DIANDRIA— MONOGYNIA. Circcea. 15 



F. heterophylla. Vahl Enum. v. 1. 53. Comp. 3. Engl. Bot. 



v. 35. t. 2476. 

 F. simplicifolia. WiMd. ». 4. 1098. £erZ. Baumz. 121 . *. 3./. 3. 

 F. excelsior, var. 2. Wftft. 57.— var. 3. tfw/Z ed. 2. 308. 



In woods rare. 



Tree. April, May. 



Leaves for the most part simple, 4 or 5 inches long, strongly but 

 unequally serrated, on long footstalks. A few other leaves are 

 said to be three-lobed, or ternate j or even pinnate of 5 leaflets. 

 Seed elliptical, shorter than in F. excelsior $ of which, neverthe- 

 less, I suspect this to be a mere variety. 



8. CIRCiEA. Enchanter's-nightshade. 



Linn. Gen. 11. Juss. 319. Fl. Brit. 13. Tourn. t. 155. Lam. t. 16. 

 Gcertn. t. 24. 



Nat. Ord. Catycanthemce. Linn. 17. Onagrce. Juss. 88. 



Cal. superior ; tubular at the base ; limb in 2 large, ovate, 

 deflexed, deciduous segments. Petals 2, inversely heart- 

 shaped, equal, borne by the calyx, alternate therewith. 

 Filam. opposite to the calyx, and as long, swelling up- 

 wards. Anth. roundish. Germen roundish, rough. Style 

 thread-shaped. Stigma dilated, notched. Caps, obovate, 

 rough, of two cells. Seeds 1 in each cell, obovate, flat on 

 the inside. 



Herbaceous. Root creeping. Leaves opposite, stalked, in- 

 dented, undivided. Fl. racemose, white or reddish. Fruit 

 a bur. 



1. C. lutetiana. Common Enchanter's-nightshade. 



Stem erect. Leaves ovate, slightly toothed, opaque and 

 downy. 



C. lutetiana. Linn. Sp. PL 12. Willd. v. 1.53. Vahl Enum. 



v. 1.301. Fl. Br. 13. Engl. Bot. v. 15. t. 1056. Curt. Lond. 

 fasc. 3. t. 3. Hook. Scot. 4. Fl. Dan. t.2\0. Raii Syn. 289. 



Ger. Em. 351./. Lob. Ic. v. 1. 266./. Lam.f. 1. Bull. Fr. 



t. 297. Poit. # Turp. Par. 10. t. 7. 

 C. n. 813. Hall. Hist. v. 1. 362. 



In moist shady places, hedge bottoms, churchyards, orchards, &c. 



Perennial. June, July. 



Root tenaciously creeping. Stem 18 or 20 inches high, round, 

 downy, leafy. Leaves of a darkish dull green, waved, with short 

 teeth, I rib, and many veins. Clusters one or more, of many 

 small scentless Jlowers. Cal. brownish-green. Pet. white, or 

 reddish. Fruit reflexed, clothed with hooked bristles. 



