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ral, axillary, opposite. Leaves acute, not acuminate, those of the stem 24—5! 
long, } as wide, of the branches about half these dimensions. Flowers 1}! diam. 
Petals obovate, 3—3/ wide. Stamens capillary, 100 ormore. Capsules 1’ long, 
ovoid-conical, tipped with the 5 styles. Seeds 00. Jl. Aug. 
2. H. perroratum. Common St. John’s-wort. 
' St. 2edged, branched; Jvs. elliptical, with pellucid dots; sep. lanceolate, 
half as long as the petals.—2| A hardy plant, prevailing in pastures and dry 
soils, Can. and U. S., much to the annoyance of farmers. Stem 1—2f high, 
brachiate, erect, round, with 2 opposite, elevated lines extending between the 
nodes. Leaves 6—10” long, } as wide, ramial ones much smeller, all obtuse, the 
dots as well as veins best seen by transmitted light. Flowers numerous, deep 
yellow, in terminal panicles. Petals and sepals bordered with fine dark color- 
ed glands. Jn. Jl.§ 
3. H. cornymsésum. Muhl. (H.punctatum. Beck.) Spotted St. John’s. 
St. erect, round, smooth, branching; lvs. clasping, oblong-oval, obtuse, 
covered with black dots; cymes terminal, brachiate, dense-flowered, corymbose ; 
sep. ovate, acute.—2| In wet meadows and damp woods, N. Eng.to Ark. Stem 
1i—2f high. Leaves 1—2’ long, nearly 3 as wide, with pellucid punctures be- 
sides the black dots. Flowers small, numerous, pale-yellow, petals nearly 3 
times as long as the sepals, with oblong black dots. Stigmas orange-red, on 
distinct styles. Jn. Jl. 
4. H. ancutésum. Michz. 
St. simple below, corymbosely branched above, sharply 4-angled; lws. 
somewhat ovate, closely sessile, scarcely punctate; cymes leafless, compound ; 
jis. alternate, solitary on the ultimate branches; sep. lanceolate, acute, half as 
long as the petals.—2 Cedar swamps, N.J.to Flor. Stem nearly 2f high. 
Leaves nearly 1’ long, } as wide, rather distant. Petals obovate, brownish-red, 
with a single lateral tooth near the apex. Jn.—Aug. 
5. H. evurpricum. Hook. (H spherocarpon. Bart.) 
St. quadrangular, simple, cymose at summit; ls. elliptical, obtuse, some- 
what clasping, pellucid-punctate; cyme pedunculate ; sep. unequal; sty. united 
at base-—%| Low grounds, Uxbridge, Ms., Rickard! R. I. Olmey, to N. Y. and 
Penn. Stem 8—16! high, slender, colored at base. Leaves 8—13! by 2—4”, 
somewhat erect, about as long as the internodes. Cymes of about a dozen 
flowers, generally 1—2’ above the highest pair of leaves. Central flowers sub- 
sessile. Petals acutish, orange-yellow, 2—3” long; sepals shorter. Stigmas 
minute. July. 
* * Stamens 20—100, polyadelphous. Shrubs. 
6. H. Kaumiinum. Kalm’s St. John’s-wort. 
St. corymbosely branched ; branches somewhat 4-sided, two of the angles 
slightly winged; lvs. linear-lanceolate, very numerous, obtuse, attenuate at 
base ; cymes 3—7-flowered, fastigiate ; sep. half as long as petals—Rocks below 
Niagara Falls! &c. A shrubby species a foot or more in height. Leaves an 
inch in length, slightly revolute on the margin, 1-veined, minutely and thickly 
punctate, sessile. Branches slender and delicate. Flowers yellow. Stamens 
very numerous. Aug. 
7. H. PROLIFIcUM. 
Branching; branches ancipital, smooth; lvs. oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, 
narrowed at base, crenulately waved at edge; cymes compound, leafy ; sep. un- 
equal, leafy, ovate, cuspidate; pet. obovate, a little larger than sepals; sty. at 
length distinct—A highly ornamental shrub, 2—4f high, prairies and creek 
shores, Mid. and West. States! Leaves 2—21/ long, 4—6” wide. Flowers # 
diam., orange-yellow, in an elongated inflorescence. Stamens 00. Jl. Aug. Tf 
#7. Lvs. much smaller; capsule attenuate at summit. 
8. H. apprEssum. Barton. : 
St. shrubby at base, 2-winged above; ls. oblong-linear, sessile, with 
pellucid punctures ; fis. 15—20, in a leafless cyme; sep. unequal, half as long 
as the oblong-obovate petals; sty. united; caps. 3-celled Swamps, R. I.! Pa. 
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