248 Order 18.— HYPERICACE^E. 



with no glands between them ; styles 3 — 5, distinct or united at base, 

 persistent. — Herbaceous or shrubby plants. Lvs. punctate with pel- 

 lucid dots, opposite, entire. Fls. solitary, or in cymous panicles, 

 yellow. 



§ Stamens 25 — 100, more or less united into sets (a). 

 § Stamens 5—15, not at all united (d). 



a Carpels (and styles) 5 or more. Capsule 5-eelled Nos. J, 2 



a Carpels 3. Capsule 3-celled (the placentas meeting (b). 



a Carpels 3. Capsule 1-celled (the plaoent;e not quite meeting (c). 



b Shrubby. Petals not dotted. Leaves lanceolate or oblanceolate Nos. 3 — 5 



b Shrubby. Petals not dotted. Leaves linear Nos. 6, 7 



b Herbaceous. Petals sprinkled with black dots Nos. 8 — 10 



C Shrubs. Styles united into one Nos. 11 — 14 



C Half-shrubby. Styles united into one....' Nos. 15—18 



O Herbaceous. Styles distinct, at least at the top Nos. 19 — 22 



d Flowers in corymbous cymes Nos. 28, 24 



d Flowers raceuied on the slender branches Nos. 25, 26 



1 H. pyramidatum Ait. Herbaceous; lvs. sessile, oblong-ovate, acute; sty. 5; 

 placentae retroflexed in tlio cells of the capsule. — If. Hills and river banks. Ohio 

 and Penn. to Can. St. 3 — 51* high, scarcely angular, smooth, rigid. Branches 

 corymbous, erect, 4-angled. Lvs. of the stem 2\ — 5' long, \ as wide, of tho 

 branches about half these dimensions. Els. very large (\V broad) Petals obo- 

 vate. Sta. capillary, 100 or more. Caps. 1' long, ovoid-conical, tipped with the 

 5 styles. Sds. CO. Jl., Aug. 



2 H. Kalmianum L. Shrubby; lvs. linear-lanceolate, very numerous, obtuse; 

 caps. 5-celled, tipped with the 5 styles. — Rocks below Niagara Falls, etc. A 

 handsome species, a foot or more in bight. Lvs. an inch in length, slightly revo- 

 lute on the margin, 1-veined, minutely and thickly punctate, sessile. Branches 

 slender and delicate, somewhat 4-angled. Fls. 9" diam. Sta. very many. Aug. 



3 H. Buckleyi Curtis. Low, diffusely branched from the shrubby base, lvs. 

 wedge-oblong or obovate, subsessile, smooth, very obtuse; fls. terminal, solitary, 

 peduncled ; sep. unequal, leafy, obtuse, and with the CO stam. shorter than tho 

 petals; caps. 3-celled, styles united. — High. Mts. of N. Car. to Ga. Stems S — 12' 

 high. Lvs. 6 or V' by 3 or 4". Resembles Ascyrum Crux- Andreas. 



4 H. prolificum L. Branching ; branches ancipilal, smooth; lvs. oblong-lanceo- 

 late, obtuse, narrowed at base, crenulately waved at edge ; cymes compound, 

 leafy; sep. unequal, leafy, ovate, cuspidate; petals obovate, a little larger than 

 sepals. — A highly ornamental shrub, 2 — 4f high, prairies and creek shores, Mid. 

 and W. States. Lvs. 2 — 2V long, 4—6" wide. Fls. 9" diam., orange-yellow in 

 an elongated inflorescence. Sta. CO. JL, Aug. •"-. 



B. dexsiplorum T. and G. Branches very numerous; lvs. crowded, much 

 smaller (less than 1' long); fls. very numerous, in compound cymes, and 

 much smaller (about 6" diam.)— E. Tenn. to Fla. (II. densiflorum Ph.) 



5 H. galioides Lam. Branches few, terete ; lvs. ^'near-lanceolate, rather obtuse ; 

 cymules numerous, axillary and terminal, paniculate ; sep. subequal, Unear-lanceO' 

 late.—S. Car. to Fla. in damp soil. St. 2 to 3f high, with straight, erect branches 

 and a smooth bark. Lvs. fascicled in the axils as if whorled, 10 to 15" by 2 to 

 3", dotted with large, pellucid glands. Fls. about 7" diam. Jn., Aug. 



6 H. rosmarinifolium Lam. St straight, erect, sparingly branched ; fas. lin- 

 ear, shorter than the internodes, narrowed at base to a petiole ; cymules dense, few- 

 flowered, paniclcd. — Ky. to Fla. Smooth and handsome, 18 to 30' high, half 

 shrubby. Lvs. 1' to l.V long, 1 — 2" wide, revolute-edged, fascicled in the axils 

 as if whorled. Fls. 6""diam. Sep. subequal, about as long as the obovate petals. 

 Jn., Aug. 



7 H. fasciculatum Lam. Shrub much branched, bushy ; lvs. linear, very nar- 

 row, longer than the internodes, sessile ; cymules leafy. — Wet places in pine bar- 

 rens, Ga., Fla. to La., common. Bush 1 to 2f high, very leafy. Lvs. nearly 

 1' in length, recurved or straight, with smaller ones clustered in the axils. Fls. 

 numerous, 6' diam. Petals obovate, 1-toothed (like Nos. 4, 5) about the length 

 of the linear sepals. Jl., Sept. 



B. abbreviatum. Branches irregular and crooked ; lvs. very short (2 to 3 ), 

 tufted in the axils ; petals 3 times longer than the sepals.— -Car. to Ga. 



