266 LV. ONAGRACEZ. - Circmea. 
high, round, with a strong bark and several branches. Leaves with margin- 
al veins, 2—3’ long, 3—1’ wide. Capsule convex at apex, the angles conspic- 
uously winged. Sepals large, purplish. Petals large, yellow,showy. Jl. Aug. 
2. L. wirreuia. Raf. (L. hirsuta. Ph.) ' 
Hairy, erect, sparingly branched ; lvs. alternate, ovate-oblong, sessile, ob- 
tuse; fl. axillary, solitary, pedicellate, with two bracteoles below it; sep. nearly 
as long as the petals; cap. subglobose, 4 angled and winged—Moist soils, N. 
J. to Flor. Stem 1—3f high. Leaves numerous, hairy both sides, 3—14’ by 
2-8”. Flowers yellow, about 3/diam. Calyx spreading, and, with the cap- 
sule, villous. Jn.—Sept. 
3. L. ningiris. Walt. (Isnardia. DC. 
Glabrous, slender, with angular branches; Js. lance-linear, acute at each 
end; fis. axillary, solitary, sessile; pet. obovate-oblong, slightly longer than the 
sepals, but much shorter than the elongated, obovoid-clavate, 4-sided capsules.— 
Swamps, N. J. and S, States. An erect, smooth plant, 1—2f high, often send- 
ing out runners at the base with obovate leaves. Fils. sometimes apetalous. 
Ji.—Sept. 
4. L. spHmrocarpa. Ell. (Isnardia. DC.) 
Erect, smooth or nearly so; dvs. alternate, lanceolate, acute, attenuate at 
base; fs. axillary, subsolitary, on very short pedicels; yet. minute or wanting, 
as well as the bracteoles; sep. as long as the small, subglobose capsule——In 
water, S. to Ga., partly submerged, or in very wet grounds, near Boston, Ms. 
Stem 2—3f high, branching, angular. Margin of the leaves rough, sometimes 
remotely and obscurely denticulate. Fils. greenish, inconspicuous. Jl.—Sept. 
5. L. pouycarpa. Short & Peter. 
Glabrous, erect, much branched and often stoloniferous; Jvs. lance-linear, 
gradually acute at each end; fs. apetalous, axillary, solitary, with two subu- 
late bracteoles at base; caps. 4-angled, truncated above, tapering below, crown- 
ed with the 4-lobed stylopodium.—Swamps, Western States! Stem 1—3f high. 
Leaves 2—3' by 2—4”, ten times longer than the flowers. Aug.—Oct. 
_6. L. pauustris. Ell. (Isnardia. Linn.) Water Purselain. 
Prostrate and creeping, smooth and slightly succulent; dvs. opposite, ovate, 
acute, tapering at base into a petiole; fis. sessile, axillary, solitary; pet. 0, or 
very small.—In U. 8S. and Can., creeping in muddy places, or floating in water. 
Stem round, reddish, 10—18’ long, often sparingly branched. Leaves, including 
their slender petioles, about 13!’ by 3’, ovate-spatulate. Calyx lobes and style 
very short. Petals when present, flesh-color. Capsule 1—2” long, abrupt at 
each end, with 4 green angles. Jn.—Sept. 
Trize 2. CIRCEEX. 
Flower regular, all its parts in 2s. 
7 CIRC HA: 
Circe was supposed to have used these plants in her enchantments. 
- Calyx slightly produced above the ovary, deciduous, limb 2-parted ; 
petals 2, obcordate; stamens 2, opposite the sepals; capsule obo- 
void, uncinate-hispid or pubescent, 2-celled, 2-seeded ; styles united. 
YU Lvs. opposite. 
41. C. Lurettina. Larger Enchanter’s-Nightshade. (Fig. 45.) ' 
_ St. erect, pubescent above; /vs. ovate, subcordate, acuminate, slightly re- 
pand-dentate, opaque, longer than the petioles; bractsnone; fr. reflexed, hispid- 
uncinate—Damp shades and thickets, Can. to Car. W. to Ill.! Stem 1—2f 
high, sparingly branched, tumid at the nodes. Leaves dark green, smooth or 
slightly pubescent, 2—4’ long, 4 as wide, petiole 8—15” long. Flowers small, 
rose-color, in long, terminal and axillary racemes. Fruit obcordate, with con- 
spicuous hooks. Jn. Jl. 
— 2. C. aupina. Alpine Enchanter’s- Nightshade. 
Smooth ; st. ascending at base, weak ; lvs. broad-cordate, membranaceous, 
dentate, as long as the petioles; bracts setaceous ; capsule pubescent——A small, 
