TlYrERICACEAE. 



Vol, II. 



3. Hjq>ericum prolificum L. Shrubby 



St. John's-wort. Fig. 2883. 

 Hypericum prolificum L. Mant. i : 106. 1767. 

 Shrubby, diffusely branched from near 

 or at the base, i-3 high; stems some- 

 times i' in diameter; branches ascending 

 or erect, leafy; branchlets 2-edged. Leaves 

 Hnear-oblong or oblanceolate, narrowed at 

 the base, or tapering into a short petiole, 

 obtuse, often mucronulate, pale beneath, 

 i'-3' long, 3"-9" wide, with tufts of smaller 

 ones in the axils ; cymes several-many- 

 flowered, terminal and sometimes also axil- 

 lary; pedicels 6" long or less : flowers s'-g" 

 broad; sepals unequal, shorter than petals; 

 stamens numerous, distinct; styles 3; cap- 

 sules 3-celled, 4"-6" long. 



Sandy or rocky soil, western Ontario and 

 New York to Minnesota. Georgia, Missouri 

 and Arkansas. Rock-rose. Paint-brush. Broom- 

 brush. July-Sept. 



2. Hypericum Kalmianum L. Kalin's 

 St. John's- wort. Fig. 2882. 



Hypericum Kalmianum L. Sp. PI. 7S3. 1753- 



Shrubby, freely branching. i-2 high, leafy; 

 branches 4-anglcd, twigs flattened and 2-edgcd. 

 Leaves oblong-linear or oblanceolate, sessile, 

 or narrowed into a short petiole, obtuse, l'-2i' 

 long. 2"-4" wide, more or less glaucous be- 

 neath, generally with .smaller ones clustered 

 in the axils; cymes terminal, few-flowered; 

 pedicels stout, 2"-io" long ; flowers 6 '-12" 

 broad ; sepals foliaceous. oblong, acute, 3"-4" 

 long, usually about half the length of the 

 petals ; stamens very numerous, distinct ; styles 

 5 (4-6), united below into a beak; capsule 

 ovoid, 3" long, completely 5- (4-6-) celled. 



Sandy soil. Quebec, Ontario and western New 

 York to Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. 

 Shrubby St. johnswort. Aug. 



4. Hypericum densiflorum Pursh. 



Bushy or Dense-fiowered St. 



John's-wort. Fig. 2884. 



Hypericum densiflorum Pursh, FI. Am. Sept. 

 376. 1814. 



Hvpericum prolificum var. densiflorum A. Gray, 

 "Man, Ed. 3. 84. 1867. 



Erect, 4-6 high, shrubby, freely branch- 

 ing, densely leafy; branches somewhat an- 

 gled and branchlets 2-edged. Leaves crowd- 

 ed, l'-2' long, li"-3" wide, acutish or ob- 

 tuse, with smaller ones clustered in the 

 axils; cymes densely many-flowered, mainly 

 terminal; pedicels i"-4" long; flowers 

 5"-8" broad; sepals narrow, not foliaceous, 

 shorter than the petals ; stamens numerous, 

 distinct ; styles 3, more or less united ; cap- 

 sule 3-celled, 2"-;^" long. 



Pine-barrens of New Jersey to Florida, west 

 to Kentucky, Arkansas and Texas. July-Sept. 



