HYPERICUM 



HYPERICUM 



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CO. Fr. a capsule, l-S-celled. 

 D. Plant low, 6-15 in. hujh. 



9. adpr^ssum, Barton, {ff. fasflgidtnm, Ell.). Practi- 

 imlly a herbaceous pereuuial, erect from a creeping or 

 decumbent base, growing in dense masses: Ivs. oltlung 

 or lanceolate, 1-2 in. long, acute, thin: cymes t'ew-sev- 

 eral-flowered. July, August. Moist places, Nantucket, 

 Mass., south. B.B. 2:4:U. Spreads rapidly by uiuler- 

 ground stolons, suggesting occasional use as a ground 

 (tover. Not very hardy in New England. 



10. Biickleii, M. A. Curtis. Later written Ruekleyi. 

 Dense shrub, with slender, -l-angled stems, forming neat, 

 ronnded tutits : Ivs. bluish, broadly ovate oblong, ^o-^l-^ 

 ia. long, rounded ut the apex, gradually narrowed at the 

 base, pale below, becoming scarlet in autumn : lis. soli- 

 tary or in cymes of 3, 1 in. in diam. ; sepals ovate ; 

 petals striated and strap-shaped; styles connate: cap- 

 sule oblong-ovoid, large. June, July. Found only in the 

 highest mountains of the Carolinas and Ga. G.F.4:r)Hl. 



— Adapted to rockeries and margins of small shrutj- 

 beries. 



U. Megans, Steph. A low perennial. 1-lK ft. high, 

 with erect, winged stem tilled with black dots: Ivs. 

 i>vate-lanceolate, rather clasping, bright green: tis. race- 

 mose, 1 in. in diam., appearing in late summer and au- 

 tumn; sepals ovate, much shorter than the petals, the 

 stamens somewhat longer: capsule ovoid, with 3 apices. 



— A scarcely hardy plant from Siberia. 



12. Japbnicum, Thunb. Decumbent, with ovate or oval 

 :t-iierved clasping Ivs. j4 in. or less long, the stems 4-an- 

 gled, 2-15 in. tall : ds. }4 i". across, yellow, with petals 

 t-qualing the linear-lanceolate sepals and bracts; styles 

 one-third the length of the ovary. Japan to India. — Fer- 

 t'lmial ; but Hooker (Flora of India) says it is annual. 

 Blooms in spring. Not hardy North. 



DD. Plant higher, 2-4 ft. 

 E. Leaves linear. 



13. denBifldrum, Pursh [H. prolificn)n, var. densifh)- 

 rum, A. Gray). A shrub, closely related to If. prolifi- 

 eum, but rarer: stems erect, stout, densely leafy, 4-() 

 rt. high: Ivs. variable, broader and oblong like those of 

 ff. prolificum, or narrower and linear-lanceolate like 

 those of -ff. galioides, 1-2 in. long, mucronulate: lis. Min. 

 in diameter, in broad, dense, many-tld. cymes; sepals 

 narrow, notfoliaceous; stamens distinct; styles connate: 

 capsule completely 3-celled, short and slender, longitu- 

 dinally furrowed. Julv-Sept. Pine barrens, N. J., and 

 south. Mn. 4:97. G.F. :i:r)27.-R.H. 1891), p. 517, 51H. 

 Xot well known, but appears to be hardy. 



14. galioides, Lam. {H. axilUh-e, Lam., not Michx.). 

 Practically suff ruticose. but sometimes occurs as a round, 

 compact shrub : stems erect, 3 ft. high, slender : Ivs. 

 linear, mucronulate, dark green, crowded, 1-3 in. long: 

 ris. in dense, many-fld. cymes %-% in. wide ; sepals 

 linear, foliaceous, equal, shorter than the narrow petals ; 

 .stamens distinct; styles at first connate, becoming free: 

 i-apsule conical, completely 3-celled, acute, longitudinally 

 furrowed. July-Sept. Natural to low, wet grounds, 

 Delaware to Fla., but grows freelv in rich garden soil. 

