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The Flora of Wiltshire, 



mistaken by many of my correspondents for the last species to 

 which it approaches very nearly, both in habit and general features, 

 differing chiefly in the absence of pellucid dots on the leaves, which 

 are netted ivith pellucid veins. Corolla deep yellow, generally bord- 

 ered, and more or less sprinkled with dark purple glands. 



A variety with the sepals oblong-lanceolate, mucronulate, 

 obscurely denticulate, is the "H. maculatum, (Crantz.) 



5. H. humifusum, (Linn.) trailing Hypericum, from humi (Lat.), 

 on the ground, and fusus spread. Engl. Bot. t. 1226. Reich. Icones, 

 vi. 342. 



Locality. In pastures, and heathy places, on a gravelly soil, not 

 uncommon, yet apparently wanting in the " South Middle District" 

 P. Fl. July. Area, 1. * 3. 4. 5. 



South Division. 



1. South-east District, 11 Salisbury," Mr. James Hussey. "Boggy 

 ground at West Dean,''' Dr. Maton. "Landford," Rev. E. Simms. 



3. South-ivest District, "Fonthill Bishop," Miss Meredith. " Cors- 

 ley," Miss. Griffith. "Warminster," Mr. Wheeler. 



South Division. 



4. North-west District, Cornfields near the Old Horse and 

 Jockey, Kingsdown ; and Spye Park. 



5. North-east District, Braden near Purton. "Great Bedwyn," 

 Mr. William Bartlett. 



A pretty little procumbent smooth species with the lemon -like 

 scent of " H. dubium" and "perforatum." Flowers few, bright 

 yellow, somewhat corymbose, capsules red in ripening, a colour 

 which the leaves assume in decay. Stems slender, 



" Far diffus'd 

 And lowly creeping, modest and yet fair 

 Like virtue thriving most where little seen." 



6. H. hirsutum, (Linn.) hairy Hypericum, or St. John's Wort. 

 Engl Bot. t. 1156. Reich. Icones, vi. 349. 



Locality. Hedges, thickets, and borders of woods. Yery common. 

 P. Fl. June, July. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Distributed throughout all 

 the Districts. 



[H. montanum, (Linn.) This species I have not as yet observed in 



