. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. French Marigold â ! patula (X %)â 17(J6 TAGETES TAGETES (Tagus, an Etruscan god). Compdsitce. Marigold. A genus of some 20 species of tropical American herbs. Lvs. opposite, pinnately cut or rarely simply serrate: fls
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. French Marigold â ! patula (X %)â 17(J6 TAGETES TAGETES (Tagus, an Etruscan god). Compdsitce. 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 1596 and 1573. For garden purposes Tagetes may be divided into two groups, based upon habit of growth. T. erecta and lucida are of upright and some- what open growth; while T. patula and signata are spreading and bushy, the lower branches lying close to the ground and often rooting. The French Mari- golds, T. patula, 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-
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