FLORA'S LEXICON. 



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NCHANTER'S NIGHTSHADE. Cir- 

 ccea. Class 2, DIANDRJA. Order: MONO- 

 GYNIA. The species Lutetiana is found in 

 North America and Europe. As the name 

 of this plant indicates, it is celebrated in 

 magical incantations. Its flowers are rose- 

 coloured, and veined with purple. It com- 

 monly grows in damp and shady places, where shrubs fit for the 

 purpose to which this has been applied may be supposed to be 

 found. It is named Circsea after the enchantress Circe. 



FASCINATION. 

 The night-shade strews to work him ill. 



DRAYTON. 



O, who can tell 



The hidden power of herbes, and might of magic spell ! 



SPENSSR. 



'T is now the very witching time of night. 



I'll witch, sweet ladies, with my words and looks. 



SHAKSPEARE. 



For Circe had long loved the youth in vain, 

 Till love refused, converted to disdain: 

 Then mixing pow'rful herbs, with magic art, 

 She changed his form, who could not change his heart 



DRYDEN. 



For he" by words could call out of the sky 

 Both sun and moon, and make them him obey : 

 The land to sea, and sea to main-land dry, 

 And darksome night he eke could turn to day ; 

 Huge hosts of men he could alone dismay, 

 And hosts of men of meanest things could frame, 

 Whenso him list his enemies to fray, 

 That to this day for terror of his fame 

 The fiends do quake, when any him to them does name, 



SPENSER. 



