92 THE ST. JOHn's-WORT FAMILY. 



HABITATS AND LOCALITIES. 



1. Tutsan — (^Hypericum Androscemum.) 



Bredbury Wood ; Bamford Wood, on rocks, almost at fox-and-grapes 

 height ; in shrubby places near Styall ; and plentiful on hedgebanks 

 about Boothstown, Chaddock Hall, and Ellenbrook. (J. E.) 



Curtis, i. 193 ; E. B. xviii. 1235 ; Baxter, i. 39. 

 A very common ornament of gardens and the edges of plantations. 



2. Maesh St. John's-wort — {Hypericum Modes.) 



Rare. Lindow Common, near Wilmslow ; Eaton Moss, near Congle- 

 ton ; Brookhouse Moss, near Macclesfield ; and plentiful in boggy 

 places at Greenfield. Fl. July, August. 



E. B. ii. 109. 



Eaton Moss and Brookhouse Moss are heyond the limits of our Flora, but the 

 rarity of the plant permits their citation. 



3. Tkailing St. John's-wort — {Hypericum humifiisum.) 



Dry, sandy, and gravelly banks, generally under the protection of 

 larger and stouter plants. Plentiful on Hale Moss. Fl. July, August. 

 Curtis, i. 195 ; E. B. xviii. 1220. 



4. Sqttare-stalked St. John's-wort — {Hypericum quadr unguium.) 



Common in moist and marshy places. Hale Moss. Plentiful about 

 Bagvdey, Sale, and Bowdon. Fl. July, August. 

 Curtis ii. 272; E.B.vi.370. 



5. Impeefokate St. John's-wort — {Hypericum dubium.) 



Not uncommon on dry hedgebanks, and in copses, especially in the 

 district lying due south, a part of the country rife with curious wild- 

 flowers. Fl. July, August. 



E. B. V. 296. 



6. Common St. John's-wort — {Hypericum perforatum.) 



Copses, dry hedgebanks, and rough places, abundant. Fl. July, 



August. 



CurUs, i. 57 ; E. B. v. 205 ; Baxter, i. 80. 



