AFRICAN MARYGOLD. 3G7 



May they will be ready for removal into the par- 

 terre ; and in doing this they should be taken up 

 with a ball of earth about the roots, so as to check 

 the growth as little as possible. Should the earth be 

 dry at this time, it would be desirable to water the 

 bed about an hour before the young plants are 

 removed, so as to make the soil adhere. 



It is desirable to have a considerable number of 

 these plants, as well as China Asters, in pots, as a 

 reserve, to be plunged into any part of the grounds 

 that may be deficient of autumnal flowers. 



The seed of the Tagetes should be collected, not 

 only from the finest plants, but from the centre 

 flowers of the principal stems only. The varieties of 

 the African Mary gold are very subject to change ; 

 so that unless the seeds are procured from the finest 

 flowers, they are more apt to degenerate than the 

 French INIarygold ; and Miller recommends that 

 the seed should have a change of soil every second 

 year, so as to keep the varieties in perfection. 



