208 The Flora of Wiltshire. 



ORDER. HYPERICACE^. (DE CAND.) 

 Hypericum, (Linn.) St. John's Wort. 

 Linn. CI. xviii. Ord. i. 



Name. From the Greek word {hypericon) of Dioscorides. 



1. n. Androscemiim, (Linn.) Man's blood Hypericum. Tutsan, or 

 Park leaves. Androsaeraum is an old Greek name, compounded of 

 andros of a man, and aima blood, a name still retained in the 

 Dutch, Man's bloed. It was so called on account of the red juice of 

 the berry. Tutsan is from the French toiife-sain or all-heal, the plant 

 having been formerly celebrated as a vulnerar}'. Cart. Fl. Land. i. 

 164. Baxter's British Flowering Plants, vol. i. t. 39. 



Locality. Woods and shady banks. Rare. P. Fl. July, August. 

 Area, 1. * 3. 4. 5. 



South Division. 



1. South-east District, " Laverstock near Salishur}'," Bot. Guide. 

 " Hedges about half-a-mile distant from Downton on the road to 

 Salisbury," Dr. Maton. " Clarendon Wood," Dr. H. Smith.^ 

 " Banks of the river near Fisherton Church," Major 11. Smith. 

 " The Earldoms, Whiteparish," Bev. E. Simnis. 



3. South-u-est District, " Warminster," 2fr. Wheeler. " Spring 

 Head Church Meadow, near Corslej', Miss Griffith. " Kilmington," 

 Miss Seltcyn. 



North Division. 



4. North-west District, Sandridge Hill near Melksham. 



5 North-east District, "Great Bedwyn," Mr. William Bartktt. 



I do not quote the figure of this species in English Botany, as 

 that plate possibly represents the "H. Anglicum " of Bert. Flor. 

 Ital. viii. 310, which is distinguished chiefly by its much branched 

 stem, two winged peduncles, subcordate-ovate, rather acute leaves, 

 few flowered cymes, ovate rather acute and unequal sepals, and by 

 the styles exceeding the stamens. All Wilts specimens named "H 

 Androscemum " should be carefully examined, in order that we may 



^ In 1817 this gentleman commenced a periodical work under the title of 

 " Flora Sarisburiensis," which was intended to describe and illustrate the 

 plants growing in the vicinity of Salisbury : not being sufficiently encouraged 

 in his undertaking, only four numbers of the Flora were published. 



