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awl-shaped. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in that part of the pro- 

 vince of St. Paul called Campos Geraes. Stamens numerous, 

 polyadelphous at the base. Stigmas subcapitate. 



Naked-stemmed St. John's-wort. Fl. Feb. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



55 H. TE'BNUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 330.) smooth; stem 

 suffruticose, erect, nearly simple ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 obtuse at the base, acutish at the apex, full of black dots, ap- 

 proximate, pressed to the stem, lower and rameal ones oppo- 

 site, upper ones tern ; flowers panicled, 3-4-gynous ; segments 

 of calyx equal, oblong-lanceolate. J? S. Native of Brazil in 

 the southern part of the province of St. Paul. Stamens poly- 

 adelphous at the base. Stigmas subcapitate. 



Tern-leaved St. John's-wort. Fl. Mar. Shrub 1 foot. 



56 H. TAMARISCI'NUM (Cham, et Schlecht. Linnaea. 3. p. 

 124.) stem shrubby, branched, delequescent ; leaves half-stem- 

 clasping, lanceolate, acute, keeled, with involute margins, some- 

 times imbricate, full of pellucid dots ; cymes terminal, with 

 many small flowers, glandless ; calycine segments oval, acute, 

 one-half shorter than the corolla, but equal with the calyx ; 

 stamens 18, nearly free, length of petals ; styles 3, distinct. 

 T; . S. Native of Brazil. 



Tamarix-like St. John's-wort. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



57 H. PELLETIERIA'NUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 334. t. 70.) 

 smooth ; stem suflruticose, much branched, tetragonal above ; 

 leaves crowded, small, linear-sublanceolate, acutish, full of pel- 

 lucid dots, covered with resinous powder ; flowers small, nu- 

 merous, paniculately-corymbose, trigynous ; segments of calyx 

 ovate, bluntish, striated, quite entire ; stamens 10-20, free. 

 Ij. S. Native of Brazil in the province of Cisplatine in the 

 eastern part, on a mountain called Pao de Assucar. Stigmas 

 subcapitate. 



Pelletier's St. John's-wort. Fl. Oct. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



58 H. PARVIF6LICM (St. -Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 333.) smooth; 

 stem suffruticose, branched, tetragonal above ; leaves small, 

 linear, obtuse, full of pellucid dots ; flowers small, very numer- 

 ous ; paniculately corymbose, trigynous ; segments of calyx 

 ovate, obtuse, quite entire ; stamens free. fj . S. Native of 

 Brazil in the province of the Missions on the banks of Ibicuy. 



Small-leaved St. John's-wort. Fl. Feb. Shrub 2 feet. 



59 H. EUPHORBIOIUES (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 332. t. [69.) 

 smooth ; stem herbaceous, slender ; leaves ovate, or elliptical, 

 obtuse, full of pellucid dots, glaucous beneath ; flowers small, 

 trigynous; stamens 10-15, free. 1. H. Native of Brazil on 

 the banks of the river Parahyba near Rio Janeiro, as well as in 

 the province of St. Paul. Stigmas capitate. 



Var. ft, minus (St. Hil. 1. c.) stems shorter ; leaves smaller ; 

 flowers more loose, in forked, paniculate spikes. Rio Janeiro. 



Var. y, floribundum (St. Hil. 1. c.) stems numerous ; leaves 

 smaller ; flowers more or less dense. In Minas Geraes. 



Euphorbia-like St. John's-wort. Fl. Sept. PI. ^ to 1 foot. 



60 H. CORDIFO'RME (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 330.) smooth; stem 

 suffruticose, upper part tetragonal ; leaves heart-shaped, coria- 

 ceous, approximate, pressed to the stem ; flowers cymose, 

 crowded, trigynous ; segments of calyx ovate, acute. I? . S. 

 Native of Brazil in the southern part of the province of Minas 

 Geraes. Stamens free. Stigmas subcapitate. 



Heart-formed-\eaved. St. John's-wort. Fl. Mar. Sh. } to ! ft. 



61 H. TERETIU'SCULUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 331.) smooth ; 

 stem erect, rather round ; branches tetragonal ; leaves ovate or 

 ovate-oblong, bluntish, full of black dots beneath ; flowers pa- 

 nicled, pentagynous ; segments of calyx oblong-lanceolate, acute. 



Jj . S. Native of Brazil in the southern part of the province of 

 St. Paul, where it is called Arudo do Campo. Stamens numerous, 

 free. Stigmas subcapitate. 



