The marigold is the most traditional flower of the season. From Wordnik.com. [Los Dias de los Muertos (the Days of the Dead)] Reference
She accepts their offerings of marigold garlands and hurries away, giving back only a glimpse of herself. From Wordnik.com. [The Reluctant Victor] Reference
The zempazuchitl, or marigold, is thought to light the way home for returning souls. From Wordnik.com. [Ofrendas are created with such detail and often take weeks to complete. The zempazuchitl, or marigold, is thought to light the way home for returning souls.] Reference
The elegant palmate leaved Pomacea likewise occurs, with the mulberry: the marigold is a great favourite. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
A bonus are the golden "marigold" like flowers you get in the fall. From Wordnik.com. [Sauteed Chicken Breasts Recipe with Warm Tomato-Tarragon Salsa] Reference
Natural yellow-orange substances such as marigold petals may be added to light-coloured feeds to enhance colours. From Wordnik.com. [Winnipeg Sun] Reference
It has been traded in for a much more aesthetically appealing, easier on the eyes to read "marigold" looking font. From Wordnik.com. [Hip and Thigh] Reference
Two insecticidal principles from marigold (Tagetes spp.) roots. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
But always their yolks are plump and perky and marigold-yellow. From Wordnik.com. [Fresh Eggs, Grace, Rebirth, & Popovers] Reference
(French marigold) solution directly into the soil less grain borer. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Over there in the west now there was a pale after-glow of marigold. From Wordnik.com. [Diane of the Green Van] Reference
A tiny round-faced girl came up to me, offered me marigold gajras to buy. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
No, here is an African marigold, and a China-aster, and a Michaelmas daisy. From Wordnik.com. [Harry's Ladder to Learning] Reference
Steep marigold in good cider vinegar and frequently wash the affected parts. From Wordnik.com. [Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889] Reference
Vetch, marigold, asphodel, and a hundred others flooded the fields and woods. From Wordnik.com. [My Family and Other Animals]
Raise pest-repellent plants such as neem and marigold near the animal housing. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
Calendula is a member of the marigold family long used in homeopathic medicine. From Wordnik.com. [A Flower With Power to Soothe Skin?] Reference
And it appears that what he has wanted from that marigold moment forward was fame. From Wordnik.com. [Memoir With A View] Reference
Mulches made from marigold leaves and stalks have also reduced nematode populations. From Wordnik.com. [5. How plants live and grow] Reference
The buildings were contrasting bright colors: marigold, violet, persimmon, lake blue. From Wordnik.com. [Cradle and All]
Daisy and marigold, hyacinth and clover were attuned to the same soothing minor chord. From Wordnik.com. ["Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character] Reference
It snapped and swung her ungently down through racks of marigold garlands into the street. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
One is busily painting a marigold blue, as if nature's decor was an affront to good taste. From Wordnik.com. [Extraordinary Measures] Reference
A vendor sells garlands made of marigold flowers at a wholesale market in Kolkata, on Monday. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating Janmashtami] Reference
Insecticidal activity of selected plants with emphasis on marigold (Tagetes spp.) and makabuhay. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Eloise loving the mignonette had asked for it, poppies were Josephine's and marigold was for Dee. From Wordnik.com. [The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.] Reference
"No. But I know enough to discern that a white marigold is a marvel, whereas a unicorn is a lie.". From Wordnik.com. [In the Garden of Iden] Reference
His eyes were the color of marigold, and though there was a wildness about them, she was unafraid. From Wordnik.com. [Gentle Warrior]
His wit, like the marigold, openeth with the sunne, and therefore he riseth not before ten of the clocke. From Wordnik.com. [Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters] Reference
Also out of favor is the lowly marigold, unless it is used in companion planting to discourage insects '(instead of a pesticide). From Wordnik.com. [What Would Virgil Say?] Reference
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