204 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



f urtlier production by Jack Frost ! I have had a 

 symmetrical plant in my garden, of the P^'rench order, 

 which bore at one time seventy- 

 five blossoms in various stages of 



development. The dark pinnate 

 foliage, decorative in character, 

 and the rich yellow-orange flow- 

 ers, gave the plant a distin- 

 guished appearance very far re- 

 moved from the commonplace. 

 There was a touch of convention- 

 ality about it which was quaint 

 and old-fashioned 

 as well as re- 

 freshing in the 

 midst of sur- 

 roundings altogether modern ; 



asters of the most approved type, 



poppies of rousing proportions 



and rarest colors, sweet peas of 



the newest varieties, mourning 



brides in the latest fashion of 



black, and a host of new annuals 



which the old-fashioned garden 



never saw. But the marigold of 



the French order has still an atmosphere of old times 



ai)Out^it, particularly if we ha})pen to catch the odor 



El Dorado Marigold. 



Legion d'Honneur 

 Marigold. 