Roundis h -stemmed St. John's-wort. Fl. Jan. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



62 H. PUNCTULA'TUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 334.) smooth; 



stem erect, tetragonal, a little branched ; leaves sublinear, ob- 

 tuse, full of pellucid dots ; cyme trifid ; flowers pentagynous ; 

 segments of calyx oblong, acuminated, acute. %.. S. Native 

 of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes, not far from the 

 town of Mantiqueira. Stamens 10-20, free. Stigmas subca- 

 pitate. 



Small-dotted St. John's-wort. Fl. Dec. PI. 1 foot. 



63 H. RI'OIDUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 336.) smooth; stem 

 suffruticose, terete ; leaves linear or sublinear or oblong-linear, 

 acute, full of pellucid dots, rigid, coriaceous ; flowers terminal, 

 few, pentagynous ; segments of calyx linear-lanceolate, acute. 

 Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the southern part of the province of 

 St. Paul, near the town called Curityba. Stamens numerous, 

 free. Stigmas subcapitate. 



Var. ft, brevifolium (Hil. 1. c.) leaves shorter and more nu- 

 merous ; flowers cymose or paniculately cymose. 

 Stiff St. John's-wort. . Fl. Mar. Sh. 2 to 3 feet. 



64 H. LINOIDES (St. Hil. fl, bras. 1. p. 333.) smooth ; stem 

 subherbaceous, erect, very straight, tetragonal above ; leaves 

 obtuse, hardly dotted, lower ones sublanceolate-linear ; panicle 

 terminal, elongated ; segments of the calyx equal, linear, or 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute ; stamens free ; styles 5. If. . S. Native 

 of Brazil in the western part of the province of Rio Grande de 

 St. Pedro do Sul, on the banks of a rivulet called Garapuita. 

 Stigmas capitate. 



Flax-like St. John's-wort. Fl. Feb. PL 1 foot. 



65 H. LAXIU'SCULUM (St. Hil. pi. us. bras. no. 62.) smooth ; 

 stem herbaceous, upper part tetragonal ; leaves rather distant, 

 obtuse, full of pellucid dots, lower ones narrow, lanceolate, 

 upper and rameal ones linear-lanceolate ; flowers corymbose, 

 pentagynous ; segments of the calyx equal, nearly linear, acute. 

 11 . S. Native of Brazil in the provinces of St. Paul and Minas 

 Geraes, where the inhabitants employ a decoction of the leaves 

 against the bites of serpents. 



Lobse-fiowered St. John's-wort. Fl. Feb. PI. 1 foot. 



66 H. CAMPE'STRE (Cham, ex Schlecht. Linnaea. 3. p. 122.) 

 stem shrubby, branched ; leaves oblong, tapering to the base, 

 full of pellucid dots ; cymes terminal, leafless, glandless ; caly- 

 cine segments narrow, lanceolate, ending in long acute acumens, 

 shorter than the corolla, but longer than the capsule ; stamens 

 numerous, short, nearly free ; styles 5, free, diverging. T? . S. 

 Native of Brazil at Rio Negro. Petals yellow, orange at the tip. 



Field St. John's-wort. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



67 H. MYRIA'NTHUM (Cham, et Schlecht. Linnaea. 3. p. 123.) 

 stem shrubby, straight, corymbosely branched ; leaves linear, 

 obtuse, glaucous, full of pellucid dots; cymes terminal, small, 

 and many-flowered, glandless ; calycine segments lanceolate, 

 acute, one-half shorter than the corolla, but equal in length with 

 the capsule ; stamens 12, nearly free, length of petals; styles 

 3, distinct. Jj . S. Native of Monte Video. 



Many-flowered St. John's-wort. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



68 H. PROLI'FICUM (Lin. mant. 106.) stem round; branches 

 angular ; leaves linear-lanceolate, with revolute edges, full of 

 pellucid dots ; corymbs few-flowered ; sepals ovate-lanceolate, 

 stamens very numerous ; styles usually connected together. 

 Tj . H. Native of North America in Virginia or Canada. Wats, 

 dend. brit. t. 88. H. foliosum, Jacq. hort. Schoenbr. 3. p. 27. 

 t. 299. H. Kalmianum, Du Roi. harbk. 1. p. 310. A very 

 common shrub in the gardens. 



Prolific St. John's-wort. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1758. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



69 H. TENUIFOLIUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 337.) smooth; 

 stem short, tetragonal above ; leaves narrow-linear, acute, full 

 of pellucid dots, revolute beneath ; flowers very few, axillary, 

 and terminal, trigynous ; segments of calyx unequal, oblong, 

 with long, acute acumens, fj . S. Native of Brazil in dry 



