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 
Circaéa 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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