ST. JOHN’S-WORT FAMILY. 55 
Root perennial. Stem herbaceous but finally hard, 1-2 feet high, often several from 
the same root ie ly branched. Leaves half’ an inch to an inch and a half long, 
Petals Brae or orange -colored. 
pear we. ober pastures : ircdnced. Native of Europe. Fi. June-September. Fr. 
er. 
Obs. This orthless and rather troublesome weed on our farms ; 
and ought te te ilgenty excluded. Some 40 or 50 years ago, it was 
very common for e—especially white cows, and nisi s with —— 
= lege t cted with cutaneous ulcers dur o dhe pas 
; and those sores were universally and confident 4 attr buted to 
the S St. "Joke s-wort. In those days, I never doubted the 
but 1 must in candor add, that, args the plant soliynen: to ie 
abundant in our pastures, I have not noticed any san sores inf a Papi 
ber of years past. Was the affection ascribed to and 
he the real cause ceased to exist? The flowers fe leaves are ype Sh 
ewan resinous ; and a tincture of them has held a place among 
for disorders the stomach and bowels. It is 
ya Pennaylvania,) ven. i In fields pe Site it had previo 
abounded. The succeeding year it was quite rare; but it has since 
as comm glected fields. The cause of that total - 
though temporary, fry sige, of a perennial -rooted plant, 1 is ng 
seure as the fact is curious. < 
aie cee ricum perforatum), summit of a HE : 
An enlarged ower sh g ca Sree “sa ane 
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