poLYANDRiA Di-PENTAGYx\iA. Hypericum. 



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H. axillare. Lam. encycl. 4. p. \6l. 

 H. Coris. Jralt.Jl. car. IQO. 



In pine woods of Georgia and Florida, Pj . July. v. v. 

 Flowers the size of H. perforatum. 



13. H. ramulis angulosis, foliis confertis quasi verticillatim tenuifulium. 



fasciculatis filiformi-linearibus convexis obtusis sessili- 

 bus, pedunculis in apice raraulorum axillaribus 1 — 3- 

 floris, calycibus foliit'ormibus, stylis coadunatis. 



H, fasciculatum. Mkh.Ji. amer. 1. p. SO. 



In Georgia. Enslen. v. s. in Herb. Enslen. Resem- 

 bles the foregoing species in many respects. 



*** Trigynce. Herlacecc. 



14. H. erectum, ramosum ; caule ancipiti, foliis oblongis perforalum. 



obtusis pellucido-punctatis, panicula terminali bra- 

 chiato-foliosa, petalis calyce acuto lanceolato duplo 

 longioribus.— ?ri//c/. sp. pi. 3. p. 1460. 



H. virginicum. Walt.Ji. car. \Sg. 



Icon. FLdan.\0-k3. Engl. lot. 295. 



In old fields, meadows, and on dry hills ; common. 11 . 

 June — Aug. v. v. Common St. Johns IVort has 

 probably been introduced from Europe, but become 

 one of the most pernicious weeds, and is consideied 

 very injurious to horses j for, when they feed upon it, 

 blindness and other diseases are said to be the conse- 

 quence, 



15. H. erectum, glabrum, nigro-punctatum j caule tereti corymhosum. 



ramoso, foliis amplexicaulibus oblongo-ovalibus ob- 

 tusis, corymbis terminalibus brachiatis densitloris, ca- 

 lycinis laciniis lanceolatis acutis. — IFilld. sp. pi. 3. 

 p. 1457. 



H. maculatum. Walt.Ji. car. IS9. 



H. punctatum. Lam. encycl. 4. p. l64. 



In shady woods : New England to Carolina; particularly 

 in the range of the mountains. 1/ . June — Aug. v. v. 

 Flowers pale yellow, smaller than the foregoing one. 



H, erectum, ramosissimum, glabrum ; caule subtetra- parviflorum. 

 gono, foliis ovato-oblongis subcordatis obtusis nervo- 

 sis sessilibus, paniculis terminalibus dichotomo-co- 

 rymbosis, petalis calvce lanceolato brevioribus. — 

 mild. sp. pi. 3. p. 1456. 



H. quinquenervium. Walt.Ji. car.igO. 



H. mutilum. Willd. sp. pi. 3. p. 1471. 



In oversowed places ; Canada to Carolina. 2/. June — 

 Sept. V. V. Flowers small 5 size very variable. 

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