5G HYrEKICACE.*:. (.ST. JOHN V WORT FAMILY.) 



1. ASCYRUM, I.. St. ri;Ti;u's-wouT. 



Sepals 4, tlie two outer ones iiiutli larger. Petals 4, convolute in the bud, 

 obli<|Ue. Stamens nunierou.s. Styles 2-4, distinct or united. Cajisules 

 2-4-valved, 1-celled, with 2-4 parietal placenta;. — Smooth shrubs with 

 2-edged brunches. Flowers mostlv solitary, yellow. 



* Sti/les 2 : inner sepals small, 



1. A. hypericoides, L. Stems single, l°-3° high, branching above; 

 leaves ^linear-oblong ; flowers single or in threes, short-pedicelled ; outer 

 sepals oval or round-cordate ; petals oblong ; styles shorter than the ovary ; 

 cap.sule as long as the sepals. — Dry soil. July -August. 



2. A. Crux-Andreae, L. Stems numerous, decumbent and creeping, 

 the numerous branches (j'- 12' high, very leafy; leaves linear-obhmg, obtuse, 

 narrowetl at the base, 6" - 8" long ; Howers tliree iu a terminal cluster, and 

 single on short branchlets ; sepals and capsule like the preceding. — Dry open 

 woods iu tiie upper districts. July. 



3. A. pumilum, Michx. Dwarf ; leaves oblong-obovate, obtuse ; outer 

 sepals round-ovate, the inner minute ; petals obovate ; pedicels long and 

 slender, reHexed in fruit ; styles 2, united. — Dry gravelly soil, Florida, 

 Georgia, and westward. March - April. — Stems 3' - 6' long, diffuse. Leaves 

 4" - 6" long. 



* * Stales 3 -4 : sepals nearly equal. 



4. A. CUneif olium, n. sp. Stem widely branching, 6' - 9' long ; leaves 

 cuueate, sessile, 6" -9" long; flowers large (!' wide), single, long-peduncled ; 

 outer sepals orbicular, shorter than the obovate petals, twice as long as the 

 oblong capsule ; styles 3, filiform, half the length of the ovary. — Low pine 

 barrens. Florida. August -Sept. 



5. A. stans, Michx. Stem and branches erect, l°-2°high; leaves 1' 

 long, oblong, closely sessile ; flowers short-peduncled, single ; outer sepals 

 round-cordate, as long as the obovate petals and oblong capsules ; styles 3-4, 

 short, subulate. — Low ground. July - Oct. 



6. A. amplexicaule, Michx. Leaves and outer sepals cordate-ovate, 

 clasping ; inner se])als lanceolate, as long as the outer ones ; petals obovate ; 

 styles 3; capsule ovoid, barely half as long as the sepals. — Damp soil near 

 the coast, Florida, Georgia, and westward. April -Sept. — Shrub 2° -3° 

 high. Branches many times forking. 



2. HYPERICUM, L. St. John's-wobt. 



Sepals 5, similar. Petals .5, oblique, convolute in the bud. Stamens mostly 

 numerous, and commonly collected in 3-5 sets, without intervening glands. 

 Styles 3-5, distinct or united. Capsule 1 - 5-celIed. — Herbs or shrubs. 

 Flowers mostly cyraose, yellow. 



