HYPER ICUM 633 



in August, dibbled in pots of sandy soil, and placed in gentle heat. 

 Species like H. calycinum and inodorum, that produce creeping root- 

 stocks, are very easily increased by division. 



H. ^GYPTICUM, Linn&us, 



(Bot. Mag., t. 6481.) 



A dwarf, evergreen shrub, I ft. or more high, with round stems. Leaves 

 crowded, ovate or obovate, pointed, \ to in. long, greyish green. Flowers 

 solitary at the end of short twigs, pale golden yellow ; petals erect rather 

 than spreading, in. long ; sepals oblong, erect, half as long as the petals. 



Native of the Mediterranean coasts and islands, but not of Egypt ; said to 

 have been introduced in 1787, but now rarely seen. The reason of this, 

 no doubt, is its tenderness ; it can only be grown permanently either in 

 our mildest districts or with winter protection. This is unfortunate, for 

 it is one of the daintiest and prettiest of its genus. It flowers in August. 



H. ANDROS^EMUM, Linnceus. TUTSAN. 



(Androsaemum officinale, A/h'oni.") 



A half-woody shrub of vigorous bushy habit, 2 to 3 ft. high, with angled or 

 slightly winged stems branching towards the top, and bearing flowers on each 

 branchlet. Leaves slightly aromatic, the largest among hardy Hypericums, 

 and sometimes 3^ to 4 ins. long, 2 to i\ ins. wide ; ovate, blunt at the apex, 

 cordate at the base, and stalkless. Flowers three to nine together in cymose 

 'clusters at the end of the main-stalk and lateral branches ; each flower about 

 I in. across, light yellow ; styles three ; calyx about as wide as corolla. Fruit 

 a three-celled, berry-like capsule, nearly globose, and about the size of 

 a pea, turning first purple, finally almost black, filled when ripe with a wine- 

 coloured juice. 



Native of Europe ; rare in Britain, but sometimes found wild in the south 

 of England and west of Scotland. Although of no great beauty in regard 

 to flower, this species is handsome in its healthy, robust appearance, fine 

 big leaves, and dark fruits. The name "Tutsan" is a corruption of toute-saine 

 (heal-all), and refers to the many curative properties the plant was once 

 supposed to possess. It is one of the best things for furnishing rather 

 shaded places, and flowers from June until September. 



H. ASCYRON, Linnceus. 



A semi-herbaceous species, scarcely woody enough to be termed a shrub, 

 sending up from the ground every year annual stems from 2 to 5 ft. high. 

 Leaves narrowly oblong, \\ to 4 ins. long, rounded at the tip, the base 

 clasping the stem. Flowers 2 ins. across, yellow ; petals broad at the apex, 

 narrowing to a claw at the base. 



Native of N. America and N. Asia, and of little merit for gardens. Its 

 habit is coarse and ungainly, and the lower leaves of the stem die early. 

 Flowers in July and August. 



H. AUREUM, Bartram. 



(Bot. Mag., t. 8498.) 



A deciduous, much-branched shrub of rounded habit, about 4 ft. high, 

 often rising on a single stem from which the lower branches have fallen, 

 thus giving it the aspect of a miniature tree ; the older branches covered 



