double Marigold. * . Cult ha vel Calendula Po/yafi- 
tbina vulgaris , rhe common double Marigold. 4. 
Calendula Polyanthina minor , the lefler double Mari- 
gold. 5. Calendula multiflora Orbiculat a, the double 
Globe Flowering Marigold. 6. Calendula Proli- 
fera , the many headed Marigold , called by Tome 
Jack an Apes on Horf e-back, and this is alio two- 
told. 
T be Descriptions* 
IV. The fir ft, or Common fingle Marigold. It 
has a white Root which Jpreads it felj under 
Ground , fometimes abides after Seeding and fome- 
times perifhes , fifing again of its own Seed j 
there is little or no difference between this and the 
following Kind , but in the Flowers , this confifting 
only of one fingle row. of gold colored or yellow 
Leaves, and fome of a paler, and fome of a deeper 
yellow , (landing about a great brownifti yellow 
Thrum in the Middle $ the Seed alfo, is alike, but 
for the molt part, greater than that of the double 
Kind. 
MARIGOLD , 
\ . The fecond , or Greater double Flouted Mari- 
gold. The Root of this is alfo white , and Jpreads 
in the Ground , abiding in fome places after the 
Seeding time , tho * for the moft part it perifhes 
and rifles again of its own Seed. It has pretty large 
round . green Stalks , branching out from the 
Ground, into many parts , on which are fet long, 
flat, green Leaves, broader and rounder at the point 
than any where elfe, and fmaller alfo at the letting 
S° ri e Stalks » tvhere it encompaffes it about; 
ine Flowers are fometimes very thick and double 
(breaking out of a Scaly, clammy, green head) 
compofed of many rowes of Leaves, fet fo clofe 
rogether t one within another, that no middle 
thrum can be ieen: and fomtlmes lefs double 
having a fmall brown fpot of a Thrum in the mid- 
dle, and forhetimes but of two or three rows of 
Leaves, with a large brown Thrum in the middle, 
every one of which is fomewhat broader at the 
point, and nicked into two or three corners, of an 
excellent fair, gold yellow colour in fome, and 
paler in others, and of a pretty ftj«ng and refinoui 
™ el *' , ,A fler fhe blowers are pait , Heads of 
crooked Seed follow turnning inwards, of which 
theourward moft are the bigeft, and rhe innermolt 
VI The third, or Common double Marigold; 
The Root of this thick is and hard with fome fibres 
or 1 breads adjoyntng thereto. From, this Roof 
lpring up many far thick crumpled Leaves fet 
upon a grofs and fpungy Stalk ; upon which do 
grow fair, double, yellow Flowers, having for the 
molt part in the middle, a bunch of Threads thick 
sLT; heri r Wh :t lle ‘" g P3ft > Heads of cr °oked 
beed follow, fuch like as are deferibed in the for- 
mer; 
T , vl |- The fourth , or Leffef double Marigold; 
‘h's is like the former-, It is a fmaller, 
and finer double Leaved Plant, and grows upright 
having for the moft part one Stem, or fpungy 
Staft repleat with thick and fat Leaves confufed- 
iy- The blowers grow at the tops of the fmall 
Branches, very double, bbt teller than any of the 
former, _ confifting of a more fine Jaggednefs, and 
ot a fair, yellow, gold color. 
The fifth, or Double Globe Flowering Mari- 
gotd ■ It has a Root much like the others , frobi 
which rife up mam large broad Leaves (immediate- 
ly out of the Ground) and from among which 
rues up alfo a Stalk about a foot and a half high 
dividing it felt towards the top into other fmaller 
Branches; repleat and fet with the like Leaves but 
conluledly , or without any order; The Flowers 
grow at the Tops of the Stalks very Double- the 
imall Leaves of which are fet in a very regular 
order, by certain Ranks or RotVs , as feveral lines 
are in a Globe, traverfing the whole Compafs of 
the fame; whereupon it .took the Name Orbicttlati. 
There is another of this Kind, which differs no- 
thing ih its Defcription from ir, excepting in the 
color of the Flowers, thefe heing blowers Of a 
vety light -yellow orStraw color, in which confifts 
the only difference. 
V ,°r Many Headed Marigold. Its 
^ r \ S [i h .' a A d ore like to the Common 
fott of Mangold dtfermg only the Jhape of the 
l lowers -iot this Plant does bring forth at the top 
ot the Stalk, one Flower like the other Marigolds, 
from tne winch come forth leveral other final! 
b ovvers, yellow likewife; and of the fame fiifhion- 
Tlus is thought by fome Authors to be per aoci- 
dens, or lufus Nature; , which fometimes comes 
to pafs 111 feveral other Flowers alfo ; as Tome 
Children are born with two Thumbs on one Hand 
or with two great Toes, or With fix or feven 
lingers, and fometimes two Arms or Hands on ore 
fide, tc. And fuch is the Seed of this Marigold 
which yet, if It befown, it brings forth not one 
flower in a thoTiland, like rhe Plant from whence 
M l 'J!/ ta b en '- Ti hereis another prolifick, or many 
Headed A bange d , coming from the Seed of the 
Double Mangold , and is doubdtfs a Degenefatt 
Kind; whereas the forrner fnany Fleaded, always 
fprings from the Seed of the fingle Kind, and pro- 
duces the diminutive Flotvers upon very much foa 
longer foot Stalks.- 
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