POLYANDRiA Di-PENTAGYNiA, Hypericum. 



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'** Trigynce. Fruticosce. 



A. H. ramis ancipitibus, foliis ovali-oblongis obtuf^is mucro- frondosum, 

 natis basi an^ustatis, floiibus terminalibu-^ snbsolitariis, 

 calycinis tbliolis oblongis aciitis staminibiisqne petalis 

 aequantibus, stylis coadunatis longitudine staminum. 

 Mich.fl. amer. 1. p. 81. 



H. elatiim. ^it. kew. 3. p. 104 ? 



In shady rocky places in Kentucky and Tennassee. It . 

 July, Aug. V. V. Resembles H. A<cyrum very mucti ; 

 the leaves of the calyx are broad, and sometimes longer 

 than the petals. 



5. H. ramis ancipitibus, foliis ellipticis margine crispato- amoenion, 



revolutis supra opacis subtus glaucis, floribus tenni- 

 nalibus subsolirariis sessilibus, calycinis foliolis ovatis 

 acumi'iatis, petalis dcHexis staminibuslongioribus, sty- 

 lis coadunatis longitudine stan)inum. 

 In South Carolina and Georgia. Lyon. Tj . July, Auo-. 

 v.v. 'his elegant species grows to the height of 

 about two teet or more. Every branchlei has from 

 one to three large flowers, of a bright golden yellow; 

 the petals turn downwards, and leave the large crown 

 of stamina in an upright situation, which, with the 

 beautiful red ovate germen in the centre, gives the 

 flower a particularly pleasing appearance. 



6. H. ramis ancipitibus, foliis lanceolato-linearibus obtu- prolificum. 



siusculis, corvrabis axillaribos et terminalibus pauci- 

 floris, flonbus primordialibus sessilibus starainibus sty- 

 lisque longitudine petalurum, calycinis foliolis lanceo- 

 latis. — WiLld. sp.pl. 3. p. 1453. 



H. Kalmianum. Du Roi harhk. I. p. 310. 



In Virginia. Gronnv. V^ . June — Aug. v. n. in Horlis. 

 The most common and most hardy species in the 

 gardens. I rather suspect its native country to be Ca- 

 nada, as most of the shrubby kinds coming from the 

 southern parts are extremely tender. 



7. H. ramis alato-4-gonis, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis obtu- nudiflorum, 



siusculis sessilibus, panicula pedunculata dichotoma 

 nudiuscula, flonbus soiitariis subsessilil us, calycinis 

 laciniis lanceolatis petalis duplo brevioiibus, stylis 

 coadunatis staminibuslongioribus. — Mich.ji. amer. 2, 

 p. 78. 



H.l^vigatum. Jit. ktw. 3. p. 106 ? 



H. ligustrinura. Herb. Banks. Mss. 



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