HYPERICINEtE 



Flowers bright yellow, 3-4 ins. diam., solitary and terminal, 1-2 at top of stem, 

 shortly pedicelled ; in gardens, a corymb of 5-6 ; Sepals 5, nearly ]. in. long, 

 outer ones orbicular, | length of petals, longitudinal glandular lines ; Petals 5 ; 

 Stamens numerous, long, slender, connate at base in 5 bundles ; Ovary superior, 

 styles 5, straight ; Fruit a capsule ovoid, 5-celled towards base. 



Leaves opposite, ovate or oblong, sessile, obtuse, coriaceous, scattered 

 pellucid dots, glossy, dark green, 2-4 ins. long. 



A sub-evergreen shrub, 10-16 ins. ; Stem creeping, compressed, quad- 

 rangular. 



Native of S.E. Europe; naturalised in many parts of England, Scotland, 

 Ireland, and Channel Isles. Known also as Rose of Sharon and Aaron's Beard. 



HOOKER'S ST. JOHN'S WORT, Hypericum Hookerianum. 



Gardens. Cut specimens in the bud state will last in water for a consider- 

 able time, opening the polished buds in succession. It does well on a dry soil. 

 July — October. 



Flowers yellow, resembling //. palatum, but larger, more than 2 ins. diam. ; 

 fine waxy texture ; inflorescence corymbose, terminal ; styles not longer than 

 ovary ; Fruit a capsule, 5 persistent styles. 



Leaves opposite and crowded, ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, tapering 

 at base, margins entire, slightly revolute, full of fine pellucid dots, dark glossy 

 green above, paler beneath, 1-4 ins. Autumn tint red. 



An evergreen shrub, 6-8 ft. ; Branches round, slender, reddish-brown ; 

 Buds polished, green, scales lanceolate. 



Native of mountains of N. India; introduced by Lobb, 1823. Synonymous 

 with H. oblongifoliuvi. Also called Glossy-flowered Tutsan. 



MOSER'S ST. JOHN'S WORT, Hypericum moserianum. 



Gardens, shrubberies. The handsome blossoms of this dwarf hardy shrub 



produce a very bright effect throughout the late summer. It likes a moist, 



but not too heavy soil. July — September. 



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