156 NAT. ORDER. HYPERICINE.E. 



Hypericum datum. Tall St. John's-wort. The younger stems 

 of this plant arc somewhat reddish ; leaves ovate-oblong-, acute, dila- 

 ted at the base, somewhat emarginate, with the margins somewhat 

 re volute, flowers corymbose ; peduncles bibracteate ; sepals ovate- 

 oblong. It is a native of North America, and flowers in July and 

 August. 



Ilypericiim frondosum. Frondose St. John's-wort. The branches 

 of this plant are two-edged ; leaves ovate-elongated, blunt at the apex, 

 and narrowed at the base ; flowers large, usually solitary ; calyx 

 equalling or exceeding the petals in length ; styles united together. 

 It is a native of North America, on shady Rocks in Kentucky and 

 Tennessee. Flowers in July and August. 



Hypericum amoenum. Pleasing St. John's-wort. This plant 

 rises about two feet in height, bearing branches two-edged ; the leaves 

 are oblong elliptical, bluntish at the apex, but tapering to the base, 

 with curled revolute margins ; flowers terminal, and usually solitary ; 

 sepals ovate, acuminated, never equal in length with the corolla ; 

 styles connected together. Tliis plant is a native of South Carolina 

 and Georgia. The flowers are large, of a bright yellow, and with red 

 ovaries. Flowers in July and August. 



Hypericum sessilijiorum. Sessile-flowered St. John's-wort. This 

 plant rises about three feet in height, with round branches ; leaves are 

 stem-clasping, cordate-oblong, without nerves, dotted ; corymb termi- 

 nal ; flowers nearly sessile ; sepals oblong, acute, leafy, and much 

 longer than the corolla ; styles joined together. Native of North 

 America. Flowers in August and September. 



Hypericum graiidijlorum. Great-leaved St. John's-wort. This is 

 a shrubby plant rising about three feet in height ; the stem round, and 

 of a reddish cast ; leaves ovate-oblong, cordate, somewhat stem-clasp- 

 ing, acute at the apex, netted widi pellucid veins ; flowers corymbose ; 

 peduncles after flowering much longer than the corolla. This is a 

 native of Teneriffe, and flowers in July and August. 



Hypericum irwdorum. Scentless St. John's-wort. This is a 



