i»OLYANDRIA DI-RENTAGY NIA, Hyperlcum. 
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** Trigynce. Fruticosce. 
4. H. rarnis ancipitibus, foliis ovali-oblongis obtusis mucro- 
natis basi angustatis, floribus terminalibus subsolitariis, 
calycinis foliolis oblongis acutis staminibasque petalis 
aequantibus, stylis coadunatis longitudine starainum. 
Mich.Ji. amer. 2. p. 81. 
H. elatum. -Ait. kew. 3. p. 104 ? 
In shady rocky places in Kentucky and Tennassee. Tj » 
July, Aug. V. V. Resembles H. Ascyriim very much j 
the leaves of the calyx are broad, and sometimes longer 
than the petals. 
5. H. ramis ancipitibus, foliis ellipticis margine crispato- 
revolutis supra opacis subtus glaucis, floribus termi- 
nalibus subsolitariis sessilibus, calycinis foliolis ovatis 
acuminatis, petalis: defiexis staminibus longioribus, siy- 
lis coadunatis longitudine staminum. 
In South Carolina and Georgia. Lyon. Tj . July, Aug. 
V. V. i his elegant species grows to the height of 
about two feet or more. Every branchlet has from 
one to three large flowers, of a bright golden yellow; 
the petals turn downwards, and leave the large crown 
of stamina in an upright situation, which, with the 
beautiful red ovate germen in the centre, gives the 
flower a particularly pleasing appearance. 
6. H. ramis ancipitibus, foliis lanceolato-linearibus obtu- 
siusculis, corymbis axillaribus et terminalibus pauci- 
floris, floribus primordialibus sessilibus staminibus sty- 
lisque longitudine petalorum, calycinis foliolis lanceo- 
sp. pi. 3. p. 1453. 
H. Kalmianum. Du Roi harhk 1 , p. 310. 
In Virginia. Gronov. t? . June — Aug. v. v. in Hortis. 
The most common and most hardy species in the 
gardens. I rather suspect its native country to be Ca- 
nada, as most of the shrubby kinds coming from the 
southern parts are extremely tender. 
7. H. ramis alato-4-gonis, foliis oblongo-Ianceolatis obtu- 
siusculis sessilibus, patncula pedunculata dichotoma 
imdiuscula, floribus solitariis subsessilibus, calycinis 
laciruis lanceolatis petalis duplo brevioribus, stylis 
coadunatis staminibus longioribus.-— j^. amer. 2. 
p. 78. 
H.laevigatum. Ait. hew. 3. p. 106 ? 
H. ligustrinura. Herb, Banks, Mss, 
VOL. n. c 
ftondosum. 
amoenum. 
prolificim. 
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nudijiorum. 
