FoLYANDRiA Di-PENTAGYNi A. Hypericum. 377 



H, axillare. Lam. encycl. 4. p. 161. 

 H. Coris. IFalt.Jl. car. igo. 



In pine woods of Georgia and Florida. Ij • July. v. v. 

 Flowers the size of H. perforatum. 



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



fasciculatis filiformi-linearibus convexis obtusis sessili- 

 bus, pedunculis in apice ramulorum axillaribus 1 — 3- 

 floris/ calycibus foliiformibus, stylis coadunatis. 



H. fasciculatum. Mich.Ji. amer. 1. p. SO. 



In Georgia. Enskn. v. s. hi Herb. Enslen. Resem- 

 bles the foregoing species in many respects. 



*** Trigynce. Herbacecc. 



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



obtusis pellucido-punctatis, panicula terminali bra- 

 chiato-foliosa, petalis calyce acuto lanceolato duple 

 longioribus. — IVilld. sp. pi. 3. p. 1460. 



H. virginicum. Walt.Ji. car. I89. 



Icon. F/. c/aw. 1043. Engl. bot. 2g5. 



In old fields, meadows, and on dry hills ; common. 1/ . 

 June — Aug. v. v. Common St. John's IVort has 

 probably been introduced from Europe, but become 

 one of the most pernicious weeds, and is considered 

 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 corymlosum. 



ramoso, foliis amplexicaulibus oblongo-ovalibus ob- 

 tusis, corynibis terminalibus brachiatis densifloris, ca- 

 lycinis laciniis lanceolatis acutis. — JVilld, sp. pi. 3. 

 p. 1457. 



H. maculatum. IValt.JL. car. IS9. 



H. punctatum. Lam. encycl. 4. p. \64. 



In shady woods : New England to Carolina; particularly 

 in the range of the mountains. 11 . June — Aug. v. v. 

 Flowers pale yellow, smaller than the foregoing one. 



16. H. erectum, ramosissimum, glabrum ; caule subtetra- parvifloTum. 



gono, foliis ovato-oblongis .subcordalis obtusis nervo- 

 sis sessilibus, paniculis terminalibus dichotomo-co- 

 rymbosis, petalis calyce lanceolato brevioribus. — 

 JVilld. sp. pi. 3. p. 1456. 



H. quinquenervium. IValt.fl. car. igO. 



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



In overflowed places : Canada to Carolina. 2/. June — 

 Sept. V. v. flowers small 3 size very variable, 

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