. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. MAKIC; MARIGOLD (Tagetes). adapted to a position where its pretty leafage and bean- blossom shaped flowerets will show off against a dark back- ground. The plant grows to a spreading size and its flowers are daintily tinged with j^ale lake, magenta, solferino, and blue-purple. The white is less interesting to me; I prefer the Lupin in mixed variety, as its variati
. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. MAKIC; MARIGOLD (Tagetes). adapted to a position where its pretty leafage and bean- blossom shaped flowerets will show off against a dark back- ground. The plant grows to a spreading size and its flowers are daintily tinged with j^ale lake, magenta, solferino, and blue-purple. The white is less interesting to me; I prefer the Lupin in mixed variety, as its variations in color tone are all harmonious. It flourishes in sandy soil, and deserves Lll^UIi. ^ prominent place in the beautiful garden. This is an old garden favorite with which 1 think we should renew our acquaint- ance. Ex[)erience prompts me to say that the plants should be started very early to insure a good crop of flowers before the Sep- tember frosts threaten the garden beds. Un- der favorable condi- t i o n s no annual except t h e nas- "^^i^;^^^^^ ^t/ ^.^^ turtium will yield the im- f^ARicoLD. mense quantity of flowers that this stocky lit- tle plant will! I refer par- ticularly to the Dwarf French ^variety. The African marigold is tall A French Dwarf. and large flowered, but it is not. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Fewkes, A. H. Philadelphia W. A. Burpee
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