TAGETES. [Composite.] This genus contains the 

 French and African marigolds, both well-known and 

 showy annual flowers. The African is of a rich golden 

 color, and very large. The French is of a rich brown, dark 

 or light, but variously blotched or edged with bright golden 

 yellow. In a large number of seedlings, scarcely two will 

 give flowers alike, and indeed, on the same plant, it is diffi- 

 cult to find t^vo in all respect identical. Both kinds are raised 

 from seed ; and, to get them early, they should be sown in 

 heat about March. When they germinate, they must have 

 plent}' of air to prevent their becoming drawn up. Plant 

 the French out towards the middle of May, about three in 

 a patch, because the diversity of color assists by its con- 

 trasts in producing a good effect. This, however, does not 

 apply to the African, which may be put out singly, be- 

 cause one plant makes show enough in a place. All single 

 and semi-double ones ought to- be pulled up and thrown 

 away. Besides those sown in heat, others should be sown 

 in the open ground to form a succession ; for, although the 

 first will keep blooming until the frost cuts them off, younger 

 ones coming in are more compact plants. There is another 

 annual kind which should find a place in all gardens, for its 

 neat and elegant foliage, its rich orange flowers, and its 

 compact and profusely flowering habit: it is T. temiifoiia, 

 sold in seed-shops as T. signata. The flowers are small, com- 

 pared even with the French Marigold, and they are single ; 

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