28o CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



freely escaped to a shrubby hillside (Eames), Salisbury (C. 

 C. Godfrey). Aug. Naturalized from Asia. 



Hibiscus Moscheutos L. (producing offsets). 

 Wild or Swamp Rose Mallow. 



Frequent along the coast in brackish and saline marshes ; 

 rare inland as at Woodbury (Harger). Aug. — Sept. 



The root is sometimes used medicinally. Will thrive in any 

 garden soil and is well worthy of cultivation. 



Hibiscus Trionum L. 



Bladder Ketmia. Flower-of-an-Hour. 



About old gardens and in waste places as an escape from 

 cultivation. Rare in most districts: Ledyard (Graves), 

 Guilford (G. H. Bartlett), East Windsor (Bissell), Southing- 

 ton (Andrews). Occasional in the southw^estern part of the 

 state. July — Aug. Adventive from Europe. 



Hibiscus esculentus L. (edible). 

 Okra. Gumbo. 



Rare. Waste ground in Fairfield (Eames). Aug. — Sept. 

 Fugitive from tropical Asia. 



Much cultivated in the South for its young pods which 

 are added to soups and stews. It can be grown successfully 

 in southern Connecticut. 



HYPERICACEAE. ST. JOHN'S-WORT FAMILY. 

 HYPERICUM L. St. John's-Wort. 



Hypericum Ascyron L. (classical name for some species of 



St. John's-wort). 

 Great St. John's-wort. 



Alluvial soil on banks of streams. Rare in most districts : 

 Wethersfield and Simsbury (A. W. Driggs), Southington 

 (Andrews). Occasional along the Housatonic River through- 

 out its course. July — Aug. 



Hypericum perforatum L. (perforated). 

 Common St. John's-wort. 



Common. Waste places, open fields and roadsides. May 

 — June. Naturalized from Europe. 



The herb is medicinal and is used as a substitute for Arnica. 



