76 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
A neat compact bush, one of the most ornamental of the hardy species of 
the genus. The general hue of the entire plant is yellow, and the calyxes 
and the capsule, before they are ripe, particularly so. Flowers very numerous, 
in upright raceme-like corymbs. 
a 2 4, H. Urs‘tum Ham. The Urala St. John’s Wort. 
Identification. D.Don Prod. Nep., p. 218. ; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 603. 
Derivation, From its name, Urala swa, in the Newar language. 
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 2375.; and our fig. 115. 
Spec. Char., &c. Branches compressed, 2-edged. 
Leaves elliptical, mucronulate, smooth, shining. 
Flowers terminal, somewhat corymbose. Sepals 
oval, very blunt. Petals orbicular. Styles shorter 
than the stamens. (Don’s Mill.) A neat sub-ever- —— 
green undershrub. Nepal, on the tops of mountains. N 
Height 2ft. Introduced in 1823. Flowers yel- abe 
low; July to September. Capsule reddish brown ; 115. Hypéricum Urdlum. 
ripe in October. 
In mild situations, and on a dry soil, it may safely be left through the winter 
without any protection; but this should not be the case where the situation 
is cold, and the soil tenacious or humid, 
t 5, H.catycr'num LZ. The darge-calyxed St. John’s Wort. 
Identification. Lin. Mant., 106. ; Willd., 3. p.1442.; Hook. Scot., 221.; Dec. Prod., 1. p.546.; 
Smith’s Eng. FL, 3. Pp 323. ; and Don’s Mill., 1. p. 603. ‘ 
Synonymes. Androse'mum constantinopolitanum fldre maximo, Wheeler's Journey, 205.5 the large- 
flowered St. John’s Wort; the large-flowering Tutsan ; the terrestrial Sun ; Aaron s Beard; Mille 
Pertuis 4 grandes Fleurs, Fr.; grossblumiger Johanniskraut, Gev.; Asciro Ital. © 
Derivation. This species was called Androse‘mum by the old writers on botany, on account of the 
tinge of red in different places on the stems, and the redness of the anthers, which were supposed 
to give it the appearance of being spotted with blood. It was called Constantinopolitan, from its 
haviug been found near that city, in 1676, by Sir George Wheeler, Bart. The large size of its 
flowers is remarkable, and has given rise to most of its other names. ‘The name of the Terrestrial 
Sun is very appropriate to the large golden flowers, with their long ray-like stamens, lying glittering 
on a bed of dark green shining leaves, which spread over the surface of the ground. The 
number and length of the stamens are, doubtless, also the origin of the name of Aaron’s Beard. 
Engravings. Eng. Bot., v. 29. t.2017.; Bot. Mag., t.146.; and our jig. 116. 
Spee: Char., §c. Stem tetragonal, dwarf. Leaves ovate, coriaceous, broad, full 
of pellucid dots. Flowers large, terminal, solitary. Sepals large, obovate, 
spreading ; capsule nodding. (Don’s Mill.) A beautiful little evergreen 
undershrub, with dark green shining leaves. Levant, Olympus, Britain, 
on the western coast of Scotland, and in Ireland near a 
Cork, in woods. Height 1 ft. to 13 ft. Flowers of a 
bright golden yellow, with innumerable reddish tre- 
mulous anthers ; June to September. Capsule reddish 
brown ; ripe in October. 
Valuable for covering banks, rockwork, or the surface bi 
of the ground in old shrubberies or picturesque woods, 
especially for the latter purpose, as it thrives perfectly well 
under the drip and shade of trees. The root creeps, and a 
small plant will soon extend itself in every direction, espe- 
cially if the soil be light, so as to cover a great many 
square yards ina very short space of time. It is an excellent shelter for 
game. It may be readily increased to any extent by division. 
§ ii. Perfordria Chois. 
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Identification. Chois. Prod. Hyp., p. 44.; Dec. Prod., 1. p.646.; Don’s Mill, 1. p. 603. 
Derivation, From perforatus, perforated; because the leaves are full of pellucid dots, which gives 
them the appearance of being perforated. uv 
