HYPERICUM 



HYPERICUM 



1631 



fls. in profusion, 2-2 }4 in. diam.; sepals large, obovate; 

 petals very large, firm, broadly obovate; stamens 

 scarcely half as long as petals; styles recurved, longer 

 than the stamens; caps, broad-ovate, longitudinally 

 furrowed, J^iin. long. Aug. Himalayas. B.M. 4949. 

 Gn. 54, p. 490. G. 3:463. This is one of the most 

 showy species. Var. Leschenaiiltii, Dyer {H. triflbmm, 

 Blume). Of slenderer and more graceful habit: fls. '2\^ 

 in. across; sepals acute. Himalayas, Java. Gn. 23:158. 



6. patulum, Thunb. An evergreen spreading slirub, 

 l}^-3 ft. high, with many smooth, purpUsh, arching 

 2-edged branches: Ivs. ovate-lanceolate or ovate- 

 oblong, acutish, 1} 2-2 in. long: fls. many, sohtaxy or in 

 cymes, large, 1^2-2 in. diam., of good substance; sepals 

 Buborbicular, longer than half the petals; styles upright: 

 caps, ovate, more or less longitudinally furrowed, y2ai. 

 long. July-Sept. Japan. B.M. 5693. J.H. HI. 43:405. 

 Gn.W. 21:95. R.H. 1875:170. Gt. 15:513. Var. obloii- 

 gifoliam, Koehne (H. ohlongijblium, Wall.) . Lvs. 2-4 in. 

 long, bluish gray beneath, acutish: fls. 154in. acro.ss; 

 sepals shorter than half the petals. Himalayas. Var. 

 uralum, Koehne (H. vralum, Don. H. nepalense, Hort.). 

 Lvs. about 1 in. long, acute or acutish: fls. 3|-i in. 

 across; sepals shorter than half the petals. Himalayas. 

 B.M. 2375. Gn. 17, p. 53. The name has no connection 

 with the Ural Mts., but is an adaptation of the native 

 name "urala swa." Var. Henryi, Veiteh. Lvs. ovate 

 or ovate-oblong, obtuse, 2-3 in. long: fls. 2-2J2 in. 

 across; sepals ovate, acute. China. This variety is 

 hardier than the other forms of this species and of more 

 vigorous growth. 



7. Moserianum, Andre. Gold Flower. Hybrid 

 raised by Moser, of France, from H. patulum and H. 

 calycinum, generally resembling the latter but lacldng 

 its coarseness, and" surpassing both parents in good 

 qualities. A glabrous subshrub 2 ft. high, erect, with 

 the tips of the branches pendulous: lvs. similar to those 

 of H. calycinum, ovate, obtuse and mucronulate, 

 opaque, 2 in. long, dark green above, pale below: infl. 

 with 1-3 fls. to the stalk, which are golden yellow, 2-2% 

 in. diam., blooming for some time; sepals foliaceous, 

 unequal, oval to oblong; corolla of broad rounded 

 petals, their color heightened by the many tufted yel- 

 low stamens with reddish anthers: caps, top-shaped. 

 July, Aug. R.H. 1889, p. 464. Gn. 54:490. R.B. 

 16:97. G.C. IH. 10:333.— Not hardy in New England, 

 but successful farther south. Not good individually, 

 but good in masses, better adapted to the herbaceous 

 border than the shrubbery. May be used as a pot- 

 plant. Var. tricolor. Variegated form of white and 

 green edged with red. Habit like H. patulum, but more 

 horizontal, the lvs. smafler and narrower: fl.s. one- 

 fourth the size of those of H. Moserianum but similar. 

 Less hardy. J. 8, p. 186. 



Section Mtrianbra. 



