56 DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. [CL. II. 



lip broad, three-lobed, the middle lobe largest, notched. Stamens 

 with two spreading branches, one of which bears a one-celled 

 anther. Germen four-cleft. Style thread- shaped, curved ; stigma 

 cleft. Seeds four, roundish, in the bottom of the calyx. Name 

 from salvo, to heal. 12. 



1. S. praten'sis. Meadow Sage, or Clary. Leaves oblong, heart-shaped 

 at the base, crenate, the upper ones embracing the stem ; whorls nearly 



leafless ; upper segment of the corolla clammy. A beautiful plant, 



about three feet high, with large purple flowers : leaves wrinkled : 

 whorls of six flowers, scarcely longer than the floral leaves. Perennial : 

 flowers in July : grows in dry pastures and by hedges : rare ; and 

 probably introduced. Near Cobham, in Kent ; common in Surrey and 

 Sussex ; Wick-cliffs, Gloucestershire ; between Middleton, Stoney and 

 Audley, Oxfordshire. Eng. Bot. vol. iii. pi. 153. Eng. Ft. vol. i. 

 p. 34. 43. 



2. S. Verbendca. Wild Sage, or Clary. Leaves egg-shaped, serrate, 



sinuate ; corolla narrower than the calyx. From one to two feet 



high : stem decumbent at the base : lower leaves egg-shaped, stalked : 

 upper narrower, more acute, sessile : flowers small, purple ; upper lip 

 concave, compressed ; lower three-lobed : floral leaves as long as the 

 calyx. Perennial: flowers in June and July : grows in dry pastures and 

 on banks, in gravelly soil : not uncommon in England and Ireland ; coast 

 of Fife, &c.; King's Park, Edinburgh. Eng. Bot. vol. iii. pi. 153. Eng. 

 Ft. vol. i. p. 34. 44. 



8. CIRC^E'A. ENCHANTER'S NIGHT-SHADE. 



Calyx of one leaf, superior; tubular at the base; the limb with 

 two egg-shaped deflected segments. Petals two, inversely heart- 

 shaped, equal. Filaments hair-like, as long as the calyx ; anthers 

 roundish. Germen roundish. Style thread-like; stigma dilated, 

 notched. Capsule inversely egg-shaped, covered with hairs, two- 

 celled, each cell one-seeded. Seeds oblong. Named from the 

 enchantress Circe. 13. 



1. C. alpina. Mountain Enchanter's Night-thade. Stem ascending, 



smoothish, leaves heart-shaped, toothed, shining. Root spreading : 



whole plant nearly smooth : stem prostrate at the base, red : leaves pale- 

 green, delicate : flowers rose-coloured, in short, terminal, and axillar 

 branches : smaller than the next species. Perennial : flowers in July 

 and August : grows in shady places, in woods, and among stones, in 

 the lower parts of mountainous districts. Lancashire, \Vestmoreland 

 and Cumberland ; Lochbroom, shores of Lochness and Loch Tay, and 

 many of the Highland Glens. Eng. Bot. vol. xv. pi. 1057. Eng. Ft. 

 vol. i. p. 16. 45. 



2. C. lutetidna. Common Enchanter's Night-shade. Stem erect, 



hairy ; leaves egg-shaped, denticulate. Root spreading, difficult to be 



extirpated : stem little branched, generally with a solitary, terminal bunch 

 of flowers : leaves dark green, opaque, hairy : flowers small, white or 

 tinged with red : the two species pass into each other, and are probably 

 specifically identical. Perennial: woods, copses, hedges and shady 

 lanes : flowers in June and July. Eng. Bot. vol. xv. pi. 1056. Eng. P"i. 

 vol. i. p. 15. 46. 



