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B. C. 506, a shrub, introduced from New South Wales in 

 1795, and flowering fronti February to April. 



All these plants are evergreens, hardy, and easily culti- 

 vated in sandy loam ; they are increased by laying, or by 

 grafting on each other, or by cuttings of young wood planted 

 in sand and covered with a bell-glass. 



HYPERlCrNEiE. 



- Hype^ricum baledricum, warted St. John's Wort, B. M. 

 137, an undershrub, introduced from Majorca in 1714, and 

 flowering from March to September. 



H. monogy^nurriy Chinese St. John's Wort, B. M. 334, 

 an undershrub, introduced from China in 1753, and flower- 

 ing from March to September. 



H. folidsuniy shining St. John's Wort, a low shrub, in- 

 troduced from the Azore Islands in 1778, and flowering in 

 August. 



H. floribundiinif many-flowered St. John's Wort, a low 

 shrub, a native of Madeira, introduced in 1779, and flower- 

 ing in August, 



H. canariense, Canary St. John's Wort, an undershrub, 

 introduced from the Canaries in 1699, and flowering from 

 July to September. 



H. cBgyptiacum, Egyptian St. John's Wort, B. R. 196, an 

 undershrub, introduced from Egypt in 1787, and flowering 

 in June and July. 



H. setdsum, unbranched St. John's Wort, a frame peren- 

 nial, introduced from Carolina in 1759, and flowering in 

 July and August. 



H. mutihinif small-flowered St. John's Wort, a frame 

 perennial, introduced from North America, in 1759j and 

 flowering from June to September. 



