HYPERICINEjE. III. HYPERICUM. 



60S 



without dots ; flowers large, solitary ; sepals acutish ; styles 

 connected together. Tj . S. Native of the Island of Bourbon. 

 Narrow-leaved St. John's-wort. Shrub 3 feet. 



23 H. PA'TULUM (Thunb. jap. p. 295. t. 17.) stem round, pur- 

 plish ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, tapering to the base, with 

 revolute margins, without dots ; flowers corymbose ; styles re- 

 curved at the apex, scarcely longer than the stamens ; peduncles 

 bibracteate ; sepals suborbicular, very obtuse, f? . H. Native of 

 Japan and Nipaul. 



Var. ft, attenaattim (D. C. prod. 1. p. 545.) all parts of the 

 shrub are shorter, slenderer, and more crowded. 



Spreading St. John's-wort. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1823. 

 Shrub 6 feet. 



24 H. JAVA'NICUM (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnsea. 1. p. 

 667.) stem terete, shrubby ; leaves membranous, ovate-lanceo- 

 late, bluntish, tapering a little to the base, with reflexed margins, 

 glaucous beneath, full of fine pellucid dots ; flowers corymbose ; 

 pedicels bibracteate ; bracteas linear-awl-shaped ; sepals lanceo- 

 late, acuminated ; styles exceeding the stamens, but shorter than 

 the corolla. Ij . S. Native of Java. Allied to H. patulum. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Java St. John's-wort. Shrub. 



25 H. CORIA'CEUM (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnsea. 1. p. 

 667.) stem terete, shrubby ; branches fastigiate ; leaves coria- 

 ceous, crowded, ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, glaucous beneath, full 

 of pellucid dots ; peduncles tern, 1-3-flowered, bracteate in the 

 middle ; bracteas lanceolate ; sepals oval, obtuse or acute ; styles 

 5, exceeding the stamens, but equal with the corolla. Jj . S. 

 Native of Java. Allied to H. Javdnicum. 



Coriaceous-leaved St. John's-wort. Shrub 6 feet. 



26 H. CE'RNUUM (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 59. D. Don, prod. fl. 

 nep. p. 218.) branches round ; leaves elliptical-oblong, mucro- 

 nulate, glaucous ; peduncles solitary or in threes ; sepals ellip- 

 tical, acute ; petals unequal-sided, oblong, obtuse ; styles and 

 stamens very long. ^ . G. Native of Sirinagur, where it is 

 called Peoalee. Branches purplish, suffused, with glaucous pol- 

 len. Flowers very large. 



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



27 H. KALMIA'NUM (Lam. diet. 4. p. 148.) branches tetra- 

 gonal ; leaves linear-lanceolate ; flowers 3-7, in a terminal 

 corymb; sepals lanceolate, bluntish. Tj . H. Native of North 

 America in Pennsylvania and Virginia. 



Kalrris St. John's-wort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1759. Shrub 

 2 to 4 feet. 



28 H. VENOSUM (Lam. diet. 4. p. 146.) stem tetragonal, red- 

 dish, simple ; leaves ovate-oblong, stem-clasping, bluntish ; 

 flowers large, terminal ; peduncles bracteate ; sepals ovate-round- 

 ish ; styles exceeding the stamens in length. ^ . G. Native ? 

 Perhaps this plant is sufficiently distinct from H. calycinum. 



Veiny St. John's-wort. Shrub 1 foot ? 



29 H. TRIFLORUM (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. LinnEea. 1. p. 

 667.) stem terete, shrubby ; leaves membranous, ovate-oblong, 

 bluntish, full of pellucid dots, younger ones somewhat stem- 

 clasping at the base; peduncles usually tern, 1-flowered, ter- 

 minal, with 2 lanceolate bracteas in the middle ; sepals oval-ob- 

 long, acute ; styles 5, exceeding the stamens, but shorter than 

 the corolla. JJ . S. Native of Java. Allied to H. Lesche- 

 naultii. 



Var. ft, angustalum (Blum. 1, c.) leaves and sepals oblong- 

 lanceolate. 



Three-flowered St. John's-wort. Shrub. 



30 H. LESCHENAU'LTII (Chois. mss. D. C. prod. 1. p. 545.) 

 stem round, sufFruticose : leaves oblong-elliptical, obtuse, full of 

 pellucid dots ; sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute ; stamens very short ; 

 styles exceeding the stamens in length, but shorter than the 

 corolla. >j . S. Native of Java. Very like H. oblongifolium. 



