This species has, for the most part, a stalk unusually crooked or elbowed, by which it is particularly distinguished. It flowers in June, as do most of this beautiful tribe.
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Nigella damascena. Garden Fennel-flower, Love in a mist, Devil in a Bush.
Class and Order.
Polyandria Pentagynia.
Generic Character.
Cal. nullus. Petala 5. Nectaria 5. trifida, intra corollam. Capsulæ 5 connexæ.
Specific Character and Synonyms.