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Linnaeus. Its large, conventional double flowers are, 

 in my estimation, not quite as beautiful as the single 

 ones. It blooms throughout the summer and in Sej)- 

 tember. 



Marigold '^^^^ marigold is an old garden fa- 



Taffetes patuia, vorite wliicli has of late years been 



and erecta. j.i • j i, j.i re i. c 



greatly improved by tJie enorts ot 

 the horticulturists. The common single varieties of 

 years ago no longer have a place in our gardens. 

 There are three distinct varieties : the African, 

 T. erecta, the French T. patula, and T. signata. 

 These are again subdivided, on account of their dis- 

 tinct types, as follows : 



2\ erecta. African El Dorado, an immense flower which 

 sometimes reaches a diameter of four inches. 

 African quilled, smaller, with quilled rays. 

 African dwarf double, smaller plants. 

 T. patula. French tall, reaching a height of two feet. 

 French dwarf, not over a foot high. 

 Both varieties double. 

 T. signata. French (Legion d'llonnenr), small single yellow 

 flowers with claret-spotted rays; height not 

 over seven inches. 



These types are quite distinct and are therefore 

 readily recognized. The names African and French 

 are misleading ; the plants originally came from South 

 America and Mexico. They are prolific bloomers, 

 and continue in flower from June until the middle 

 of October, when they are pretty sure of a veto on 



