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To: Calpernia

I would be surprised if ricin and nigella are even in the
same family.

Ricin is Castor Bean, a tropical plant, that will grow to
15 feet high with wooly leaves, that are as big as dinner
plates. I have planted it, as it is said to run gophers off and may work....LOL

The seeds will kill a person and are beautiful, some about
a half inch oblong in red/brown/black mottled colors, shiny and pretty enough to use in necklaces....but deadly.

During the 60's someone imported necklaces for the hippies that had these seeds in them and killed a couple of kids.

Going from memory of a photo of Nigella, it is a small
flower and fine cut leaf, that is a vine and also there
may be a plant, but not in the castor bean family.


2,769 posted on 10/14/2005 10:12:28 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny (Lavender Essential Oil, should be in first aid kit,uses: headaches, sinus,insect bites,sore muscles)
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To: nw_arizona_granny

I have no idea what I copied then in post 2750.

It didn't translate in the Google Translate option.


2,772 posted on 10/14/2005 10:17:26 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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