Syngenesia Polygamia Superflua.
Generic Character.
Receptaculum nudum. Pappus aristis 5 erectis. Cal. 1-phyllus, 5-dentatus, tubulosus. Flosculi radii 4-8, persistentes.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
TAGETES patula caule subdiviso patulo. Linn. Syst. Veg. ed. 14. Murr. 228.
TANACETUM Africanum Flos Africanus minor. Bauh. Pin. 132.
FLOS Africanus. Dod. Pempt. 255. The small single French Marigold. Park. Par. p. 304.
For richness and variety of tints few flowers can vie with this species of Tagetes, which forms one of the chief ornaments of our gardens at the close of summer.
Some authors make it a native of Africa, others of America.