HYPERICACE^-ST. JOHN'S-WORT FAMILY 



GOLD FLOWER 



Hypiriciim moserihnum. 



A hybrid sub-shrub raised by Moser, of France; valuable for its 

 brilliant-yellow flowers. Not altogether hardy. 



Gold Flower. SypSricum moseri&num 



Stem. — ^Woody, two feet high, erect, with the tips of the branches 

 slightly pendulous. 

 Leaves. — Opposite, ovate-oblong, dark-green above, pale beneath. 

 Flowers. — Large golden-yellow cups, two inches in diameter. 

 Sepals. — Five, leafy, oblong. 

 Petals. — Five, broad, rounded, brilliant-yellow. 



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