SUN-FLOWER, MARYGOLD, AND 
HELIOTROPE. 
“ I he Sun-flower does not derive its name, 
as some have supposed, from turning to the 
sun, but from the resemblance of the full¬ 
blown flower to the sun itself: Gerarde re¬ 
marks, that he has seen four of these flowers 
on the same stem, pointing to the four cardinal 
points. This flower is a native of Mexico and 
Peru, and looks as if it grew from their own 
gold. It flowers from June to October. 
“ The principal species of Sun-flower are— 
the Dwarf Annual, the Perennial, the Dark- 
red, and the Narrow-leaved. 
“ Several of the Sun-flowers are natives of 
Canada, where they are much admired and 
cultivated by the inhabitants, in gardens, for 
their beauty: in the United States they sow 
whole acres of land with them, for the purpose 
of preparing oil from their seeds, of which 
they produce an immense number. 
“The Sun-flower was formerly called Ma- 
rygold also, as the Marygold was termed 
Sun-flower. Gerarde styles it the Sun-Mary- 
gold. 
“ In old authors, the name for the plant, 
which is now more strictly and properly de¬ 
signated the Marygold, is Golds, or Rudds. 
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