792 HYPERICUM 



oblong, mucronate, bluish, pale below, leathery: fls. soli- 

 tary in the native state, in cymes of several in culti- 

 vation, l>2-2 in. in cliam., bright yellow, heightened by 

 the golden filaments at the center; bracts lea£-like, last- 

 ing two weeks; sepals leaf -like, ovate, shorter than the 

 thick, broad petals, which persist until withered; sta- 

 mens distinct, very numerous; styles connate: capsule 

 ovate acuminate, red. July-Aug. Affects rocky situa- 

 tions when wild, generally shady, where moisture is 

 longest retained, from Ga. and Tenn., but perfectly 

 hardy in Mass. U.F. 2:185. — Prop, by seeds and cut- 

 tings, young plants from seed blooming the second year. 



21. nudifldrum, Michx. (H. cistifdlium, Coulter, not 

 Lam.). Showy subshrub, 1-2 ft. high, with quadrangu- 

 lar winged branches: Ivs. ovate-lanceolate or oblong, 

 subacuminate or obtuse, 2-3 in. long, thin, veiny, pale 

 above and below, with minute reddish dots: cyme's leaf- 

 less, loosely flowered, of many small fls; sepals linear to 

 oblong; styles united: capsule ovate-conical, H in. long. 

 N. C. and S. — Ornamental and of easy cultivation. 



22. prolificum, Linn. {B. foUdsum, Jacq. Myridndra 

 prolUica, Spach). A stout, dense shrub, 3 ft. high, 

 with terete branches and exfoliating light brown bark, 

 the twigs 2-angled : Ivs. oblong or oblanceolate obtuse, 

 1-3 in. long, glossy, dark green, pellucid, punctate: fls. 

 in profusion, VA in. wide, in several- to many -flowered 

 cymes; sepals lance-ovate; stamens numerous, distinct; 

 styles united at the base: capsules large, oblong, K in. 

 long. July-Sept. Found in sandy or rocky soil. New 

 Jersey to Iowa and Georgia; one of the most commonly 

 cultivated. G.F. 3:526— A strong, hardy shrub. Grows 

 rapidly in ordinary garden soil, flowering regularly and 

 profusely. Varies greatly in size. 



BBB. styles united throughoxit. 



23. ChinSnse, Linn. (H.mon6gytmm,'^i\\A. H.salici- 

 WZium, Sieb. & Zucc). Shrubby, half evergreen: Ivs. 

 narrow, elliptic and obtuse, 1-2 in. long: fls. large, yel- 

 low, with long stamens resembling "fine golden wire." 

 Mar.-Sept. Orient. G.C. III. 1:705. -Said to be known 

 only as a garden plant. Tender. Grown under glass 

 ii parts of the Old World. 



AA. Flowers pink. 



24. Virglnicum, Linn. (Elodia campaniildta, Pursh. 

 Etodea Virylnica, Nutt.). Marsh St.-John's-Wort. 

 Smooth perennial, 1-1>2 ft. high, nearly simple : Ivs. 

 numerous, oblong or oval, cordate, clasping, rounded, 

 1-23^ in. long: fls. H in. in diam., pink- or flesh-colored, 

 in small, close cymes; sepals equal; petals oblong; sta- 

 mens at least 9 in 3 sets ; styles distinct; capsule ob- 

 long. July, Aug. In swamps, Labrador to Louisiana. 

 B.B. 2 :43«. — Useful plant for an artificial bog, and 

 thrives well also in any fine, loamy soil in the shade or 

 sun. 



H.^gypttr^im. T.iiin. Dw.irf shmb. Tvith very !^mnll yellow Ivs. 





HYPH.ENE 



HYPHaiNE (lireek, to entwine; referring to the 

 fil.i r> "f tin- fruit). Patmdceie. About 11 species of 

 f:ui-li im-.l |iahi]i from tropical Africa and Madagascar. 

 T1)C' l;"ra--ii- tribe of palms consists of Borassus, 



I.'"! 'I l,:iiMT;i:i and Hyphaena. In the first two the 



Mnji",:'. )' III ihe pits of the spadix arc iiuiuiTinis; in 

 111. :in- solitary. In the first ami fuurth there 



ai : i !M ; in the second and tbinl tin- stamens 



ar. iiiiiiH r-Mii . livphffine consists of uTiariin-d palms of 

 niixliratc or tall stature : caudex robust, cylindrical, 

 ventricose or pear-shaped, simple or forkingly branched: 

 Ivs. terminal, orbicular, palmate-flabelliforra, plicate- 

 nniltitiil ; segments ensiform, acute or 2-fld, margins 

 iinlii|ili. ii. niili libers interposed: rachis short: petiole 

 1 1 i ; . \ lira trifle flatter above, margins mi- 



ni r Millie short, rotund; sheath short, open. 



// I, . .">/" docs not look at all like Latania. It 

 ha.- L.i.i;. il,,. k . i-.l-leaves, and has withstood the cold 

 at Uvieilo. I'la.. lie Hit tlian any other palm. It is ex- 

 tremely sliAv ..f irn.wth, and cannot be desirable as a 

 house plant, it i- iTubatily cult, more in northern con- 

 servatories tliaii in tlic South. 



crinlta, Gffirtn. (II. I\'atiih'nsis, Kunze). Youi\g 

 fronds 1 to 1% ft. long, lanceolate, bi- or trifid at the 

 apex, bright green, clothed on both sides with a white 



1119. Star-erass. Hypoxis erecta (X 14). 



