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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



A neat compact bush, one of the most ornamental of the hardy species of 

 the genus. The general hue of the entire plant is yellow, and the calyxes 

 and the capsule, before they are ripe, particularly so. Flowers very numerous, 

 in upright raceme-like corymbs. 



^ *i- i. H. Ura'LUM Ham. The Urala St. John's Wort. 



Identification. I). Don Prod. Nep., p. 218. ; Don's Mill., 1. p. 603. 

 Dcrmation. From its name. Uratn svn, in the Newar language. 

 Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 2375. ; and oar fig. 115. 



Sjiec. Char., Sfc. Branches compressed, 2-edged. 

 Leaves elliptical, mucronulate, smooth, shining. 

 Flowers terminal, somewhat corymbose. Sepals 

 oval, very blunt. Petals orbicular. Styles shorter 

 than the stamens. {Don\ Mill.) A neat sub-ever- 

 green undershrub. Nepal, on the tops of mountains. 

 Height 2 ft. Introduced in 1823. Flowers yel- 

 low ; July to September. Capsule reddish brown ; 

 ripe in October. 



In mild situations, and on a dry soil, it may safely be left through the winter 

 without any protection; but this should not be the case where the situation 

 is cold, and the soil tenacious or humid. 



115. Hjpiiicum VfUum. 



*" 5. H. CALYClVUM L. 



The /arge-calyxed St. John's Wort. 



Dec. Prod., 1. 



p. 546. 



Identification. Lin. Mant, 106. ; "Willd., 3. p. 1442. ; Hook. Scot., 221. 

 Smith's Eng Fl,, 3. p. 32.}. ; and Don's Mill., 1. p. 603. 



Synonymes. y^ndrosae mum constantiiiopolit^num fl6re m&ximo, Wheeler' s Journey ^lOh.; the large- 

 flowered St. John's Wort; the large-flowering Tutsan ; the terrestrial Sun ; Aaron's Beard ; Mille 

 Pertuis 4 grandes Fleurs, Fr. ; grossblumiger Johanniskraut, Ger. ; Aseiro Ital. 



Derivation. This species was called .^ndrosae^mum by the old writers on botany, on account of the 

 tinge of red in different places on the stems, and the redness of the anthers, w hich were suppo.";ed 

 to give it the appearance of being spotted with blood. It was called Coustaiitinopolitan from its 

 having been found near that city, in 1676, by Sir George Wheeler, Bart. The large size of its 

 flowers is remarkable, and has given rise to most of its otlier names. The name of the Terrestrial 

 Sun is very appropriate to the large golden flowers, with their long ray-like stamens, lying glittering 

 on a bed of dark green shining leaves, which spread over the surface of the ground. The 

 number and length of the stamens are, doubtless, also the origin of the name of Aaron's Beard. 



Engravings. Eng. Bot, v. 29. t.2017. ; Bot. Mag., 1. 146. ; and ouvfig. 116. 



<S/;ec. Char., S(c. Stem tetragonal, dwarf. Leaves ovate, coriaceous, broad, full 

 of pellucid dots. Flowers large, terminal, solitary. Sepals large, obovate, 

 sj)reading ; capsule nodding. (Dun's Mill.) A beautiful little evergreen 

 undershrub, with dark green shining leaves. Levant, Olympus, Britain, 

 on the western coast of Scotland, and in Ireland near 

 Cork, in woods. Height 1ft. to lift. Flowers of a 

 bright golden yellow, with innumerable reddish tre- 

 mulous anthers ; June to September. Capsule reddish 

 brown ; ripe in October. ' 



Valuable for covering banks, rockwork, or the surface 

 of the ground in old shrubberies or picturesque woods, 

 especially for the latter purpose, as it thrives perfectly well 

 under the drip and shade of trees. The root creeps, and a 

 small plant will soon extend itself in every direction, espe- &-' 

 cially if the soil be light, so as to cover a great many ii6. . caijcinum. 

 s(]uare yards in a very short space of time. It is an excellent shelter for 

 game. It may be readily increased to any extent by division. 



ii. Perforaria Chois. 



Identification. Chois. Prod. Hj-p., p. 44. ; Dec. Prod., 1. p. 546. ; Don's Mill., 1. p. 603. 

 Derivation. From perforatus, perforated ; because the leaves are full of pellucid dots which gives 

 them the appearance of being oerforatei ' 



