140 FLORA HISTORICA. 



equally in the garden of the courtier and the cot- 

 tao-er, for wherever the seeds are thrown this en- 

 tanghng plant is sure to spring up. 



Miller recommends the seed of the Nigella to 

 be sown in March ; and observes that, Mliere 

 the soil is dry and the situation sheltered, some 

 seeds may be sown in August as soon as ripe, as 

 these plants not only blossom earlier, but produce 

 finer flowers. 



