P L A T E
T A G E T E S
CCCLIX.
L U C I D A .
Sweet Chili Marygold.
CLASS XIX. ORDER IL
SYNGEKESIJ POLYGJMIJ SUPERFLUA. Tips united. Superfluous Pointais.
G E N E R I C CHAEACTER.
CALYX communis fimpliciflimus, monophylkis,
tubulofus, oblongus, peiitagonus, quinquedentatos.
COROLLA compoííííi raJiata ; corollulae hei mapliroditoe
tubulola;, plures in dilco elevato;
femíneas ligulatae quinqué in radio.
Propria hermaphrodiiis tubulola, feraiquinquefida,
eretta, calyce longior; laciniis
lineari bus, introrlum villofis.
Femitieis ligula ta, hermaphrodites longior,
longitudine et latitudine fere a:qualis, obtufilìima,
verfus tubum anguttior, tomentoia
perlillens.
STAMINA Hermaphroditis ; filamenta quinqué,
capillaria, brevillinia. Anthera cylindracea,
tubulofa.
PisTiLLUM Hermaphroditis-, Germen oblongum.
Stylus tiliformis, longitudine ftaminum.
Stigma bilidum, tenue, rtilexum.
Femineis-, germen oblongum. Stylus tiliformis,
longi tudine hermaphroditis. Stigma
bitìdum, tenue, reflexum,
PERiCAiinuM nullum. Calyx immutatus.
SEMINA Hermaphroditis folitaria, linearía, comprefla,
calyce paulo breviora. Pappus ariftisquinque,
eretì;is, acuminatis, inaequalibus.
Femineis fimilima hermaphroditis.
RECEI'TACULU.M nudum, planum.
EMPALEMENT common, quite limple, one leaf,
tubular, oblong, five-lided, five-toothed.
BLOSSOM, coinpo!/?!^ raifed ; hermaphrodite florets
tubular, numerous in an elevated center ; females
tongue-fliaped five in the circumference.
Proper oi Hermaphrodites, tubular, half fivecleft,
upright, longer than the cup; fegments
linear, hairy within.
Of the Females tongue-fliaped longer than the
hermaphrodites, of nearly the fame length and
breadth, very blunt, narrower towards the
tube, downy, remaining.
CHIVES of the Hermaphrodites; five threads,
hair-like, very ihort. Tip cylindric, tubular.
POINTAL of the Hermaphrodites-, feed-bud oblong.
Shaft thread-fliaped, the length of the chives.
Summit two-cleft, flender, refîexed.
Of \\\e Females-, feed-bud oblong. Shaft threadihaped,
the length of the hermaphrodite.
Summit two-cleft, flender, reflexed.
SEED-VESSEL none. Cup unchanged.
SEEDS of the Hermaphrodites folitary, linear, flat,
a little fliorter than the cup. Feather five
awns, upright, tapered, unequal.
Of the Females like the hermaphrodites.
RECEPTACLE naked, flat.
Tagetes caule herbáceo, ereño, floribus cymofi?
parvis, luteis, odoratiflimis.
S P E C I F I C CHARACTER.
Marygold with an upright, herbaceous ftem;
flowers in tufts, fmall, yellow, and very
fweet fcented.
R E F E R E N C E TO THE PLATE.
1. The common Empalement.
2. A Floret of the circumference, with its feed-bud and pointal.
3. The fame, magnified.
4. A Floret of the center, natural fize.
6. The fame, magnified.
6. A ripe seed, magnified.
THIS plant is a native of Chili, South America, and was fent to England by Dr. Ortega, from the
Royal Gardens, Madrid, to the late Marchionefs of Bute; who firft raifed it from feeds in the year
1 / 9 8 . It is perfeaiy herbaceous, but will flower the firft year from the feed; will endure moderate
f r o f t , and may be confidered as a hardy herbaceous plant. Is increafed either by feeds, or by parting
the roots; delights in a moderately ftiff foi l ; flowering from July till November. If kept in a pot, the
flowers, which are very fragrant, will continue in fuccelfion through the whole winter.
Tagetes minuta of Linnaeus's Sp. Plant. Vol. 11. p, 1250, quoted from his Hortus Cliffortianus, and
Dillenius's Hortus Elthamenfis, feems much afBned to this plant; but, as that is annual, this cannot
be confidered as a variety of it.
Our drawing was taken at the Hammerfmith Nurfery.