8. lobocarpum, Gattinger. Upright shrub, to 6 ft.: 

 lvs. oblong-lanceolate or hnear-lanceolate, obtuse or 

 barely acute, 1} 2-2 J -2 in. long: fls. profuse, J^-J^ in. 

 across, in many-fld., naked cymes, forming a corymbose 

 or elongated panicle; sepals oblong, obtusish; stamens 

 numerous; styles connivent: caps, oblong, 5-angled, 

 furrowed, J4'n. long. Aug. Tenn., where it frequents 

 marshes. G.F. 10:453. 



9. Kalmianum, Linn. A slu-ub, 2-3 ft. high, with 

 rather contorted sts.: lvs. oblong-linear, or oblanceo- 

 late, 1-2 J^2 in. long, bluish, more or less glaucous below, 

 crowded: fls. small, 32-1 in. diam., in 3- to several-fld. 

 cymes; sepals foliaceous, oblong, acute; styles united 

 below to form a beak: caps, ovoid, longitudinally fur- 

 rowed. Aug. Ont. and W. N. Y. to 111. and Wis. B.M. 

 8491. G.F. 3:113. Mn. 6:141.— Easily adapted to the 

 garden, succeeding in the shade and enduring consider- 

 able dryness. Not so showy in fl. as some other species, 

 but good because of its bright, narrow lvs. and hardiness. 



10. glomeratum, Small. Shrub, to 3 ft.: lvs. sessile, 

 narrowly oblong to narrowly linear, apiculate, paler 

 beneath, ii-V/z in- long: As- bright yellow, %-! in. 

 across, in dense cymes at the end of the branchlets; 

 sepals rather fohaceous, narrowly oblong, acutish; 

 petals cuneate-spatulate : caps, slightly lobed. Aug. 

 N. C. 



11. densifiorum, Pursh {H. prolificum var. densi- 

 flbrum. Gray). Shrub, to 6 ft.: lvs. short-petioled, 

 Unear-oblong to Unear, revolute, acute, 1^-2 in. long: 

 fls. bright yellow, about 3-^in. across, in broad and 

 dense, many-fld. corymbs; sepals unequal, oblong to 

 eUiptic-oblong: caps, ovoid, slightly 3-lobed. July- 

 Sept. N. J. to Fla., Mo. and Texas. B.B. (ed. 2) 

 2:530. Mn. 4:97. G.F. 3:527. R.H. 1899, pp. 517, 

 518. 



12. galioides, Lam. {H. axillare, Lam., not Michx.). 

 Shrub with slender sts. to 3 ft.: lvs. sessile, li-%m. 

 long, linear, acute, dark green, crowded: fls. yellow, 

 M-32in. across, axillary, sohtary or in small cymes, 

 forming narrow leafy panicles; sepals hnear or hnear- 

 spatulate; petals cuneate at the base: caps, conic, 

 acute, fmTowed, incompletely 3-celled. July-Sept. 

 Del. to Fla., Mo. and Texas. G.F. 10:433. G.C. HL 

 24:301. — Forms usually a low round bush with hand- 

 some dark green foUage. 



13. prolificum, Linn. (H. foliosum, Jaeq. Myridndra 

 prolijica, Spach). A stout, dense shrub, to 5 ft. high, 

 with exfohating Ught brown bark, the twigs 2-angled: 

 lvs. narrowly oblong or oblanceolate, obtuse, 1-3 in. 



1941. Hypericum 

 aureum. ( X 5^) 



long, glossy, dark green, pellucid-punctate: fls. in pro- 

 fusion, 3-^-1 in. wide, in several- to many-fld. axillary 

 cymes; sepals obovate; stamens numerous, distinct; 

 styles united at the base: caps, large, oblong, 3^2in. 

 long, not furrowed. July-Sept. Found in sandy or 

 rocky soil, N. J. to Iowa and Ga.; one of the most com- 

 monly cult. G.F. 3:.526. W.D. B. 2:88,— A strong, 

 lianly shnib. Grows rapidly in ordinary garden .soil, 

 flowering regularly and profusely. Varies greatly in size. 

 14. afireum, Bartram (//. prolificum var. aiircum, 

 Koehne). Fig. 1941. Showy shrub 3 ft. high, more 



