3 The third kinde of N igella, which is both faire and pleafant, called Damaske Nigelia,is ve- 
ry like vnto the wilde Nigella in his fmall cut and Jagged leaues, but his ftaike is longer.-the flourcs 
are like the former, but greater, and euery floure hath fine fmall grcene leaues vnder him, as it were 
to fupport and beare him vp : which flourcs being gone, there fuceeed and follow knops and feed 
dike the former, but without fmell or fauour. 
t 0 4 This in the fmalneffe,and fhapeofthe leaues and the manner of growing is like to the 
laft dcfcribed hauing final leaues growing vnder the floure, which is not Angle, as in the lift defcri- 
bed, but double, confining of fiueor more rankes of little blcwifh leaues, which are fucceeded by 
inch cornered heads as thole of the former, hauing in them a blacks feed without any mariifeft 
fmell. f: 
5 The fifth kinde of Nigella hath many fmall and flender ftalkes, fet full of (Tender and thin 
leaues deepely cut or jagged, of a faint yellowifh greene colour the flourcs grow at the top of the 
ftalkes, of a whidfli colour, and exceeding double .-which being vaded, there fucceed bowlcs or 
knobs, full ot fwcet blacke feed like the former : ths root is fmall and tender. 
+ 6 The root of this is flender, and yellowifh • the ftaike fonre cubit high, ro'und,greeri,cre- 
fted, and toward the top diuided into fundry branches, the leaues toward the bottome are fo ne- 
whac fmall cut, but fomewhac larger vpon the ftalkes. The floure is much larger than any of the 
former,comnofed of fine leaues, ofa light blew aboue,and fomewhatwhitifh vnlerncatfcwidt 
Y y y Y ’large’ 
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being parted into flue fmall leaues, ftarre fafhion : the flourcs being vaded, there conievp final’ 
knoDs or heads, hauing at the end thereof flue or fix little fharpe homes or pointalls and euc; 
ry knob or head is diuided into fundry fmall cels or partitions, wherein the feed is Conteined 
which is of a blackifh colour, very like vnto Onion feed, in tafte lharpe, and of an excellent fwcet 
fauour. 
2 The wilde Nigella hath a ftreaked ftaike a foot or more high, befet full of grayifh leaues 
very finely jagged, almoft like the leaues of Dil: the flourcs are like the former, fane that they are 
blewer : the cods or knops are like the heads or huskes of Columbines, wherein is conteined tH 
fwcet and pleafant feed, like the former. ' 
$ 6 Nigella Hijpanicaflore ample. 
Great Spamfli Nigella, 
5 Nigella. Jlorc albo multiplici; 
Damaske Nigella, 
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