Sept. 11—The various marigolds are beginning to add a touch of colour to the garden and fake the place of 2innias which are getting '"mildewy" and past their best. In some gardens We have noticed that young zinnias are being, Planted. to. replace those which have flowered all the Summer: it is quite a good practice to sow a batch of seed of these plants in late July for Autumn flowering. Why do marigolds grow 0 tall? They produce attractively coloured Mowers; but the general effect is often spoiled by the plants growing fall and untidy. Summer humidity encourages the rank growth and the bushy, compact growing plants, having a mass of healthy foliage and covered with flowers, Which we used to enjoy in England, are seldom seen here. We wonder if it would help if we severed the tap root occasionally during the Summer. The plants are natives to Mexico and are divided into three groups. The French marigold Tagetes paula is a useful bedding plant: it is much more compact growing than Tagetes erect which is known as the African marigold and which grows into an "open" plant. 'The foliage of the latter is strongly scented and disliked by. many' for thig reason. Marlgolds With odourless foliage have been raised, however, ce in time we may have a dwarf, large-Mowering, odourless plant. Tagetes ''sonata a dwarf-growing spedes, but the flowers are small and the plant is useful only for edging' flower beds, As we were passing a garden to-
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