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Leaves broadly dblong, oval or ovate-lanceolate, native; 



sepals ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute 



12 H y ]3 e r i c u m p u n c t a t u m 

 Stamens few (five to twelve) ; flowers one-tenth to one-fourth of 

 an inch broad 



Cyme leafj'-bracted 13 Hypericum boreale 



Cymes subulate-bracted 



Leaves ovate, oval or oblong; capsules one-twelfth to 



five-twelfths of an inch long 



14 Hypericum m u t i 1 u m 

 Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate; capsule one-third 



to one-half of an inch long 



15 Hypericum majus 



Leaves linear, blunt, three-nerved 



16 H}-pericum canadense 



Great or Giant Saint John's-wort 



Hypericin)! (iscyro)i Linnaeus 



Plate r3oa 



Stems herbaceovts, 2 to 5 feet tall from a perennial root, angled, 

 branching and smooth. Leaves sessile, ovate-oblong to ovate-lanceolate, 

 2 to 5 inches long and three-fotirths to i^ inches wide, clasping the stem. 

 Flowers bright yellow, showy, i to 2 inches broad, few or several in a loose, 

 terminal cluster. Sepals five, ovate-lanceolate, about one-half of an inch 

 long, pointed; petals five, obovate or oblanceolate ; stamens numerous, 

 imited into five sets. Styles usually five in number, united below, the 

 stigmas capitate. Fruit pod ovoid in shape, three-fourths to seven-eighths 

 of an inch long. 



Chiefly along streams, Quebec to Vermont and Manitoba south to 

 Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Missouri. Flowering in July 

 and August. 



The St Peter's-wort (Ascyrtim stans Michaux) and the St 

 Andrew's Cross (Ascyrum hypericoides Linnaeus), two small, 

 leafy, shrubby species of the coastal region, differ from the species of 



