PAM. 114. 93 



S. gentianoides (Hypericum Sarothra\ Pine Tassle. Orange-grass. Branches 

 wire-like; flowers sessile, sepals shorter than the capsules; stamens 5-10. 

 Spring to Fall. 



S. (Hypericum^ Drummondii. Simple or branched, wing-angled; flowers ped- 

 ue'.led; sepals about as long as the capsules; stamens 10-20. Summer. 



A. Leaves flat; — shrubs with leaves sessile or clasping; flowers with 

 numerous stamens, distinct or in 3-S sets, without glands; ovary 

 1-celled; styles 3-5, ----- Hypericum, St. John's-wort 

 a. Stamens 5-12, usually in 3 sets; leaves ovate to oblong; — stem 



:.gled, sepals acute. Low places. Summer. , , H. mutilum 



a. Stamens 15-40, distinct or in sets; styles 3, rarely i. - - - - b 



b. Capsules 1-celled; styles distinct; sepals obtuse; — somewhat 

 herbaceous stem, sparingly branched, twigs 2-winged; leaves 

 linear-oblong to oblong, sessile, few; flowers yellow in dichoto- 



mous cymes, forming open corymbs, H. opacum 



b. Capsules incompletely 3-celled; sepals linear, small, not foliaceous, - c 



b. Capsules incompletely 3-4 celled; sepals foliaceous; — shrubby; 

 leaves leathery, clasping; corolla golden-yellow, stamens about 



l_'n. Pine-land. Summer. ----- H. myrtifolium 



c. Shrubby, with sharply angled branches; leaves clustered in the 



axils of larger ones, linear; flowers yellow in loose panicles. Pine- 

 Land. Spring and Summer. ----- H. fasciculatum 



c. Shrubby; branches and leaves as in preceding; flowers yellow 

 in terminal corymbose cymes. Pine-land. Spring and Summer. 



H. aspalathoides (var. of preceding?) 



114. Theaceae (Camelliaceae), Camellia Family. 



Shrubs and trees with alternate, simple, pinnately- 

 veined leaves, without stipules; flowers regular, hypogy- 

 nous; sepals and petals 5, rarely 4-7 or more; stamens 

 numerous, more or less coherent at the base into 1, 3 or 

 5 sets, opposite the petals; ovary 2-5 celled, with 2-many 

 ovules in each cell; styles 2-5, distinct or united; capsule 

 2-5 celled, seeds few. 



1. Calyx of many imbricated sepals; stamens united at the base, some 



of the interior distinct; styles united, stigmas 3-5. - - Camellia 



C. Japonica, Camellia. Flowers white or colored, solitary, terminal; stamens 

 about 50, mostly transformed into petals. Cultivated. 



C. Thea, Tea-plant. Leaves 2-3 times longer than broad; flowers axillary, 

 white. Cultivated. 



J. Calyx simple, sepals 5, unequal; ovules 4-8. Evergreen; flowers white, 

 loog-ped uncled ; petals 5. united at the base; stamens numerous 

 on 5 disk-like lobes, confluent at the base; ovary 3-5 celled; ovules 

 4 in each cell; capsule pointed, seeds 4 or 2 in each cavity, each 

 with a membranous wing, ------- Gordonia 



.G. Lasianthus, Loblolly-Day. Swamps and hammocks. Summer. 



