168 FLORA OF TEXAS. 



HYPERICUM, L. St. JoHN's-woRT. 



Sepals 5, simiLar. Petals 5, oblique, convolute in the 

 bud. Stamens mostly numerous, and commonly collected 

 in 3-5 sets without intervening glands. Styles 3-5, dis- 

 tinct or united. CaiJsule 1-5-celled. Herbs or shrubs. 

 Flowers mostly cymous, yellow. 



stamens numerous. Capsules-celled; styles united : shrubs. 



H. PiiOLiFiCL'M, L. Branches 2-edged, the barren ones 

 elongated; leaves lance-oblong, obtuse or mucronate at 

 the base; cymes axillary and terminal, often few-flowered; 

 capsule oblong, rarely 4-5-celled. Varies with a more 

 branching stem, smaller and narrower leaves and smaller 

 and more numerous floiuers. Shrub 2°-3° high. Leaves 

 l'-2' long, paler beneath. Swamps and river banks. — Dr, 

 Veatch. July, August. 



stamens 5-20; capsxile strictly 1-celled; styles separate: annuals. Flowers in 



cym£S. 



H. MUTILUM, L. Stems slender, branching above, 4-an- 

 gled ; leaves oblong or rounded, obtuse, clasping, 5-nerved; 

 cymes leafy at the base; sepals lanceolate, mostly longer 

 than the small petals, and equaling the (green) ovoid 

 capsule ; stamens 6-12. Stem 1° high, with the branches 

 of the cyme filiform. Flowers very small, remote. Ditches 

 and low grounds. June-August. —Drummond. 



H. Can"ADEN"SE, L. Stems simple or branched, 4-angled ; 

 leaves linear or linear -lanceolate, the upper ones acute, 

 sessile; sepals lanceolate, acute, longer than the petals, 

 shorter than the oblong (brown) capsule. Wet, sandy soil. 

 Stem 4-12' high, with the branches erect. Flowers small, 

 copper-yellow. Stamens 5-10. June-October. 



Flowers scattered on the slender branches ; flowers minute. 



H. Drum:mondii, Torr. and Gr. Stem much branched; 

 leaves linear or the lower ones oblong, acute, appressed ; 

 sepals barely shorter than the ovate capsule ; flowers pedi- 



