Receptacle naked, flat.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Tagetes caule herbaceo, erecto, floribus cymosis, parvis, luteis, odoratissimis.
Marygold with an upright, herbaceous stem; flowers in tufts, small, yellow, and very sweet scented.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The common Empalement.
2. A Floret of the circumference, with its seed-bud and pointal.
3. The same, magnified.
4. A Floret of the center, natural size.
5. The same, magnified.
6. A ripe seed, magnified.
This plant is a native of Chili, South America, and was sent to England by Dr. Ortega, from the Royal Gardens, Madrid, to the late Marchioness of Bute; who first raised it from seeds in the year 1798. It is perfectly herbaceous, but will flower the first year from the seed; will endure moderate frost, and may be considered as a hardy herbaceous plant. Is increased either by seeds, or by parting the roots; delights in a moderately stiff soil; flowering from July till November. If kept in a pot, the flowers, which are very fragrant, will continue in succession through the whole winter.
Tagetes minuta of Linnæus’s Sp. Plant. Vol. II. p. 1250, quoted from his Hortus Cliffortianus, and Dillenius’s Hortus Elthamensis, seems much affined to this plant; but, as that is annual, this cannot be considered as a variety of it.
Our drawing was taken at the Hammersmith Nursery.[Pg 143]
