Plex.tkal 67. HYPERICINEiE. 389. Hyperic. 633 



b. Styles 3; capsules 3- celled ; calyx-hies not cat. 



2. Hypericum quadr angular e. Four-angled St-John's-wort, 

 Stem 4-sided, ratlier branched; leaves ovate, dotted, 



dots transparent; calyx-lobes lanceolate, pointed. 



Hypericum Ascyron dictum caule quadiangulo, Rail Syn.34,1. 



Ascyron, Ger, em. 542, I. 



Ascyron vnlgare, Park. 575. 



Hypericum quadrangnhim, Lin. S. P, 1104. 



Hypericum quadrangulare, Lhi. Syst. Veg.ed. 14,701. 



St. Peter'' s wort. Hard hay. Great St. John'' s wort. 



Damp hedges and river-sides ; perennial ; July and Aug. 



Root creeping; stem stiff; leaves in pairs, decussating ; 

 edge black, not c\\t\ flowers terminal; corolla yellow, some- 

 times spotted with black. 



3. Hypericum duhium. Douhljul St. JoJufs-wort. 

 Stem scarcely i-sided ; leaves blunt, not dotted ; calyx- 



lohes elliptical, blunt. 



Hypericum dubium, Leers Fl. Herb. 165. 

 Hypericum Delphlnense, Fillars Delph.3,491. 



Mountain fields and hedges; perennial; July and Aug. 



Root creeping; shoots bright, scarlet; leaves slightly spot- 

 ted at the edge ; petals not notched, yellow streaked with 

 dark purple. 



4. Hypericum perforatum. Perforated St. John's-wort. 

 Stem 2-edged ; leaves blunt, dotted; dots transparent; 



calyx-lobes lanceolate, acute. 



Hypericum, Rail Syn. 342, 1 ; Ger. em. 539, 1. 

 Hypericum vulgare, Park. 572. 

 Hypericum perforatum, Lin. S. P. 1 105. 

 St. Johti's wort. St. Johii's grass. 



Woods and hedges ; perennial ; July and August. 



Root creeping ; stem upright ; leaves elliptic, oblong, 

 blunt, edge black; panicle terminal; petals golden with 

 purple spots and lines, crenated ; anthers glandular. — Sprigs 

 used to keep fiends and evil spirits out of houses ; leaves 

 vermifuge ; flowers tinge spirit and oil purple ; herb in 

 flower infused in oil forms an excellent vulnerary balsam. 



5. Hypericum humifusum. Trailing St. John^s-wort, 



Stem 2-edged, trailing, herbaceous ; leaves oblong, blunt ; 

 flowers terminal nearly corymbose, and axillary solitary; 

 calyx-lobes oblong, obtuse. 



Hypericum minus supinum, Rail Syn. 343, 3; Park, 572. 

 Hypericum supinum glabrum, Ger. em. 541. 



Woods and pastures ; perennial ; July. 



