558 S'tl. Circjea. 56. ONAGRARIiE. PLex.caL 



A. Corolla 2-petaIed; stamens 2, interposed; carcerule 

 2-celled, 2-seeded ; seeds upright. 



I. 34-1. CIRC^A. Dioscorides. Enchanters-nightshade. 

 Calyx short, discoid, 2-parted ; petals 2, 2-cut; stamens 2; 

 filaments clubshape; style clubshape, 2-glandular at the 

 bottom; carcerule pearshaped, 2-celled, 2-seeded, hairy; 

 hairs scaly. — Leaves opposite, petioled ; flowers racemous, 

 becoming deflected. 



1 . Circcea ovalifolia. Oval-leaved enchanters-nightshade. 

 Stem upright, hirsute ; racemes many ; leaves ovate, 



toothed, downy. 



Circsea Lutetiana, Rail Syn. 289, 1 ; Ger. em. S51 ; Lin. S. P. 12. 

 Circiea Lutetiana major, Park. 351. 

 Circaea ovalifolia, Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 26. 

 Bindweed nightshade. 



Shady places, dunghills ; perennial ; June and July. 

 Root creeping ; stem slightly branched ; leaves dark 

 green; calyx leathery. 



2. Circaea intermedia. Intermediate enchanters-nightshade. 

 Stem upright, simple, bald ; racemes solitary ; leaves 



heartshape, toothed, pointed, bald; capsule ovate, globose. 



CirciBa alpina. Flora Danica, 256. 

 Circaea intermedia, Erhart Herb, 101. 

 Circaea alpina /S, Smith Fl. Brit. 14. 



Shady places, damp woods ; perennial ; July and August. 

 Stem like that of C. ovalifolia ; leaves pale, serrated or 

 toothed; petiole membranaceous, angled. 



3. CirccEa alpina. Alpine enchanters-nightshade. 

 Stem very branchy, ascending; leaves heartshape, ser- 

 rate, pale, shining, bald ; calyx membranaceous. 



Circaea alpina, Lin. S. P. 12. 



Circaea cordifolia, Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 26. 



Shady mountainous situations ; perennial ; July ? 



Stem diffused at bottom ; joints red ; leaves pale green ; 

 petiole membranaceous, angled ; racemes many, terminal 

 and axillary. 



