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Helleborus Niger. Black Hellebore, or Christmas Rose.
Class and Order.
Polyandria Polygynia.
Generic Character.
Calyx nullus. Petala 5 sive plura. Nectaria bilabiata, tubulata.
Capsulæ polyspermæ, erectiusculæ.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
HELLEBORUS niger scapo sub-bifloro subnudo, foliis pedatis. Lin. Syst. Vegetab. p. 431. Sp. Pl. p. 783.
HELLEBORUS niger flore roseo, Bauh. Pin. 186.
The true Black Hellebore, or Christmas flower. Parkins. Parad. p. 344.
