HYPERICIN EH. 



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In woods, hedges and thickets, road- 

 sides, etc., throughout Europe and cen- 

 tral and Russian Asia, except the ex- 

 treme north, and now introduced into 

 other countries. Abundant in Britain. 

 Fl. summer and autumn. 



Fig. 178. 



4. Imperforate Hypericum. Hypericum dubium, Leers. 

 (Fig. 179.) 



.(Eng. Bot. t. 296.) 



Very much like the common H., but 

 the stem is slightly quadrangular, the. 

 leaves rather larger and broader, and 

 nearly destitute of pellucid dots, but 

 with a few black ones along the mar- 

 gin on the under side ; the sepals much 

 broader, obtuse or scarcely pointed, and 

 the petals and stamens much less dotted. 



In similar situations as the common 

 IT., almost over all Europe, especially in 

 hilly districts, extending far into Scan- 

 dinavia, but not an Arctic plant. Gene- 

 rally spread over England, southern 

 Scotland and Ireland, but not near so 

 frequent as the common IT. Fl. sum- 

 mer. 



Fig. 179. 



