HYPERICUM 



CC. Fr. a capsule, 1-S-ceUed. 

 D. Plant low, 6-15 in. high. 



9. adprtSBum, Barton. (H. fastigicltum, Ell.). Practi- 

 cally a herbaceous perennial, erect from a creeping or 

 decumbent base, growing in dense masses : Ivs. oblong 

 or lanceolate, 1-2 in. long, acute, thin: cymes few-sev- 

 eral-flowered. July, August. Moist places, Nantucket, 

 Mass.. south. B.B. 2:«I. Spreads rapidly by under- 

 ground stolons, suggesting occasional use as a ground 

 cover. Not very liaivly in New England. 



10. Biickleii, M. A. Curtis. Later written Buckleyi. 

 Dense ^>lii-uli. « itli ^|i iniir, 4-angled stems, forming neat, 

 rounded tufts : Ivs. liluish, broadly ovate oblong, }4-2]4 

 in. long, rounded at the apex, gradually narrowed at the 

 base, pale below, becoming scarlet in autumn : fls. soli- 

 tary or in cymes of 3, 1 in. in diam. ; sepals ovate; 

 petals striated and strap-shaped ; styles connate : cap- 

 sule oblong-ovoid, large. June, July. Found only in the 

 highest mountains of the Carolinas and Ga. G. P. 4:581. 

 —Adapted to rockeries and margins of small shrub- 

 beries. 



11. 61egans, Steph. A low perennial. 1-1% ft. high, 

 with erect, winged stem filled with black dots: Ivs. 

 ovate-lanceolate, rather clasping, bright green: fls. race- 

 mose, 1 in. in diam., appearing in late summer and au- 

 tumn; sepals ovate, much shorter than the petals, the 

 stamens somewhat longer: capsule ovoid, with 3 apices. 

 —A scarcely hardy plant from Siberia. 



12. Japdnicum, Thunb. Decumbent, with ovate or oval 

 3-nerved clasping Ivs. K in. or less long, the stems 4-an- 

 gled, 2-15 in. tall : fls. 54 in. across, yellow, with petals 

 equaling the linear-lanceolate sepals and bracts; styles 

 one-third the length of the ovary. Japan to India.— Per- 

 ennial ; but Hooker (Flora of India) says it is annual. 

 Blooms in spring. Not hardy North. 



DD. Plant higher, 3-4 ft. 

 E. Leaves linear, 



13. densiJldrum, Pursh {II. prolificum, var. densifld- 

 mm, A. Gray). A shrub, closely related to H. prolifi- 

 cum, but rarer: stems erect, stout, densely leafy, 4-6 

 ft. high: Ivs. variable, broader and oblong like those of 

 H. prolificum, or narrower and linear-lanceolate like 

 those otH. galioides, 1-2 in. long, mucronulate: fls. }iin. 

 in diameter, in broad, dense, many-fld. cymes; sepals 

 narrow, not foliaceous ; stamens distinct; styles connate: 

 capsule completely 3-celled, short and slender, longitu- 

 dinally furrowed. Julv-Sept. Pine barrens, N. J., and 

 south. Mn. 4:97. G.F. 3:527.-R.H. 1899, p. 517, 518. 

 Not well known, but appears to be hardy. 



14. galioides. Lam. {H. axillAre, Lam., not Michx.). 

 Practically suff ruticose, but sometimes occurs as a round, 

 compact shrub : stems erect, 3 ft. high, slender : Ivs. 

 linear, mucronulate, dark green, crowded, 1-3 in. long: 

 fls. in dense, many-fld. cymes M-M in. wide ; sepals 

 linear, foliaceous, fr|ual. shorter than the narrow petals; 

 stamens distinct; styles at Hist coiniat.-. becomingfree: 

 capsule conical, compli-trly :i-c'i-lltMl, arute, longitudinally 

 furrowed. July-Si-pt. XaTurul to low, wet grounds, 

 Delaware to Pla.. but gr.iws freelv in rich garden soil. 

 G.F. 10:433. G.C. III. 24:301. -Seeras to be perfectly 

 hardy. Easily raised from seeds. Not well known. 



15. sphaerocirpum, Michx. Erect perennial, 1-2J^ ft. 

 high, 4-sided: Ivs. linear or linear-oblong, obtuse, 1-2 

 in. long: cymes of many small fls. K in. in diameter, 

 nearly leafless ; sepals ovate, mucronate; petals 3 times 

 longer; stamens numerous, distinct; styles united be- 

 low : capsule globose, K in. long. July. Frequents 

 rocky banks of rivers, Ohio and Ky.; satisfactory in 

 light,sandy soil. — Spreads rapidly by stoloniferous roots, 

 covering the soil and preventing washing. Not very 

 ornamental. Half-hardy North. 



EE. Lvs. broadly lanceolate or ovate; sepals ovate. 



F. Stamens and styles longer than the petals; 



styles divergent. 



16. hirclnum, Linn. Glabrous subshrub of round, 

 compact habit. 2-3 ft. high, the branches winged toward 

 the tips: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, acute, glandular, 1-2 in. 

 long, deep green: fls. IK in. wide, solitary or 3-clustered; 

 sepals deciduous, one-third to one-fourth the length of 



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the lance-oblong petals, which are of a deeper yellow 

 than in the other species; stamens very long; styles 

 spreading, longer than the stamens : capsule ovoid, 

 pointed. July -Aug.— Species characterized by the 

 strong, goat-like odor of the lvs. (hence the name). Of 

 easy cultivation, but requiring a dry position and winter 

 protection. Mediterranean region. Var. mlntis, Wats. 

 Dwarfer, with smaller lvs. and fls. ; as pretty and free- 

 blooming as the type, and, in the rock-garden, preferable. 



17. eUtum, Dryand. Strong, tufted undershmb, re- 

 calling II. Androscemum, 3^ ft. high, not quite hardy, 

 sometimes credited to the United States, but really from 

 the Canaries: lvs. oval, lK-3 in. long, dark green, whit- 

 ish below, acute: fls. numerous, 1 in. in diameter, in 

 3-7-flowered cymes; sepals ovate-oblong; stamens dis- 

 tinct; styles prolonged, distinct: capsule oblong, small. 

 July. 



18. floribundum, Dryand. A subshrub, with round, 

 glabrous stems : lvs. lanceolate-elliptic, light green, with- 

 out dots, numerous 1-lK m long fls in few to many- 

 flowered panicles 1^.-2 m in diameter with dilated 



shortr-r thin Th T t il p tal ml tun ii i ersistent; 



Nortli, liut 111 ulti III 11 111 -s I 111 mil I 1 ns very 

 rapidly to tlii. h i.,lit t il ut 1_ It ( iiRiallj prop, 

 from seeds which aie produced fieth 



19. multifldrum, Hort , not HBK A supposed hybrid 

 between fl" AndiObcemum and II elafum assuming an 

 intermediate form but more closely resembling ff. 

 elatuni. It also resembles H hncmum but is more 

 shrubby and tiller Lvs ovate oblong acute somewhat 

 clasping, 1-2 in bng fls m profusion several in a 

 cyme, 1 in wide lasting two weeks sepals small ovate 

 reflexed; styles spreading capsule oblong July —Not 

 very hardy 





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hotter than the petah styles 



1118 Showy shrub 3 ft. 

 species of stifl: dense 

 a miniatuie tree the 

 foliating red bark lvs. 



