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terminal cymes. Sepals ovate, \ in. Petals rather longer than the 
stamens. Stamens in 5 bundles. Ovary 5-celled ; styles 5, twice 
as long as the ovary. Capsule \ in. (Fig. 18.) 
Simla; March-May. — W. Himalaya, 5000-7000 ft. 
2. Hypericum lysimachioides, Wall ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 254. A 
shrub, 1-3 ft. Branches 4-sided, at least towards the end. Leaves 
ovate, about 1J x \ in. ; lower surface pale, black-dotted. Flowers 
1-1^ in. diam., in terminal, leafy, forked cymes. Sepals narrowly 
lanceolate, ^ in. Petals rather longer than the stamens. Stamens 
in 5 bundles. Ovary 5-celled ; styles 5, nearly twice as long as 
the ovary. Capsule J in. 
Simla, Mushobra ; April-July. — W. Himalaya, 5000-8000 ft. 
3. Hypericum patulum, Thunb. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 254. A shrub, 
1-3 ft. Branches 2-ridged. Leaves ovate 1\ x \ in., or oblong- 
lanceolate 1J-2 x'-J— J in., each pair placed at right angles to 
the next pair above or below it ; lower surface pale, black-dotted. 
Flowers 1 in. diam., in terminal cymes. Sepals ovate, J in. 
Petals twice as long as the stamens. Stamens in 5 bundles. 
Ovary 5-celled ; styles 5, as long as the ovary. Capsule ^ in. 
Simla, on Summer Hill ; August, September. — Temperate Himalaya, 3000- 
7000 ft.— China. 
4. Hypericum perforatum, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 255. A 
perennial herb. Stems 1-2 ft., 2-angled. Leaves oblong, J-l in., 
obtuse, veins pellucid, lower surface pale. Flowers 1 in. diam., 
in terminal corymbs. Sepals narrowly lanceolate, acute, J in., 
margins often black-dotted. Petals black-dotted on the margins. 
Stamens in 3 bundles, anthers black-dotted. Ovary 3-celled ; 
styles 3, twice as long as the ovary. Capsule J in. 
Simla, in shady, damp forest ; April-October. — W. Himalaya, 3000-8000 ft. 
— N. temperate Asia, N. Africa, Europe (Britain, Common St. John’s Wort). 
5. Hypericum elodeoides, Choisy ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 255. A 
perennial herb. Stems terete, 1-2 ft., stoloniferous. Leaves 
ovate, obtuse, 1 x § in. ; or broadly lanceolate, acute, 1\ x f in. ; 
lower surface pale, margins black-dotted. Bracts fringed with 
stalked glands. Flowers j in. diam., in cymes, often numerous 
and forming terminal panicles. Sepals narrowly lanceolate, acute, 
J in., black-dotted and streaked, fringed with stalked glands. 
Petals black-dotted and streaked. Stamens in 3 bundles ; anthers 
black-dotted. Ovary 3-celled ; styles 3, twice as long as the ovary. 
Capsule \ in. 
Simla, Narkunda, in shady, damp forest ; July, August. — Temperate Hima- 
laya, 6000-12,000 ft. 
Closely allied to the British H. montanum. 
