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HYPERIClNE-iE. III. HYPERICUM. IV. ELODEA. V. SAROTHRA. VI. LANCRETIA. VII. ASCYRUM. 



165 H. FU'LGIDUM (Rafin. fl. lud. p. 88.) stem shrubby, te- 

 tragonal; branches slender; leaves sessile, linear, spreading; 

 flowers almost sessile, axillary and terminal. Jj . F. Native of 

 Louisiana. 



Fulgid St. John's-wort. Shrub 4 feet. 



( "j" Species only known by name. 



166 H. CRE'TICUM supinum, folio subrotundo, flore magno. 

 Tourn. cor. 18. 



167 H. ORIENTA'LE ; foliis subrotundis auritis cauli adhaeren- 

 tibus. Tourn. cor. IS. 



168 H. ANDKOS^MO hirsute simile sed glabrum. Tourn. 

 cor. 18. 



169 H. LINEARUEFOLIO. Tourn. cor. 18. 



170 H. LATIFOLIUM subhirsutum, caule purpureo villoso. 

 Tourn. cor. 18. 



171 H. UNDULA'TUM (Schousb. Willd. Zucc.). 



172 H. NI'GRICANS (Zucc. hort. flor.). 



Cult. The greater part of the species are very shewy, although 

 they have a common appearance. The hardy herbaceous kinds 

 will grow in any common garden-soil, and are easily increased 

 by dividing the plants at the root or by seeds ; the stove, frame, 

 and green-house herbaceous species should be increased in the 

 same manner. The annual sorts only require to be sown in the 

 open border about the beginning of April. The hardy shrubby 

 kinds, being dwarf and shewy, are well fitted for the front of 

 shrubberies ; they will thrive in any common garden-soil, and 

 are easily increased, by dividing the plants at the root, by seeds, 

 or by cuttings planted under a hand-glass. The green-house and 

 frame shrubby kinds will thrive well in a mixture of loam and 

 peat, and young cuttings of them will root freely in sand under a 

 bell-glass. The stove shrubby species will thrive in the same kind 

 of soil as that recommended for the green-house species, and young 

 cuttings of them will root in sand under a bell-glass, in heat. 



IV. ELO 1 DE A (from t\oc, elos, a marsh ; habitation of 

 plants). Adanson, Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 379. 



LIN. SYST. Polyadelphia, Polydndria. Calyx 5-parted, equal. 

 Petals 5, with nectariferous claws. Stamens 9-15, growing in 

 3 bundles. Glands between the parcels. Styles 3, diverging. 

 Capsule partly 3-celled, many-seeded. Vegetation similar to 

 Hypericum, but the flowers are usually red. Stems terete. 



1 E. PETIOLA'TA (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 379.) leaves ob- 

 long, obtuse, tapering down the petiole, full of pellucid dots ; 

 flowers on short, axillary peduncles ; sepals obtuse ; stamens 9- 

 10. I/. H. Native of North America on the banks of lakes 

 in Virginia and Carolina. Hypericum petiolatum, Walt. fl. car. 

 191. H. axillare, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 81. H. paludosum, 

 Chois. prod. hyp. p. 43. Flowers yellowish-red. 



Stewed-leaved Elodea. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1821. PI. 1 ft. 



2 E. CAMPANULA' TA (Pursh. 1. c.) stem suffruticose ; leaves 

 oblong, obtuse, somewhat stem-clasping, full of pellucid dots ; 

 flowers stalked, axillary ; sepals lanceolate ; stamens 9-12. y.. 

 H. Native of North America from Canada to Carolina, in bogs 

 and wet places. Hypericum Virginicum, Lin. spec. 1 104. Elo- 

 dea Virginica, Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 17 Andr. bot. rep. 552. 

 Flowers yellowish-red, very handsome. 



Var. ft, emarginata (Pursh. 1. c.) H. emarginatum, Lam. diet. 

 4. p. 154. 



Campavulate Elodea. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1800. PI. 1 ft. 



3 E. TUBULC.SA (Pursh. 1. c.) leaves sessile ; corolla tubular ; 

 stamens connected beyond the middle. I/ . H. Native of Ca- 

 rolina. Pursh discovered it in a dismal swamp in North Caro- 

 lina. Hypericum tubulosum, Walt. fl. car. 191. The flowers 

 are axillary, and almost sessile, solitary, twin or tern ; the petals 

 are long and acute, of a pale-red colour. 



