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HYPERICINEjE. III. HYPERICUM. 



5 H. GRANDIFIORUM (Chois. prod. hyp. p. 38. t. 3.) stem 

 round, reddish; leaves ovate-oblong, cordate, somewhat stem- 

 clasping, acute at the apex, netted with pellucid veins ; flowers 

 corymbose ; peduncles bibracteate ; calyx acutish, reflexed upon 

 the peduncle after flowering, much shorter than the corolla. 

 Jj . G. Native ofTenerifFe. H. Canariense, Willd. .not of Lin. 



Great-flowered St. John's-wort. Fl. July, Aug. Shrub 3 ft. 



6 H. HIRCI'NUM (Lin. spec. 1103.) branches winged ; leaves 

 somewhat emarginate at the base, dilated, sessile, acute at the 

 apex, ovate-lanceolate, with glandular margins ; peduncles bi- 

 bracteate ; stamens exceeding the corolla in length ; seeds 2, ap- 

 pendiculated. fj . H. Native of the regions of the Mediterra- 

 nean. Schkuhr. handb. 3. t. 213. f. 3. Wats. dend. brit. t. 86. 

 This plant when bruised has a very disagreeable smell. 



Var. ft, obtusifolium (D. C. prod. 1. p. 544.) leaves blunter. 

 17. H. Native of Corsica on humid rocks in the mountains. 



Var. y, minus (Wats. dend. brit. t. 87.) plant much smaller. 



Goaf- scented St. John's-wort. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1640. 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



7 H. INODORUM (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1449.) stem sufFruticose, 

 round ; branches somewhat winged ; leaves ovate, very blunt ; 

 calyx lanceolate, acute ; peduncles sometimes bibracteate ; sta- 

 mens equal in length with the corolla. Jj . H. Native of Greece 

 and the Levant. Herb scentless. 



Scentless St. John's-wort. Shrub 3 feet. 



8 H. FOLIOSUM (Ait. hort. kew, ed. 1. vol. 3. p. 104.) 

 branches winged ; leaves sessile, oval-oblong, rather acute, 

 finely perforated ; calyx lanceolate, caducous. Tj Gr. Native 

 of the Azores. 



Leafy St. John's-wort. Fl. Aug Clt. 1778. Shrub 2 feet. 



9 H. FLORIBU'NDUM (Ait. hort. kew, ed. 1. vol. 3. p. 104.) 

 stem round ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, numerous, without dots ; 

 peduncles dilated and somewhat compressed towards the apex ; 

 calyx obtuse ; corolla and stamens marcescent. Tj . G. Native 

 of the Canary Islands. H. frutescens, &c. Comm. hort. amst. 

 p. 137. t. 68. Sepals ciliated. 



Bundle-flowered St. John's-wort. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1779. Shrub 

 S feet. 



10 H. MILLE'PORUM (Willd. herb, ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 343.) 

 branches round ; leaves on short petioles, lanceolate, tapering to 

 both ends, nerved, full of pellucid dots, fringed with glandular 

 teeth ; sepals lanceolate, fringed with glandular teeth ; flowers 

 corymbose. Tj . G. Native of TenerirFe. 



Tliousand-pored-]eaved St. John's-wort. Shrub 2 feet. 



1 1 H. OLY'MPICUM (Lin. spec. 1 102.) stern round ; leaves ellip- 

 tical-lanceolate, rather acute, full of pellucid dots ; calyx ovate, 

 acute ; peduncles bibracteate ; corolla and stamens marcescent. 



tj . G. Native of mount Olympus and of China. Smith, exot. 

 bot. 2. p. 71. t. 96. Sims, hot. mag. t. 1867. Leaves glaucous, 

 sessile. 



Olympian St. John's-wort. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1706. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



12 H. CANARIE'NSE (Lin. syst. 575.) stem obsoletely quad- 

 rangular ; branches compressed ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute ; 

 calyx ovate, obtuse ; styles 3-4, diverging. J; . G. Native of 

 the Canary Islands. Lodd. bot. cab. 953. 



Var.p, triphyllum(Q.C. prod. 1. p. 544.) leaves tern. 

 Var. y, salicifolium (D. C. prod. 1. p. 544.) leaves linear-lan- 

 ceolate, longer. 



Canary-Island St. John's-wort. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1699. 

 Shrub 2 feet. 



* Styles commonly 5. 



13 H. CHINE'NSE (Lin. amoen. 8. p. 323.) stem round; leaves 

 elliptical, obtuse, with a few black dots ; peduncles bibracteate ; 



calyx oblong, obtuse, beset with black dots ; styles connected 

 together. f? . G. Native of the East Indies, and of the Cape 

 of Good Hope? H. monogynum, Mill, illust. 151. f. 2. H. 

 aureum, Lour. 



