Hypericum hircinum
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Hypericum hircinum, Linn. Glabrous subshrub of round, compact habit, 2-3 ft. high, the branches winged toward the tips: lvs. sessile, ovate-lanceolate, acute, glandular, 1-2 ½ in. long, deep green: fls. 1-1 ½ in. wide, solitary or 3-clustered; sepals lanceolate, deciduous, one-third to one-fourth the length of the lance-oblong petals, which are of a deeper yellow than in the other species; stamens very long, in 5 fascicles; styles spreading, longer than the stamens: caps, ovoid, pointed. July, Aug. W.D.B. 2:86.—Species characterized by the strong, goat-like odor of the lvs. (hence the name). Of easy cult., but requiring a dry position and winter protection. Medit. region. var. pumilum, Wats. (var. minor, Lav.). Dwarfer, with smaller lvs. and fls.; as pretty and free-blooming as the type, and, in the rock- garden, preferable. W.D.B. 2:87.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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