WILD FLOWERS white and greenish 



together at the point and has a short spur. The calyx 

 is lined with a purple tint and the flower is borne singly 

 on a short stem which springs from the angles of the 

 branching leaf stems. The plant is smooth, branching, 

 and light green in colour. The thin- textured, strongly 

 ribbed, heart-shaped leaf has a slightly scalloped mar- 

 gin. It is pointed and wavy, or with the edge partly 

 curled upward. Altogether the plant reminds one a 

 little of the Downy Yellow Violet. 



ENCHANTER'S NIGHTSHADE 



Circaea lutetiana. Evening Primrose Family. 



A rather inconspicuous flowering perennial, receiving 

 its Latin name from Circe, the daughter of Sol and 

 Perse, a mythical enchantress who first charmed her 

 victims and then transformed them into various animals. 

 The frequency with which it is encountered in shady 

 woods makes this otherwise inconspicuous plant note- 

 worthy. The upright stalk is covered with fine hairs, 

 and grows from one to two feet in height. It is branch- 

 ing, and swollen at the joints. The slender stemmed 

 leaves, which are arranged in opposite pairs, are pointed 

 oval in shape with the edges faintly scalloped. The 

 tiny, white flowers are set in a slender terminal spike. 

 They have only two petals, which are heart-shaped, and 

 alternate with two stamens. The tiny, two-parted 

 calyx is hairy, and the small, drooping, pear-shaped 

 fruit is densely covered with stiff, hooked hairs. This 

 species is found from June to August, from Nova 

 Scotia to Georgia, Nebraska, and Missouri. 



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