218 POLYADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. Hypericum. 



Moist, shady lanes, thickets and woods.* Shotover Plantations. 

 Stokenchurch. Nettlebed Woods. Sb. In a ditch on the top 

 of Shotover Hill, a little before you come to the gate leading to 

 Mr. Schutz's. Bx. 



Shrub. July. 



Stem woody, perennial. Ls. opposite, stalkless, wide-spreading, 

 egg-shaped, or rather heart-shaped, entire, veiny, smooth, as 

 the rest of the plant. Panicles terminal, more or less accurately 

 three-forked. Pet. and stam. yellow. Styles of the same colour 

 changing to purple. Fruit purple-black, elliptic. 



Discrim, Its shrubby stem, large fl., and black fruit. 



H. quadrangidum. Square S. IV. St. Peter' s-wort. 

 Styles three. Stem herbaceous, with four sharp 

 angles. Leaves with copious, pellucid dots. Segments 

 of the calyx spear-shaped. E. B. 370. C. 4. 52. H. 

 quadrangulare. Sb. ^^05. 



Moist meadows, thicliets, and about the banks of rivers. 



Per. July. 



Stems perfectly erect, two f. Ls. opposite, elliptic, or egg-shaped, 

 each pair crossing those next to them. Fl. small, pale yellow. 

 Odour of bruised plant, lemon-like. 



H. perforatum. Common Perforated S. W. Styles 

 three. Stem two-edged. Leaves blunt, with copious 

 transparent dots. Segments of the calyx spear-shaped. 

 E. B. 295. C. 1. 57. Hypericum. G. E. 539. 



Groves, thickets, hedges. 



Per. August. 



Stems about two f., perfectly erect, leafy. Ls. opposite, each pair 

 crossing those below them, oblong, somewhat elliptic, entire. A 

 short, simple, leafy branch from the bosom of each 1., the upper 

 ones bearing fl., and forming a forked, leafy panicle, terminating 

 the stem. Fl. bright yellovv'. Edges of the cal. and pet. as 

 well as their outward surface, marked with dark purple spots 

 and lines, containing a red, essential oil, staining the lingers. 

 The fl. tinge spirits and oil of a fine purple. 



(H. dubiwn. See Appendix.) 



H. humifdsu7n. Trailing S. IV, Styles three. Flowers 

 somewhat cymose. Stem compressed, trailing. Leaves 

 elliptical, smooth. Segments of the calyx egg-shaped, 

 leafy. E. B. 1226. C. 3. 50. H. supinum glabrum. 

 G. E. 541. 



Sandy, gravelly, heathy, ratJier boggy pastures. Sm. * Bullingdon 

 Green. Southleigh Heath. Sb. (Bagley Wood.) B.v. Road 

 side, between Shotover Hill, and Ciiddesdon. R. W. 



Per. June. 



