Circaea
(mythological name, after Circe, the famous enchantress). Enchanter's Nightshade. ORD. Onagrarieae. Pretty herbaceous plants. Flowers in terminal and lateral racemes, covered with uncinate hairs. Leaves opposite, stalked, toothed. Roots creeping. They are of the easiest possible culture, and will grow under almost any conditions. Propagated readily by the running roots. C. alpina (alpine). fl. pale red. July. l. cordate, toothed, shining, with winged petioles, membranous. Stems ascending, smoothish. h. 4in. to 6in. Northern hemisphere (Britain). (Sy. En. B. 512.) C. intermedia is a form of this species.
C. lutetiana (Parisian). fl. pale red. June. l. ovate, acuminated, toothed, opaque, and downy, longer than the petioles. Stem erect, pubescent. h. 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. Northern hemisphere (Britain). (Sy. En. B. 511.)