362 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



North America: Penn. to Minn, and Neb. ; S. to Va. 

 and Ark. 



Minn, valley: Ft. Snelling; E. edge and N. E. dis- 

 trict; rare; river banks and shore of lakes. 



LXX. HYPERICACEAE. St. John's-Wort 

 Family. 



Endlicher, Gen. PI. 1036 (1836-40); Benthara and Hooker, Gen. Plant. 

 I, 163 (1862): Baillon, Hist. PI. VI, 391 (1877). 



Genera; 8; temperate and warmer regions. 

 Species: 225 ± ; more abundantly represented in N. 

 hemisphere than in S. 



HYPERICUM Linn. Gen. 606 (1737). 



Eloclea, Elodes, Triatlenia, Afleiiotrias, Drosanthe, Ere- 

 niosporus, Webbia, Hypericuni, Olynipia, Canipylopii.s, Psoro- 

 pliytum, Aiiclrosaeniuin, Ereinanthe, Canipylosporus, Norysca, 

 Roscyna, Myrianclra, Brathydiuiu Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. 2, V, 

 353 (1836). 



Androsaemum All. Fl.Ped. II, 47 (1785). 



Brathrys Mux. ex Linn. f. Suppl. 43 (1781). 



Sarothra Linn. Gen. ed. V, 344 (1754). 



Tridia Korth. Hoev. and De Vr. Tijd. Ill, 17 (1836). 



Keceveura Vell. F1. Flum. V, 119, 120 (1826). 

 Baillon, Hist. PI. VI, 391; Benth. and Hook., Gen. PI. 1, 165; Durand, 

 Incl. Gen. Phan. 33; Gray, III. Gen. I, 213. 



Living species: 175 ±; 160 (B. and H.); temperate and 

 tropical regions; very numerous in N. temperate zone; very 

 rare in S. temperate; Russia, 23; Europe, 41; Russian Europe, 

 10; N. America, 31; E. Sts., 17; Canada, 11; S. Sts., 25; PI. 

 King, 2; PL Wheel, 1; Mid. Calif., 3; Rocky mts., 1; W. Tex. 4. 



Hypericum canadeiise Linn. Spec. 785 (1758). 



H. thesiifolium HBK. N. G. et. S. V, 192 (1821). 

 H pauciflorum HBK. 1 c. (1821). 

 H vioranense HBK. 1. c. (1821). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 95; Britt., Fl. N. J. 68; Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 31; Chap.. Fl. S. St. 42; Gov., Fl. Ark. 169; Wats., Bibl. lad. I. 

 125; Webb., Appx. Neb. 32, 



North America:- N. Y. to Fla. ; W. to Wis., Minn., 

 Neb. and Ark. 



Minn, valley: N. E district, and probably along N. 

 edge; extending doubtfully to Blue Earth Co.; wet or damp 

 woods and roadsides. 



Herb.: Ballard 825, Page \SikQ, Ca,ry er Co.; Ballard 

 856, Page lake; Holzimjer 32, Winona Co.; Bailey 428, Long 

 lake. 