Chinese St. John's-wort. Fl. March, Sept. Clt. 1753. Shrub 

 3 feet. 



14 H. MONO'GYNUM (Lin. spec. 1 102. Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. 

 Linnaea. 1. p. 667.) stem terete, shrubby; leaves oblong-oval, 

 recurved at the base, somewhat auricled, without dots ; peduncles 

 sub-corymbose, leafy, bibracteate ; bracteas nearly opposite ; 

 sepals lanceolate, acutish ; styles 5, coadunate, equal in length to 

 the stamens and corolla. T? . G. Native of Japan and China. 

 Curt. bot. mag. 334. Flowers yellow. 



One-styled St. John's-wort. Shrub 3 feet. 



15 H. CORDIFOUUM (Chois. mss. D. C. prod. 1. p. 545.) stem 

 round ; leaves elliptical, acute, coriaceous, smooth, somewhat 

 stem-clasping, without dots ; flower-bearing branches crowded, 

 leafy below ; bracteas ovate-cordate, acute ; sepals ovate, mu- 

 cronate, without dots ; petals oblong, unequal-sided, obliquely 

 mucronulate ; stamens short ; styles unconnected, scarcely longer 

 than the corolla. Tj . G. Native of Nipaul at Thankot, and at 

 Narain-hetty. H. bracteatum and Lungusum, Hamilt. mss. in 

 D. Don, prod. p. 217. It is called Lungusu and Ricanawa in 

 the Nawar language. 



Heart-leaved St. John's-wort. Fl. April, Oct. Clt. 1825. 

 Shrub 2 feet. 



16 H.? ALTERNIFOLIUM (Vahl. symb. 2. p. 85. t. 42.) 

 branches round ; leaves alternate, lanceolate ; peduncles tribrac- 

 teate ; styles reflexed. Native of the East Indies. 



Alternate-leaved St. John's-wort. Shrub ? 



17 H. PYRAMIDA'IUM (Ait. hort. kew, ed. 1. vol. 3. p. 103.) 

 stem winged ; leaves stem-clasping, oblong-lanceolate, acute, 

 with revolute margins ; peduncles short, thick ; sepals rather 

 acute , styles 5-7, short, thick, connected together at the base. 

 2f, . H. Native of North America in Canada ? Vent. malm. t. 

 118. H. amplexicaule, Lam. diet. 4. p. 14. 



Pyramidal-flowered St. John's-wort. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 

 1764. PI. 4 feet. 



18 H. ROSTRA' TUM (Rafin. fl. lud. p. 87.) stem frutescent, 

 2 -edged ; leaves sessile, ovate, acute at both ends, with revolute, 

 dotted margins ; corymbs axillary and terminal ; calyx bibrac- 

 teate ; ovaries beaked ; styles 5. If.. H. Native of North Ame- 

 rica in Louisiana. 



Beaked-o varied St. John's-wort. Fl. July, Aug. PI. 2 feet. 



19 H. A'SCYRON (Lin. spec. 1102.) stem tetragonal, simple; 

 leaves stem-clasping, lanceolate, acute, full of pellucid dots ; 

 flowers few ; sepals blunt ; styles connected together at the base. 

 }/. H. Native of Siberia. Gmel. fl. sib. 4. p. 178. t. 69. 

 Flowers very large. 



Soft St. John's-wort. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1774. PI. 3 feet. 



20 H. ASCYROI'DES (Willd. spec. 3. p. 1443.) stem simple, 

 winged at the base, and tetragonal towards the top ; leaves ob- 

 long-lanceolate, acute ; sepals oblong-lanceolate ; styles free, 

 length of the stamens. If,. H. Native of North America in 

 Canada and the western parts of New York. H. macrocarpum, 

 Mich. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 82. Flowers very large. 



Ascyron-like St. John's-wort. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1812. 

 PI. 3 feet. 



21 H. IANCEOLA'TUM (Lam. diet. 4. p. 145.) stem round; 

 leaves lanceolate, with black dotted margins, acutish at the 

 apex ; flowers solitary ; sepals blunt ; styles connected together. 

 J? . G. Native of the Island of Bourbon and Caffre Land. Chois. 

 prod. hyp. p. 41. exclusive of the synonyme of Jacq. 



Zawceo/ate-leaved St. John's-wort. Shrub 3 feet. 



22 H. ANGUSTIFOLIUM (Lam. diet. 4. p. 145.) stem round ; 

 leaves linear-lanceolate, approximate, with revolute margins, 



