AND THE WILDERNESS BLOSSOMED 



proportion of single flowers. One of the best of 

 the large flowering class is known as Pride of 

 THE Garden, or Delight of the Garden, as 

 the dealer prefers. 



The French Marigold is somewhat dwarfer, 

 rarely exceeding eighteen inches in height, its 

 flowers displaying yellow, orange, and brownish 

 shades, striped and mottled. A dwarf form of 

 the French Marigold, T. patula nana, is a com- 

 pact plant from six to twelve inches high, very 

 free flowering, with a dark brown maroon or 

 yellow blossom, single or double. The seed 

 of this variety is sometimes offered under the 

 name of Little Brownie, or Legion of Honor, 

 LiLLiPUT, or Tom Thumb. 



1". signata resembles the French Marigold in 

 some respects, but has smaller yellow-striped 

 flowers and grows about fifteen inches high. A 

 dwarfer form is T. signata pumila. 



I sow the seeds of all species of Marigolds in 

 the open ground in spring, after the danger of 

 frost is over, and in the bed where they are to 

 bloom. The seed will not survive the cold of 

 winter, and therefore cannot be planted in the 

 fall. The plants are in full bloom by the first 

 of September, continuing until cut down by frost. 



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