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Definition of Common marigold
1. Noun. The common European annual marigold.
Generic synonyms: Calendula
Lexicographical Neighbors of Common Marigold
Literary usage of Common marigold
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ladies Flower-garden of Ornamental Annuals by Loudon (Jane) (1842)
"The common marigold was, a century ago, a common flower in every garden ; and it
is only since so many finer flowers have been introduced, that it may be ..."
2. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"But as they are near akin, I have left the common Marigold under the Title of
Caltha, and have applied the old Title of Calendula to ..."
3. Garden Flowers: How to Cultivate Them. A Treatise on the Culture of Hardy by Edward Sprague Rand (1866)
"The common Marigold is very brilliant. C. hybrida (hybrid); great Cape Marigold
... C. officinalis (officinal); common Marigold ; hardy annual; I foot; ..."
4. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"This is, however, the common marigold of the garden in America. The leaves and
flowers are strong scented. The range of color in the flowers of this type of ..."
5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"This is the common marigold of old gardens in Amer. Foliage very strong-scented.
cc. Rays few, usually B. signala, Bartl. An annual branching species: Ivs. ..."
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