ST. JOHN'S=WORT FAMILY. Hypericaceas. 



Hi ericum An annual > and an extremely smctll- 



mutilum flowered species, diffusely branched, the 



Pale golden branchlets four-angled, and slender. The 

 orange leaves light dull green, oblong or ovate, 



July-Sep- blunt-pointed, and stemless. Flowers 

 scarcely ^ inch broad, pale golden orange, 

 or light orange yellow, with only 5-12 stamens. 6-24 

 inches high. In meadows and low grounds everywhere. 

 H ericum ^ very similar species, but with linear 



-Canadense leaves and tiny deep golden yellow flowers 

 Deep golden about inch broad, withering early in the 

 yellow <jay. -jhe leaves light dull green and ob- 



scurely three- veined, the two side veins scarcely visible. 

 The branches wiry, angular, and erect. The budlike, 

 tiny pods succeeding the flowers are conspicuously ruddy, 

 and exceed in length the flve-lobed green calyx. In 

 moist sandy soil, Me., south to Ga. and Ky., and west 

 to Minn, and S. Dak. Found in Campton, N. H. 



Also an annual, with an entirely differ- 



6nt aS P ect fr m that f the tvVO Feeding 

 Hypericuiu species, although it is tiny-flowered. The 

 nudicaule stem erect, diffusely branched, and appar- 

 Deep golden ently leafless; the branches like slender 

 yellow wires, and the leaves minute and scalelike, 



leaning closely to the branchlets. Flowers 

 deep golden yellow, nearly stemless, and 

 open only in the sunlight. 5-10 inches high. In sandy 

 soil from Me., south, and west to Minn., Mo., and Tex. 

 Found near Brattleboro, Vt. 



A perennial with an erect stem and 



Marsh St. stemless, close-set, light green, ovate 

 John's-wort , , , . , .. . 



Hypericum leaves, sepia dotted, and with a slight 



Virginicum bloom beneath. The stem, together with 



Pinkish the leaves, late in the season (September) 



flesh-color j g more or i esg pinkish or crimson-stained, 



u ~ ep and the seed-vessels are magenta. The 



flowers are pinkish flesh-color, with orange 

 glands separating the three groups of golden yellow 

 stamens. Flowers in small terminal clusters. 1-2 feet 

 high. In marshes, from Me., south, and west to Neb. 



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