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And blooming all the summer long ; abundant in 

 hedges, thickets, and woods. The following species 

 are not uncommon, but bloom later. 



1 The SQUARE -STALKED ST. JOHN'S WORT, (H. 

 quadrdngulum), with square stalks, pale flowers, and 

 with small black dots.' 



The HAIBY ST. JOHN'S WORT, (H. hirsutum,) has 

 a round, and hairy stalk, with glandular serratures to 



TRAILING ST. JOHN'S WORT. Stems 6 8 inches 

 long, on the ground. Corolla with black dots. 



THE LARGE -FLOWERED St. John's Wort, is not 

 common wild, but often to be found in shrubberies, 

 and easily to be distinguished as a Hypericum. 



THE TUTSAN, (H. Androssemum), is admitted as a 

 Hypericum now, although its fruit is a berry (bacca). 

 This is a handsome, shrubby plant, often cultivated 

 also. Its leaves are large, in pairs, and of a brilliant 

 green, often shaded with red. The berries are first 

 red, then black. It grows in damp, shady woods ; 

 not common. The most beautiful of the order, is the 

 Small UPRIGHT ST. JOHN'S WORT, (H. pulchrum). 

 We will read its full description : " Sepals, broadly 

 ovate, obtuse, with black, glandular serratures. Stem 

 erect, smooth ; leaves heart-shaped, clasping the stem, 



