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prized for bouquets in 

 winter. The plant in 

 quite woolly. 



Tacob-Ea. — See Senecio 



both summer and 

 a young state is 



genus 



elegmis. 

 containing 



several 



Lobelia is a 

 half-hardy annuals that are indispensable for 

 purposes. For cultivation, kinds 



bedding 

 &c., see 



Summer Bedding Plants 



Marigolds (French and African) are favour- 

 ite half-hardy annuals, and have been for years 

 extensively used for the embellishment of mixed 

 flower-borders, and also for summer-bedding. 

 The seed should be sowm during the month of 

 April in a frame (cold or heated), pricking out 

 the seedlings into another frame before 

 finally transferring to the beds or borders 

 about the end of ^Nlay. Seed may also be 

 sown in ^lay, in the place where the 

 plants are intended to flower, thinning 

 the seedlings to Sin. or gin. apart, keep- 

 ing a sharp look-out for slugs, and also 

 keeping them free from weeds. Jvlari- 



should be 

 in a fairlv 

 rich, light soil, and 

 they will produce 

 an abundance of 

 brilliantly - coloured 



golds 

 grown 



Fig, 136. — Tage- 

 tes erecta 

 (Aericax ]Ma- 

 rigold). 



^Marigold 



Fig. 137. — Tagetes patula 



(French Marigold). 



flowers from July 

 ri2;ht on into au- 

 tumn. The African 

 {Tagetes erectd) (Fig. 136) is very 

 effective for large beds, the fronts 

 of shrubberies, &:c. It is of fine, 

 bold aspect, 2ft. in height, and pro- 

 duces large, handsome flowers, chiefly 

 in shades of lemon and 

 There is also a dwarf variety, 

 ing ift. high, and producing large, 

 handsome flowers. The French Mari- 

 gold {Tageies patula) (Fig. 137) is 

 splendid for bedding, for general 

 mixed borders, and also for cutting. 

 The taller varieties produce the most 

 perfect flowers, but the dwarf ones 

 are the best for beds and for small 

 gardens. 



orange, 

 grow- 



The flowers are produced 



