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ipitnl hrnnches. Leaves nnnow lanceolate. SppaZ» foliaceous, ovate lan- 

 ite. PWa/jtobovate longer than the sepals. CajtsuUs Z-ce\i- 



• Viiiu*. 1>. June. Middle (Tcb. &: Car. 2~3feet. 



2. H. (t" ■^"«r5. iS/t7/i tertie, slender. Z/'avf^ fasciculate, iincar-lanceo- 



ite, narr the biise, maririn rcvolute, dotted. Floiars axillary ler- 



^ refle.xeil wlien niaiure. Fitah obovate, witli a tooth 



■» ;Mtij.< numerous, seurcely divided into parcels. Pislils3. 



\ 1;. June — Auii. We: places. Geo. Car. & Fa. 2-3 feet. 



1 uLi.vTiM. S^ /« brnnciiiiiu'i branches angled. Leaves linear, 



. revo'uie, dotted. Flourrs axillary, near the 

 ,,i i, ,. .-. .iiiilin^ the leaves. Petals oblong, ovnte, toothed 

 :. FilamtnU slightly cohering into parcels. FLsiils 3, uni- 

 iU. Ll/;^>• "t i>-cciled. 3-valved. 



Yellow. Ij. Juni>— Aug. Pine barrens. 1-2 feet. 



4. H. AuREiM, A i>tiin much branched, branches ancinitaj. 

 >ar<-.'<oval, oblong, w... . „.i:ly undulated margin, glaucous beneath. Flow- 

 r» axillary, solilan-. fcy/xi/jj ovate, acute, /'^(fl^f oTate retlexed. Stamens 

 «ry numerous. Styles 3, separating as the fruit matures. 



Golden Hypericun. 

 Yellow. It. June— August. On the Ocmulgce, one mile above Ma- 

 on. 2.-3 teet. 



5. H. Myktifolicm, GLArcrM. S/em terete, with a few branches near 

 k.^M,,,. ,;• Lrtnf.< cordate-ovate, obtuse, clasping, glaucous, doited coria* 



*r9 in fastigiate cyme?, leafy. SejKils ovate, rcHexed. Petals 

 as the sc!^:iip, with a tooih near the summit. Sta/ncns numer- 

 lons as the petals. Sli/h'^ 3, at first united but separating as the 

 ru.: 



^ 1:- .May — June. NVet places. Middle Geo. lS-24 inches. 



6. U. Amdigci'm. Stem with numerous an«ipital, opposite branches, with 

 ,.,', >>.^' A'" ^ T'l/ar-lanceolaie, acute, thin, mucronaie. with a white 



:ind terminal, near the summits of the branches. Se- 

 . attenuate at the base. Petals obliciuc, obovate, 

 imit. St'jlfs \m\\C{\. Capsnh 3-cc^kd. 

 icj.'.. ij. .uay— June. On the Congaree, near Columbia. 2-1 ft. 



7. 11. .MEriiF'.cT.TM. Sfem branching; branches angled and winged. 

 ■s ^«- -.ivate, obtuse, punctate with reddish dots, pale. 



'-■" - >is panicle. Seyxji* lanceolate, oblong or linear. Pe- 



.U\e the length of the calyx. S'l/les 3, united at the base. 



YtHow. Ij. Aug. — Sept. Swamps. Car. &, Geo. 1-2 feet. 



8. H. ' ^ ^lender, v/iih few opposite slender brnnchcs, nearly 

 '■■■'< . J. ■ >• narrow, oblong, sessile, punc:a'e with minute 



;, somewhat coriaceous. Flouers in a naked cyme. Se- 

 .;,.., i)()vaie, unequal. Petab very oblique, double the length of 

 >. Pistils 3, united. 

 i. >w. l2- July — Aug. Near Macon. 18-24 inches. 



9. H F\TiGiATUM. "^'cm branching, branches ancipi:al. Leaves long 



ol itr, acn'c, conna'e, tapering af the brse, doiud, j ijer on the 

 .. /"/owrr* in corymbs, with solitary Howers in the lower di- 

 ' corymbs. Sepals lanceolate, half the length of the petals. 

 ■.< ', not separating with the maturing of the fruit. 



h' June — July. Low country, pine woods. 2-3 feet. 



;cou.s erect, the wl t dotted 



i oval, cla.spiniT. /-^/r ..unierous 



< olate, united at the bast", dentate. Pe- 



■, ^ — ;. - .,_:th of the calyx. Stamen.'' numerous. 



', loDgcr than the stamens. Stigmas purple- Oipsulc 3-celled, 3- 



Yeltonr. m^ May— Au^rxiBt. Dry toils. Geo. &. Car. 2-21 feet. 



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