 acutish: sepals rather foliaceous, narrowly oblong to linear-oblong, 5-6 mm. long, 

 acutish, strongly nerved, reflexed at maturity: petals bright yellow, cuneate-spatulate, 

 fully 1 cm. long, undulate at the apex: stamens numerous: capsules densely clustered, 

 oblong-ovodd, 5-6 mm. high, slightly lobed, the placentae only slightly intruded. 



On mountains. North Carolina, especially on the Grandfather and Table Rock. Summer. 



15. Hypericum interior Small. Perennial, shrubby. Stems several dm. tall, 

 much branched, the branches sharply angled, glabrous: leaf -blades narrowly oblaneeo- 

 late to linear-oblanceolate, 1-3 cm. long, acute, slightly revolute, pale beneath, narrowed 

 into s>nder petioles: panicles many-flowered: sepals linear or narrowly oblong, 3-4 

 mm. long, acute, rather rigid, more or less spreading at maturity: corolla yellow, about 

 1 em. broad: petals cuneate: capsules conic-ovoid, 5-6 mm. long. 



Along streams, Texas. Summer. 



16. Hypericum ambiguum Ell. Perennial, shrubby. Stems 0.5-1.5 m. tall, 

 widely branched, with a scaly bark: leaf -blades linear-oblong or spatulate, 1-2.5 em. 

 long, acute or apiculate, flat or slightly revolute, narrowed into short petiole-iike bases: 

 flowers few, in axillary cymes disposed in narrow panicles: braets similar to the leaves 

 but much smaller: sepals linear or slightly broadened upward, 3-5 mm. long, acute: 

 corolla yellow, 15-18 mm. broad: petals obliquely obovate or cuneate, almost laterally 

 apiculate : capsules almost conic, 5-6 mm. high, surpassing the sepals. 



In and about river swamps, South Carolina to Florida and Alabama. Spring and summer. 



17. Hypericum galioides Lam. Perennial, shrubby. Stems 3-8 dm. high or taller, 

 glabrous: leaf -blades narrowly linear or slightly broadened upward, 0.5-1.5 cm. long, 

 acute, slightly revolute, each tapering into a very short petiole-like base or sessile: 

 flowers solitary or in axillary cymes forming narrow panicles: sepals linear or linear- 

 spatulate, 3-4 mm. long, more or less revolute: coroHa yellow, about 1.5 cm. broad: 

 petals cuneately narrowed, obliquely or almost laterally pointed: capsules conic, 5-6 

 mm. long, acute. 



In low pine lands, Florida and Alabama. Summer and fall. 



18. Hypericum fasciculatum Lam. Perennial, shrubby. Stems 1-5 m. tall, with 

 numerous sharply angled branchlets : leaves numerous, a bunch usually clustered in the 

 axils of the larger ones; blades leathery, linear-filiform, 1-2 cm. long, or shorter in the 

 clusters, acutish, revolute, sessile: flowers in loose narrow panicles, or at first rather 

 corymbose: sepals linear, 3-4 mm. long, about 1 em. wide: petals bright yellow, ob- 

 liquely apiculate: capsules ovoid or conie-ovoid, 4-5 mm. long, acute. 



In wet sandy pine lands, North Carolina to Florida and Texas. Spring and summer. 



19. Hypericum aspalathoides Willd. Perennial, shrubby. Stems nearly simp'e, 

 or much branched, 2^8 dm. tall, with sharply angled branchlets: leaves very numerous, 

 clusters of small ones borne in tlie axils of the large ; blades linear-subulate or linear- 

 filiform, 5-8 mm. long, or shorter in the cilusters, obtuse, revolute, sessile: flowers sev- 

 eral, in terminal corymbose cymes, slender-pedicelled : sepals linear, 3-4 mm. long, re- 

 sembling the small leaves : corolla bright yellow, about 1-5 cm. broad : petals oblique, 

 not apiculate: capsules conic, 5-7 mm. long, acuminate. 



In pine lands and open places, North Carolina to Florida and Louisiana. Spring and summer. 



20. Hypericum myrtifdlium Lam. Perennial, shrubby. Stems branching, 3-l<] 

 dm. tall, erect or creeping: leaves persistent), leathery; blades ovate to oblong-ovate, 

 or ovate-lanceolate or rarely nearly oblong, 1-3 cm. long, obtuse at the apex or rarely 

 acute, often slightly revolute, clasping: bracts like the leaves, but smaller, sometimes 

 narrower: flowers showy, sometimes very numerous: sepals foliaoeous, ovate, 5-8 mm. 

 long, acute or acutish, united at the base: corolla golden yellow, about 2 cm. broad: 

 stamens numerous: capsules pyramidal-ovoid, incompiletely 3-cclled or rarely 4-celled, 

 5-6 mm. high, 3-4-lobed or 3-4-sided. 



In sandy pine lands, especially in wet soil, South Carolina to Florida and Alabama. Summei . 



