A large and handsome shrubby species of the East, golden St. 

 Johnswort (H. au'reum), is cultivated as an ornamental. All of the 

 species are probably poisonous to livestock. Hypericum red, a well- 

 known extract from this genus (specifically H. perforatum) , is a 

 red, resinous substance formerly used extensively in the treatment 

 of wounds. 



