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branches. Leaves ovate-obloDg, evergreen^ coriaceous, on short 

 petioles. Flowers very large, with an immense number of bright 

 yellow stamens. Segments of the calyx obovate, spreading. 

 Petals often lobed at one side. 



Bushy places, woods, etc. Probably not an original native of 

 Britain (how many of our species are ?) , but certainly well esta- 

 blished in many parts of England. In Ireland and Scotland it 

 is more common than here. Perennial ; July-September. 



H. hi7xinum, Sibth. Fl. Gr. 773. Goat-smeUhig St. John's-wor't. 

 — Stems erect, branched with angular branches (both stems and 

 branches are winged) . Leaves ovate or ovate-lanceolate, more or 

 less glaucous, with a goatish smell, especially when bruised ; hence 

 the name. Pedinicles 1-3-flowered, shorter than the leaves, with 

 two rudimentary bracts. Pedicels longer than the calyx. Sepals 

 o\a.te-lanceolate, acute, entire, not half as long as the petals, not 

 dilated, as in H. Androsmnnm. Stamens considerably longer than 

 the petals. Capsule smooth, opening at the apex. 



Very commonly cultivated about London, and sometimes grow- 

 ing wild on the sites of former gardens, A plant which we be- 

 lieve to be of the same species was noticed on the banks of the 

 Ribble, near Settle, in 1852 (a few yards below the railway bridge), 

 where it had to all appearance existed for many years. John 

 Tatham, of Settle, sent me a specimen, which I had no difficulty 

 in identifying with our London plant. It is a native of the south 

 of Europe. Perennial shrub ; July ?, August. 



H. Androssemum, Lin. Tutsan, or Park-leaves. — Curtis, Fl. 

 Loud. 164. L.B.s. 214. 



A. 15. C. 50. Lat. 50-58°. Alt. 0-200 yds. Tern. 51-46°. 



Stems ligneous for a considerable portion, erect or ascending, 

 round, leafy, with two prominent lines (this is only visible on the 

 upper, or recent part of the stem). Leaves ovate, blunt, large, 

 sessile, glaucous below. Sepals ovate, enlarged after flowering. 

 Stamens scarcely half as long as the petals. Fruit a berry, black 

 and dry when ripe. 



In moist, shady places, rather rare. Perennial ; July-Septem- 

 ber. This species was observed in Perthshire, in a wood which 

 skirts the eastern side of Loch Venachar. It is found in the West 

 Highlands (a MS. ]i&t 2^enes me). 



Hypericum anglicum, Bert. — e.b. 1225. 



Stem shrubby, tall, much branched, with two edges. Leaves 



