Kalmianum. 



Sjf^ POLYANDRIA DI-PENTAGYNIA. Ascyrum. 



gis basi biglandulosis, floribus terminalibus solitariis 



breviter pedicellatis 3-gynis. — fFilld. sp.pl. 3, p. 14/3- 

 A. stans. Mich.Ji. amer. 2. p. 77. 

 In low overflowed open places, generally in sandy soil : 



New Jersey to Carolina. Tj • -^"'y' -^"S- '^- ""' 



Flowers larger than the former species : it is from one 



to two feet high. 

 amplexicanle. 4. A. erectum ; caule superne dichotome-panicnlato, ramis 



ancipitibus, foliis ovato-oblongis amplexicanlibus, fo- 



liolis calycinis exterioribus cordatis^ floribus 3-4- 



gynis. — Mich.Ji. amer. 2. p. 77. 

 A. stans. JViild. sp. pi. 3, p, 1475. 

 Hypericum tetrapetalum. Lam. encycl. 4 p. 153. 

 In low grounds and woods : Virginia to Florida. T7 . 



July, Aug. V. V. The flowers and leaves larger than 



any other sort. 



449. HYPERICUM. Gen. pi. 1224. 

 * Pentagyna. 



1. H. fruticosum, ramosissimum ; ramulis 4-gonis, foliis 

 lineari-lanceolatis, corymbis terminalibus 3 — 7-floris, 

 laciniis calycis lanceolatis obtusiusculis, capsuUs lon- 

 gitudine calycis.— JViUd. sp. pi. 3. p. 1438. 



H. Rartramianum. Mill. diet. n. 10. 



In Pensylvania and Virginia. Ij June, July. v. s. in 

 heil. Lambert, v. v. in Hortis. From three to five 

 feet high : the flowers of the whole genus are yellow. 



2. H. herbaceum, erectum; caule subreiragono ramoso, 

 foliis sessilibus oblongis acutis glabris, floribus termi- 

 nalibus, stylis stamitiibus brevioribus, calycinis folio- 

 lis ovatis acutis.- JVilld. sp. pi. 3. p. 1444. 



H. amplexicaule. Lam encycl. 4. p. 147. 

 Icon. Vent. vmlm. 118. 



In Canada ? % . July, Aug. v. v. in Hortis. Flowers 

 the size of J/. A>^cyrum, 



3. H. herbaceum, glalirum ; caule simplici 4-gono, foliis 

 sessilibus oblongis acutis glabris, floribus terminalibus, 

 st\lis longitudine siaiMiium calycinis foiiolis ovato- 

 lanceolatis. — '.ViUd sp. pi. 3. p 1443. 



H. maciocarpuin. Mich.Ji. amer. 2. p. 82. 



In Canada an J the western parts of New York and Pen- 

 sylvan a. 2/. July, Aug. v.v. Flowers the largest 

 ol all the species here enumerated. 



pyramida- 

 ium. 



ascyroides. 



