| HYPERICUM | The Saint John's wort genus of plants and shrubs (9) |
| IXORA | Genus of plants and shrubs with clusters of very small, brightly-coloured, four-petal flowers (5) |
| ACER | Genus of plants and trees of the family Sapindaceae that includes the maples and the European sycamore (4) |
| FREDERICTON | Capital on the Saint John River |
| BATH | Village on the Saint John River |
| NICOTIANA | Genus of herbaceous plants and shrubs in the family Solanaceae to which the tobaccos belong (9) |
| OLEASTERS | Shout of approval accompanying flowering plants and shrubs (9) |
| ECOSYSTEM | Community of plants and animals and their environment (9) |
| TAPHONOMY | Branch of palaeontology concerned with the processes of plant and animal fossilisation (9) |
| PENSTEMON | "Valued for their racemes of foxglove-like flowers, ____s are elegant and reliable border perennials" (RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers) |
| HISTOLOGY | Study of the microscopic structures of plant and animal tissue, also known as microanatomy (9) |
| HERBARIUM | Collection of plants and hospital meal she owns? (9) |
| IRVINGOIL | Energy company headquartered in Saint John, New brunswick: 2 wds. |
| MOOSEHEAD | New Brunswick... Family-owned brewery founded in Saint John in 1867 |
| TUTSAN | From Old French for "all healthy", "heal-all" or "wholesome", a shrubby species of St John's wort, also called parkleaves or sweet-amber and formerly regarded as a panacea (6) |
| HERBALMEDICINE | Echinacea or St. John's wort |
| CAROB | The "St John's Bread" of the locust tree; or, the powder derived from said fruit pods, used to make ersatz chocolate or dog chocs (5) |
| JACKSONVILLE | Florida city on the St. Johns River |
| SENSORY | These types of plants and/or gardens are the subjects of this week's Miscellany! (7) |
| FISHER | Saint John ___, upholder of papal primacy, executed in 1535 for his refusal to recognise the king as supreme head of the English church (6) |
