. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1766 TAGETES TAGfiTES {Tagus, an Etruscan god). Compdsitm. Marigold. A genus of some 20 species of tropical American herbs. Lvs. opposite, pinnately cut or rarely simply serrate: fls. of various sizes, yellow or orange, marked in some spe- cies with red. The pop- ular
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1766 TAGETES TAGfiTES {Tagus, an Etruscan god). Compdsitm. Marigold. A genus of some 20 species of tropical American herbs. Lvs. opposite, pinnately cut or rarely simply serrate: fls. of various sizes, yellow or orange, marked in some spe- cies with red. The pop- ular annual species known as "African" and '" French" Mari- golds have been de- rived respectively from T. erecta and T. pa- tula, both of which are native to Mexico, Ac- cording to Sweet s Hortus Britannicus, these two species were introduced into cultiva- tion in 159G and 1573. For garden purposes Tagetes may be divided into two grou]>s. ;as. upon T. ere: ;>t growth. ! and/»<'i(7.! in III ',ta are s,. readmg bushy, th( ran ches lying close Dth id often rooting. The French Mari- golds, T. pattila, are valuable bedding plants. Good garden forms are of even height and bushy, compact growth, with a mass of good foliage and well-colored flowers appearing continuously from June until frost. In raising plants, It is preferable to grow them in pots, as this practice seems to check the plants sufficiently to cause them to bloom at a small size and more plentifully during the early .summer months than if they were raised with unlimited root room. They should be planted about 1 ft. apart. This species also makes attractive specimens in small pots in a few weeks from seed. Mixed seed of the double sorts will give a large percentage of good double flow- ers, while the seed of special named double sorts is re- markably fine. Some of the single forms are very finely colored. The African Marigolds, T. erecta, are not well suited to bedding purposes, the growth b
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