430 ONAGRACEAE 
Sunprops. Slender, 1 to 23 ft. high, somewhat downy; stem red, not 
much branched. Lower leaves spatula-shaped, upper narrow lance-shaped 
with wavy borders, without leaf-stalks or with very short ones. Flowers 
yellow, 1 to 2 in, broad in terminal clusters, Calyx hairy, of linear seg- 
ments. Capsule pear-shaped with 4 wings, hairy, on a foorstals longer 
than itself. Sandy soil. May-Aug. 
3. K. linearis, (Michx.) Spach. (Fig. 1, pl. 104.) NARrow-LEAvVED 
Sunprops. Plant, 3 to 2 ft. high, sometimes much branched above. Leaves 
inversely lance-shaped, the upper ones quite narrow, with wavy borders. 
Generally with few hairs. Flowers yellow, about 1 in. broad. Capsule 
pear-shaped or elongated, winged, on foot-stalk not as long as itself. 
Sandy soil. June-Sept. 
' 4. K. pumila, (L.) Spach. (Fig. 2, pl. 104.) Smartxi Sunprops. 
Plant, quite slender, generally about 8 to 10 in. high, but may reach 
height of 2 ft.; covered with soft down. Leaves narrow lance-shaped, 
blunt at apex, not wavy or toothed at borders. Lower leaves spatula- 
formed. Flower from 1/3 to 1 in. broad, yellow, in a narrow leafy cluster. 
Capsule pear-shaped, slightly winged. Dry fields. June-Aug. 
5. K. pratensis, Small. Hatry Sunprors. Stem 15 to 30 in. high. 
Whole plant covered with coarse spreading hairs. Leaves oblong-lance- 
shaped, both sides hairy. Low grounds, Maine to Conn. 
6. K. fruticosa, (L.) Raimann. Common Sunprops. Plant, 1 to 
3 ft. high, usually much branched, downy. Leaves lance-shaped generally 
wavy with low teeth. Flowers 1 to 2 in. broad in terminal loose cluster. 
Capsule oblong with .conspicuous wings on a very short foot-stalk or 
without one. Common in dry soil. June-Aug. 
8. GAURA, L. 
Herbs, somewhat woody at base with alternate narrow leaves and rose- 
colored or white flowers. Calyx tubular, with 4 narrow sepals turned 
backward. Stamens 8. Petals 4, unequal, narrow with a long narrow 
claw extending down the calyx tube. Fruit nut-like with prominent ribs 
or angles. 
1. G. biennis, L. (Fig. 6, pl. 104.) BrennraL Gaura. Plant slen- 
der, slightly downy, branching above; leaves lance-shaped, sharp pointed 
at each end, wavy with remote teeth. Flowers in terminal clusters, rose- 
colored or white. Dry soil. July-Sept. 
2. Q. coccinea, Pursh. Scarier Gaura. Resembling the last, but 
with scarlet flowers, established about Rochester, N. Y. July-Sept. 
9. CIRCAEA, L. 
Low, rather delicate herbs, ours growing in deep shades. Leaves op- 
posite on slender leafstalks. . Flowers small, white, in long slender clus- 
ters. Calyx tubular, its 2 lobes prolonged beyond the ovary. Petals 2, 
stamens 2, alternate with the petals. Ovary 1- or 2-celled. Fruit small, 
ovoid, bristly with hooked hairs. 
1. C. lutetiana, L. (Fig. 7, pl. 104.) ENcHANTER’s NIGHTSHADE. 
Plant, from 1 to 2 ft. high, very fine hairs. Leaves egg-shaped, wavy, 
toothed, the stem swollen where the opposite leaves join it. Flowers 