 G.F. 10:433. G.C. III. 24:301. -Seems to be perfectly 

 hardy. Easily raised from seeds. Not well known. 



15. spliEerocArpum, Michx. Erect perennial, \-2% ft. 

 high, 4-sided: Ivs. linear or linear-oblong, obtuse, 1-2 

 in. long: cymes of many small fls. % in. in diameter, 

 nearly leafless ; sepals ovate, mucronate; petals 3 times 

 longer; stamens numerous, distinct ; styles united be- 

 low : capsule globose, J^ iu. long. July. Frequents 

 rocky banks of rivers, ( )hio ami Ky. ; satisfactory in 

 light,sandy soil. — Spreads rapidly by stoloniferons roots, 

 ••overing the soil and preventing washing. Not very 

 ornamental. Half-hardy North. 



EE. Lvs. broadhj lanceolate or ovate: sepals ovate. 



F. Stamens and stifles loixjer titan tlie petals.- 



styles divenjent. 



' 16. hircinum, Linn. Glabrous suhshrub of round. 



compact habit, 2-3 ft. high, the branches winged toward 



the tips: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, acute, glandular, 1-2 in. 



long, deep green: fls. Wi in. wide, solitary or 3-clustered: 



>5epals deciduous, one-third to one-fourth the h-ngth of 



the lance-oblong petals, which are of a deeper yellow 

 than in the other species; stamens very long; styles 

 spreading, longer than the stamens : capsule ovoid, 

 pointed. July -Aug.— Species characterized by the 

 strong, goat-like odor of the lvs. (hence the name). Of 

 easy cultivation, but requiring a dry position and winter 

 protection. Mediterranean region. Var. minus, Wats. 

 Dwarfer, with smaller lvs. and fls. ; as i)retty and free- 

 bloomiug as the typo, and, Ib the rock-garden, preferable. 



17. elitum, Dryand. Strong, tufted undershrub, re- 

 calling H. Androsivmam , 3-4 ft. high, not quite hardy, 

 sometimes credited to the United States, but really from 

 the Canaries: lvs. oval, V/i-Z in. long, dark green, whit- 

 ish })elow, acute: tls. numerous, 1 in. in diameter, in 

 .3-7-flowered cymes; sepals ovate-oblong; stamens dis- 

 tinct; styles prolonged, distinct: capsule oblong, small. 

 July. 



18. floribiindum, Dryand. A subshrub, with round, 

 glabrous stems: lvs. lanceolate-elliptic, light green, with- 

 out dots, numerous, X-Wi in. long: tls. in few- to many- 

 flowered panicles, IV2-2 in. in diameter, with dilated 

 peduncles: sepals somewhat acute; stalnens numerous, 

 shorter than the petals, petals and stamens persistent; 

 ovary oval; styles long, divergent, with capitate stig- 

 mas. — P^rom the Canary and Madeira Islands. Not hardy 

 North, Ijut in cultivation in S. California. (-Jrows very 

 rapidly to the In-iglit of about 12 ft. (ienerally prop, 

 from seeds, which are XJroduced freeh'. 



19. multindrum, Hort., not HBK. A supposed hybrid 

 between //. A)idrosa'.m.nm and //. etalatn, assuming an 

 intermediate form, but more closely resembling H. 

 elatidti. It also resembles II. Jiircinxm, but is more 

 shrubby and taller. Lvs. ovate-oblong, acute, somewhat 

 clasping, 1-2 in. long; fis. in profusion, several in a 

 cyme, 1 in. wide, lasting two weeks; sepals small, ovate 

 retlexed; styles sjireading: capsule oblong. July. — Not 

 very hardy. 



1118. Hypericum aureum { 



FF. Stawens and styles sliorter tlian the petals r styles 

 connive)it. 

 20. aiireum, Bartram. Fig. 1118. Showy shrub 3 ft. 

 high, more woody than most species, of stiff, dense 

 habit, top ofttMi "globular like a miniature tree, the 

 branches 2-edi,n-d, with thin, exfoliating red bark: lvs. 



