Pl.ex.thal. 67. HYPERJClNEiE. 389. Hyperic. 633 
b. Styles 3 ; capsules 3-celled ; calyx-lobes not cut . 
2. Hypericum quadr angular e. Four-angled St. John’ s-wort. 
Stem 4-sided, rather branched ; leaves ovate, dotted, 
dots transparent; calyx-lobes lanceolate, pointed. 
Hypericum Ascyron dictum caule quadranguio, Rail Syn. 34, 7. 
Ascyron, Ger% em. 542, 1. 
Ascyron vulgare, Park. 575. 
Hypericum quadrangulum, Lin. S. P. 1104. 
Hypericum quadrangulare, Lin. Syst. Veg. ed. 14,701. 
St. Peter's wort. Hard hay. Great St.John's wort. 
Damp hedges and river-sides ; perennial ; July and Aug. 
Root creeping; stem stiff; leaves in pairs, decussating ; 
edge black, not cut; flowers terminal; corolla yellow, some- 
times spotted with black. 
3. Hypericum dubium . Doubtful St. John' s-wort. 
Stem scarcely 4-sided ; leaves blunt, not dotted ; calyx- 
lobes elliptical, blunt. 
Hypericum dubium, Leers FI. Herb. 165. 
Hypericum Delphinense, Villars Delph. 3, 497. 
Mountain fields and hedges ; perennial; July and Aug. 
Root creeping; shoots bright, scarlet; leaves slightly spot- 
ted at the edge; petals not notched, yellow streaked with 
dark purple. 
4. Hypericum perforatum. Perforated St. John' s-wort. 
Stem 2-edged ; leaves blunt, dot,ted ; dots transparent ; 
calyx-lobes lanceolate, acute. 
Hypericum, Raii Syn. 342, 1 ; Ger. em. 539, 1. 
Hypericum vulgare, Park. 572. 
Hypericum perforatum, Lin. S. P. 1 105. 
St. John's wort. St. John's grass. 
Woods and hedges; perennial; July and August. 
Root creeping ; stem upright ; leaves elliptic, oblong, 
blunt, edge black ; panicle terminal ; petals golden with 
purple spots and lines, crenated; anthers glandular. — Sprigs 
used to keep fiends and evil spirits out of houses ; leaves 
vermifuge; flowers tinge spirit and oil purple; herb in 
flower infused in oil forms an excellent vulnerary balsam. 
5. Hypericum humifusum. Trailing Sf. John' s-wort. 
Stem 2-edged, trailing, herbaceous; leaves oblong, blunt; 
flowers terminal nearly corymbose, and axillary solitary; 
calyx-lobes oblong, obtuse. 
Hypericum minus supinum, Raii Syn. 343, 3; Park. 572. 
Hypericum supinum glabrum, Ger. em. 541. 
Woods and pastures ; perennial; July. 
