192 
ERR ES. - + Book IL 
of a dark green colour ; the ftalk rifeth commonly a yard high , to- 
wards the top divided into branches, fet with green leaves , and each 
branch bearing one large double flower, confifting of a multitude of 
leaves, of afair gold-yellow colour on the upper fide, and paler un- 
derneath ; and fometimes there will come diverfities from the feeds 
of one flower, fome being paler than others, thefe fair great double 
flowers rife out of a large pod, wherein after they are paft, long nar- 
row black feeds are contained, from which the feveral varieties are 
raifed, | and fome.of them will bring large fingle flowers with a thrum 
in che middle, although takenfrom double flowers, Rist Gib 
Bel 
el FIDL. XSRKO IO Ristian Mi -3 3 i= 
“wiowe\eo cas FloscAfricanus fiftulofo flore multiplex. 
as%- to 4 Age ae 8s," > ote G sx S ei ig 
PPiute hoilow-leafed African , or French Marigold, is like the laft, 
» .but{mallers, the flowers are thick and double, compofed of ma- 
ny hollow leaves}, opening'at the ends , in fome of adeep, in others 
of a paller yellow colour, and asthe former, fo the feeds of this will 
fometimes bring fingle flowers, 
Flos Africanus minor flore pleno. 
ope leffer double French, or African Marigold, hath leffer leaves 
than any of the former , theftalks not. fo ftrong and upright, 
but leaning and turning divers ways; the flowers.are thick and double, 
but much fmaller than thofe of the otherkinds, fometimes wholly 
ofa gold-yellow colour, and fometimes the outer leaves being bigger 
do likewife bring fome fingle fowers aé well as double, and diverfi- 
ties of both, as; bigger, and leffer, r, and paler, but none of 
much efteemed in refpect of their evil fmell. , 
» The two firft kinds flower about the beginning of September, and 
thelaftcommon fort fooner; the roots perith with the firft Frofts, 
and are yearly renewed by feeds, for which purpofe the firft flowers 
dre to be preterved, and the feeds fowed in the beginning of Aprilin 
2 hor bed, efpecially thofe of the two firft kinds’, and after they are 
come ~' and of fome ftrength , removed into a ood rich foil thar 
ftandeth in the Sun, where being watered they vt profper, and bear 
fiore of gallant double flowers, the feed whereot are onely tobe 
preferved, — 
CHAP, 
than thofe within, are‘of adeeper and fad colour ; the feeds ‘of this 
"Ay St 
