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5.—D. ACONITI, Lin. 
Stem erect, much branched, pedicels (footstalks) very long, spur horizontal, incurved and cleft at top. The 
flowers are of a livid hue, variegated with purple and green on the inside. It is a native of the Levant, and is 
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 that 
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 the 
Mediterranean, and was introduced in 1629. 
9.—D. VIRGATUM, Poir. 
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. cardiopetalum , are nearly allied to D. consolida ; and may possibly 
be only distinct varieties of that species. 
GENUS III. 
NIGELLA, Tourne. THE GARDEN FENNEL FLOWER, OR LOVE IN A MIST. 
Lin. Syst. POLYANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 
Generic Character. — Calyx of 5 coloured, petal-like sepals. 
Petals small, from 5 to 10, two-lipped, with a hollow, honey-bearing 
claw. Stamens numerous. Carpels more or less connected together, 
and terminated by the elongated styles, opening on the inside ; many- 
seeded.—( 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 the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and the north of Africa. 
All the species are annual. There are several kinds in cultivation in 
British gardens. 
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