Tubular-Rowered Elodea. Fl. July, Sept. PL 1 foot ? 



Cult. The species of this genus do best in pots, in a peat or 

 vegetable soil, and the pots require to be sunk in water to their 

 middle, either in a pond or a pan of water. All require protection 

 during winter. 



V. SARO'THRA (from aaptaBpov, sarothron, a besom ; ap- 

 pearance of plant). Willd. spec. 1. p. 1515. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Trigynia. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 

 5, linear-oblong. Capsule oblong, acute, coloured, 1-celled, 3- 

 valved, with the margins of the valves bearing the seeds. A 

 small plant, with the inflorescence of Hypericum, much branched ; 

 branches erect and trichotomous. Leaves scarcely visible, linear. 

 Flowers solitary, axillary, and terminal, sessile. 



1 S. HYPERICOIDES (Nutt. gen. 1. p. 204.) "if.. H. Native of 

 North America. Hypericum Sarothra, Michx et Pursh, fl. amer. 

 sept. 2. p. 378. Sarothra gentianoides, Willd. spec. l.-p. 1515. 



St. John' s-nort-like Sarothra. Fl. July. Clt. PI. ^ foot. 



Cult. This plant will grow in any kind of soil, and is easily 

 increased by cuttings or seeds. 



VI. LANCRE'TIA (probably from the name of some bota- 

 nist). Del. fl. seg. p. 69. t. 25. D. C. prod. 1. p. 555. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 4 or 5 equal 

 sepals. Petals 4-5. Stamens 10, unconnected, the 5 shortest 

 of these are opposite the petals. Styles 4-5. A shrub, with 

 oblong, sessile, toothed or crenate leaves, and terminal flowers. 



1 L. SUFFRUTICOSA (Del. 1. c.) T? . F. Native of Upper Egypt 

 and Nubia. Ascyroides Africana chamsedryos folio, Lipp. mss. 

 in Bibl. Juss. ex Delile. Leaves small, in fascicles, hoary-hispid. 

 Flowers aggregate, white. 



Suffruticose Lancretia. Shrub prostrate. 



Cult. This pretty little shrub will require to be protected 

 during winter by a frame. A mixture of loam and peat will 

 suit it well, and young cuttings planted in sand, with a hand- 

 glass placed over them, will strike root freely. 



VII. A'SCYRUM (from a priv. and aKvpot, skyros, hard; that 

 is to say, a plant which is soft to the touch). Lin. gen. 903. Juss. 

 gen. p. 254. Chois. prod. hyp. 60. D. C. prod. 1. p. 555. 

 Hypericoides, Adans. fatn. 2. p. 443. 



LIN. SYST. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 4 sepals, the 

 2 outer ones smallest. Petals 4. Stamens numerous, with the 

 filaments disposed in 4 bundles. Styles 1-3. Sub-shrubs, 

 with sessile, entire leaves, destitute of pellucid dots, but usually 

 furnished with black dots beneath. Flowers few, terminal and 

 axillary, yellow. Plants resembling Hypericum. 



1 A. PU'MILUM (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 77.) stem small, 

 simple, quadrangular ; leaves oval, obtuse, in fascicles ; pedicels 

 6 lines long, reflexed ; flowers with 1 or 2 styles. I/ . F. Na- 

 tive of North America, particularly in the pine barrens of Geor- 

 gia. Flowers small. 



Dwar/Ascyrum. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1806. PI. foot. 



2 A. PAUCIFLORUM (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 15.) plant decum- 

 bent, diffuse, with numerous slender stems ; leaves approximate, 

 linear-oblong, obtuse ; flowers few ; pedicels reflexed, each fur- 

 nished with 2 bracteas at their base ; style 1. Tf. ? F. Native 

 of North America in the woods of Georgia. 



Fen-flowered Ascyrum. Fl. June, Aug. PI. decumbent. 



3 A. CRU'X-A'NDRE (Lin. spec. 1107.) stem suffruticose, 

 round ; branches erect ; leaves ovate-linear, obtuse, usually in 

 bundles in the axils ; corymbs terminal ; flowers nearly sessile ; 

 each pedicel furnished with 2 bracteas ; two inner sepals rather 

 orbicular ; styles 1-2. \i . F. Native of North America in 

 sandy fields and woods, from New Jersey to Carolina ; and of 

 Jamaica. Hypericum frutescens humifusa, Plum. ed. Burm. 



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