f 



OCTANDRIA. TETRAGYNIA. Paris. 379 



P. Leaves heart-shaped : stem twining, angular : flowers convol'vulus, 



blunted . 



Curt. 253-27. dan. 744-Ger. 713. 4, 



Leaves arrow-shaped, the angles at the base sometimes lop- 

 ped. Flowering spikes longer than the leaves. Bloss. greenish 

 white, Anthers red. 



Black Bindweed. C limiting Snalevceed. Corn-fields, gar- 

 dens, and hedges* A. June — Sept.* 



TETRAGYNIA. 



PA'RIS. Calyx 4-leaved: fetah 4 9 narrower! 



berry 4-celled. 



P 



K> 



quadrifo'lia. 



1093-ZW. 444-XoJ. obs. 137. 2-Ger. em. 405. 1-Ger. 



1-7/. ox. xiii. 3. 6. 



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Root somewhat fleshy. Stem naked. Leaves shining. Flower 

 1. Linn. Leaves from 1 to 7 ; plants with 1, 2, 3, and 4 leaves 

 barren ; with from 3 to 7 bearing a flower. Calyx sometimes 

 with only 3 leaves. Mr. Caley. Leaves mostly 4, egg-shaped, 

 tapering to a point, fixed to the top of the stalk* Styles pur* 

 plish black, hardly so long as the berry. Blossoms pale green. 



Herb Paris. True-love. One-berry. Four-leaved True* 



love. — Woods and shady places. [Wood near the Devil's Den 

 near Clifton upon Teme, Worcestershire. Mr. Ballard. Woods 

 on the sides of Breedon Hill, Worcestershire. Nash. Ripton 

 Wood, Huntingdonshire. In Norfolk, rare. Mr. Woodward. 

 Love Lane, near Derby, Mr. Whately. Wood of Methven, 

 Perthshire. Mr. Millar. Near Gainford, and in Raby Park. 

 Mr. Robson. About Frankly Worcestershire.] P. May, June.t 



ADO XA. CaL cloven ; beneath : Moss. A or 5- 



cleft; superior: berry 4-celled, united to 

 the calyx. 



* The seeds are quite as good for use as those of the preceding species, 

 *re produced in greater quantity, and the plant bears cold better. Cows 

 and goats eat it : sheep, swine, and horses refuse it. Linn. A hor»e eat 

 it. St. The Fbalxna Lubric'ipeda is found upon several of the species. 



t The leaves and berries are said to partakeof the properties of Opium* 

 The juice of the berries is useful in inflammations of the eyes. Linnaeus 



says the roots will vomit as well as Ipecacuanha, but it must be given ia 

 ^double quantity. 



