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5.— D. ACONITI Lin. 
Stem erect, much branched, pedicels (footstalks) very long, spur horizontal, incurved and cleft at top. Tht 
flowers are of a livid hue, variegated with purple and green on the inside. It is a native of the Levant, and ia 
said to have been introduced in 1801, but it has probably been much longer in the country. 
6.— D. AMBIGUUM Lin. 
has the flowers in loose racemes; their colour is blue, and they resemble those of D. consolida, except tha 
they are downy on the outside. It is a native of Mauritania, and was introduced in 1759. The name of 
this species is in some of the London nurserymen's catalogues, but the seeds sold for it are often those of D, 
consolida. 
7.— D. CARDIOPETALUM Dec. 
The flowers, which are crowded on the racemes, are of a dull bluish violet, and the petals are somewhat 
heart-shaped at the base. It is a native of the valleys in the Pyrenees, and was introduced in 1818. 
8.— D. JUNCEUM Dec. ; D. PEREGRINUM Lin. 
is a handsome species with bluish violet flowers, the petals of which are variegated with white. It is of the 
branching kind, with the flowers in lax racemes. It is a native of the south of Europe and the shores of tho 
Mediterranean, and was introduced in 1629. 
9.— D. VIRGATUM Pair. 
Another branching larkspur, a native of Syria ; with pale green leaves, and bluish purple flowers. It was 
introduced in 1823. 
All these kinds, with the exception of D. cardiopetatwm, arc nearly allied to D. consolida ; and may possibly 
be only distant varieties of that species. 
GENUS IIL 
NIGELLA Tourn. THE GARDEN FENNEL FLOWER, OR LOVE IN A MIST. 
Lin. Syst. POLYANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 
Generic Chir»cteb. — Calyx of 5 coloured, petal-like sepals. 
Petals small, from 5 to 10, two-lipped, ^rith a hollow, honey-bearing 
claw. Stamens numerous. Carpels more or less connected together, 
and terminated by the elongated styles, opening on the inside ; many, 
•eeded. — (G. Don.) Erect plants with the leaves finely cut like 
fennel. The flowers are solitary, at the points of the stem and branches ; 
and the seeds have an acrid aromatic taste like pepper. They are 
natives of tho south of Europe, Asia Minor, and the north of Africa. 
AH the species are annual. There are several kinds in cultiTation in 
British gardens. 
Description, &c. — All the species of this genus are remarkable for the feathery lightness of their leaves, and 
their very ornamental capsules. They are all quite hardy, and will grow in any soil or situation. 
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