Leschenaulfs St. John's-wort. Shrub 2 feet. 



31 H. URA'LUM (Hamilt. mss. in D. Don, prod. nep. p. 218.) 

 branches compressed, 2-edged ; leaves elliptical, mucronulate, 

 smooth, shining ; flowers terminal, somewhat corymbose ; sepals 

 oval, very blunt ; petals orbicular ; styles shorter than the sta- 

 mens. 1? . H. Native of Nipaul at Narainhetty. Called 

 Urala Swa in the Nawar language. Sims, hot. mag. t. 2375. 



Urala St. John's-wort. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1823. Shrub 2 ft. 



32 H. OBLONGIFOLIUM (Chois. prod. hyp. p. 42. t. 4.) stem 

 round ; branches compressed ; leaves elliptical-lanceolate, crowd- 

 ed, with the margins a little revolute, full of fine pellucid dots ; 

 sepals oblong, bluntish ; styles exceeding the stamens in length. 

 I? . G. Native of the East Indies and Nipaul. 



Oblong-leaved St. John's-wort. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1823. 

 Shrub 2 feet. 



33 H. CALYCINUM (Lin. mant. 106.) stem tetragonal, dwarf; 

 leaves ovate, coriaceous, broad, full of pellucid dots ; flowers 

 large, terminal, solitary ; sepals large, obovate, spreading ; cap- 

 sule nodding. Tj . H. Native of the Levant and on Mount 

 Olympus, &c. In Ireland 3 miles from Cork, on the way to 

 Bandon. Wood above Largs, on the western coast of Scotland. 

 Curt. bot. mag. t. 146. Smith, engl. bot. t. 2017. Jacq. fragn. 

 10. t. 6. f. 4. Root creeping. This plant is a great ornament 

 to shrubberies and parks, and excellent as a shelter for game. 



Var. ft, acutifolmm (D. C. prod. 1. p. 546.) the leaves at the 

 base of the branches are more acute. 



Large-calyxed St. John's-wort or Tutsan. Fl. June, Sept. 

 Ireland. Shrub 1 foot. 



34 H. BALEA'RICUM (Lin. spec. 1101.) stem quadrangular, 

 warted ; leaves ovate, obtuse, rather stem-clasping. T; . F. 

 Native of the island of Majorca. Curt. bot. mag. t. 137. Leaves 

 small, glaucous. 



Majorca St. John's-wort. Fl. March, Sept. Clt. 1714. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



SECT. II. TRIDE'SMOS (from rpttc, treis, three, and 

 desme, a bundle ; in allusion to the stamens being disposed into 

 3 bundles). Chois. mss. D. C. prod. 1. p. 546. Calyx of 5 

 equal, entire sepals. Stamens connected together in 3 bundles, 

 each bundle having the appearance of a hair-pencil. Styles 3. 



An undershrub, with axillary, long stalked flowers. Perhaps 

 a species of Elbdea or Eliea. 



35 H. BIFLORUM (Lam. diet. 4. p. 170.) stem smooth, round- 

 ish, grey; leaves ovate-elliptical, smooth, acutish, stalked, veiny; 

 sepals ovate, blunt ; styles equal in length with the stamens. 

 Jj . G. Native of China near the Straits of Bouton. H. Chi- 

 nense, Retz, obs. bot. 5. p. 27. 



Two-flowered St. John's-wort. Shrub 2 feet. 



SECT. III. PERFORA V RIA (from perforatus, perforated; because 

 the leaves are full of pellucid dots, which gives them the appear- 

 ance of being perforated). Chois. prod. hyp. p. 44. D. C. prod. 

 1. p. 546. Calyx of 5 equal sepals, toothed in some, but entire 

 in others, or with glandular teeth, connected at the base. Sta- 

 mens numerous, free or disposed in 5 sets. Styles commonly 3, 



Herbs or undershrubs. Flowers axillary, or in terminal pa- 

 nicled corymbs. Leaves rarely linear. 



* Sepals entire. 



36 H. MICRA'NTHUM (Chois. prod. hyp. p. 44. t. 5.) stem 

 round, dotted, purplish ; branches straight ; leaves oblong, ob- 

 tuse, full of black dots ; flowers crowded, terminal ; calyx small, 

 obtuse ; corolla full of black dots, as well as the anthers. 1<.. H. 

 Native of Carolina. 



Small-flowered St. John's-wort. PI. 1 foot. 



37 H. ANGULOSUM (Mich. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 78.) stem 

 4 ii 2 



