92 Growing Flowers 



sown seed. Seeds sown in September make good 

 plants for the next season. 



Marguerites should be staked when they have grown 

 to be ten or twelve inches in height to prevent the 

 wind blowing them over or the rain beating them 

 down, but other than staking, they will require 

 little care. They will live through the winter 

 without covering in the South but should have a 

 light covering applied in severe climates. 



Marguerites are most effective when bushy, and in 

 order to attain this bushy appearance, the center 

 shoot should be pinched out as soon as it appears. 



In taking cuttings from marguerite plants for 

 growing other plants, neither the very hardy nor 

 the very weak shoots should be selected, but cut- 

 tings of medium vigor. All flowers and buds and 

 all but two or three leaves of the cutting should be 

 pinched off before planting. 



Marigolds 



There are two distinct types of the marigold and 

 each type has a great number of varieties. The 

 French marigold is compact and regular and the 



