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This species, Hyper'icum Androsae'mum, though 

 not very common in England, happens to grow 

 in our neighbourhood, and shows the character 

 of the class very distinctly. It may be known 

 from the others by having three pistils, a 

 shrub-like stem with two edges, and fruit con- 

 sisting of a pulpy berry, which is black when ripe. 

 The flower is large, and of a rich yellow colour ; 

 and the plant grows naturally in woods, and in 

 damp ground under hedges : it generally blossoms 

 in July and August, but the flowers seldom expand 

 fully, except in very bright sunshine. The English 

 name of our species is Tutsan. 



The most remarkable foreign genera of this class 

 are the Chocolate-nut tree, Theobro'ma caca'o; 

 the Orange and Citron trees, Ci'trus auran'tium 

 and Ci'trus med'ica, of which last the Lemon 

 and Lime are varieties ; and the Caju-Puti tree, 

 Melaleu'ca leucaden'dron, a native of the East 

 Indies, from which Cajeput oil is obtained. The 

 Chocolate-nut tree is very handsome, and grows 

 naturally in South America to the height of twelve 

 or sixteen feet : it bears leaves, flowers, and fruit, 

 all the year round. The seeds are very nourishing ; 

 they are generally ground to powder and made 

 into a paste, in which state they are much used in 

 England and America. 



The Orange and Citron trees are very handsome 

 evergreens, and frequently cultivated in green- 



