248 ORDER 18. HYPERICACE^E. 



with no glands between them ; styles 3 5, distinct or united at base, 

 persistent. Herbaceous or shrubby plants. Lvs. punctate with pel- 

 lucid dots, opposite, entire. Fls. solitary, or in cymous panicles, 

 yellow. 



Stamens 25100, more or less united into sets (a). 

 Stamens 515, not at all united (d). 



a Carpels (and styles) 5 or more. Capsule 5-celled Nos. 1, '2 



a Carpels 8. Capsule 3-celled (the placenta} meeting (b). 



a Carpels 3. Capsule 1-celled (the placentas not quite meeting (c). 



b Shrubby. Petals not dotted. Leaves lanceolate or oblanceolate Nos. 8 5 



b Shrubby. Petals not dotted. Leaves linear Nos. G, 7 



b Herbaceous. Petals sprinkled with black dots , Nos. S II) 



C Shrubs. Styles united into one Nos. 11 14 



C Half-shrubby. Styles united into one Nos. 15 IS 



C Herbaceous. Styles distinct, at least at the top Nos. 19 2'2 



d Flowers in corymbous cymes Nos. 23, 24 



d Flowers racemed on the slender branches Nos. 25, 26 



1 H. pyramidatum Ait. Herbaceous; Ivs. sessile, oblong-ovate, acute; sty. 5; 

 placentae retroflexed in the cells of the capsule. If Hills and river banks. Ohio 

 and Penn. to Can. St. 3 5f high, scarcely angular, smooth, rigid. Branches 

 corymbous, erect, 4-angled. Lvs. of the stem 2J 5' long, as wide, of the 

 branches about half these dimensions. Fls. very large (1 J' broad) Petals obo- 

 vate. Sta. capillary, 100 or more. Caps. 1' long, ovoid-conical, tipped with tho 

 5 styles. Sds. GO. JL, Aug. 



2 H. Kalmiairum L. Shrubby; Ivs. linear-lanceolate, very numerous, obtuse; 

 caps. 5-celled, tipped with the 5 styles. Rocks below Niagara Falls, etc. A 

 handsome species, a foot or more in hight. Lvs. an inch in length, slightly revo- 

 lute on the margin, 1-veined, minutely and thickly punctate, sessile. Branches 

 slender and delicate, somewhat 4-angled. Fls. 9" diam. Sta. very many. Aug. 



3 H. Buckley! Curtis. Low, diffusely branched from the shrubby base, Ivs. 

 wedge-oblong or obovate, subsessile, smooth, very obtuse; fl-s. terminal, solitary, 

 peduncled ; sep. unequal, leafy, obtuse, and with the GO stam. shorter than tho 



- petals; caps. 3-celled, styles united. High. Mts. of N. Car. to Ga. Stems 812' 

 high. Lvs. 6 or 7" by 3 or 4". Resembles Ascyrum Crux-Andreaj. 



4 H. prolificum L. Branching ; branches ancipital, smooth ; Ivs. oblong-lanceo- 

 late, obtuse, narrowed at base, crenulately waved at edge; cymes compound, 

 leafy ; sep. unequal, leafy, ovate, cuspidate ; petals obovate, a little larger than 

 sepals. A highly ornamental shrub, 2 if high, prairies and creek shores, Mid. 

 and "W. States. Lvs. 2 2' long, 4 6" wide. Fls. 9" diam., orange-yellow in 

 an elongated inflorescence. " Sta. GO. Jl., Aug. f. 



p. DENSIFLORUM T. and G. Branches very numerous; Ivs. crowded, much 

 smaller (less than 1' long) ; fls. very numerous, in compound cymes, and 

 much smaller (about 6" diam.) E. Tenn. to Fla. (H. densiflorum Ph.) 



5 H. galioides Lam. Branches few, terete ; Ivs. Knear-lanceolate, rather obtuse ; 

 cymules numerous, axillary and terminal, paniculate ; sep. subequal, linear-lanceo- 

 late. S. Car. to Fla. in damp soil. St. 2 to 3f high, with straight, erect branches 

 and a smooth bark. Lvs. fascicled in the axils as if whorled, 10 to 15" by 2 to 

 3", dotted with large, pellucid glands. Fls. about 7" diam. Jn., Aug. 



6 H. rosmarinifolium Lam. St. straight, erect, sparingly branched ; Ivs. lin- 

 ear, shorter than the internodes, narrowed at base to a petiole ; cymules dense, few- 

 flowered, panicled. Ky. to Fla. Smooth and handsome, 18 to 30' high, half 

 shrubby. Lvs. 1' to H' long, 1 2" wide, revolute-edged, fascicled in the axils 

 as if whorled. Fls. 6" diam. Sep. subequal, about as long as tho obovate petals. 

 Jn., Aug. 



7 H. fasciculatum Lam. Shrub much branched, bushy ; Ivs. linear, very nar- 

 row, longer than the internodes, sessile ; cymules leafy. Wet places in pine bar- 

 rens, Ga., Fla to La., common. Bush 1 to 2f high, very leafy. Lvs. nearly 

 1' in length, recurved or straight, with smaller ones clustered in the axils. Fls. 

 numerous, 6'' diam. Petals obovate, 1-toothed (like Nos. 4, 5) about the length 

 of the linear sepals. Jl., Sept. 



(3. ABBREVIATVM. Branches irregular and crooked ; Ivs. rery short (2 to 3"), 

 tufted iii the axils ; petals 3 times longer than tho sepals. Car. to Ga. 



