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 two 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 

 plenty 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. tenuifolia, 

 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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