When did marigolds aka 'stinkin' Rogers' become known as calendula?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
Use heirloom vegetable varieties and incorporate annuals such as marigolds, nasturtiums, and basil, for example, with tomatoes. From Wordnik.com. [POTAGERS FOR AMERICANS: THE UPSCALE "VICORY GARDEN"] Reference
Some, such as marigolds, will bloom almost every month, while others, such as daffodils, make an early appearance and a swift departure. From Wordnik.com. [Say it with your own arrangement - or cutting garden - of flowers] Reference
Or put edible flowers in the mix, such as marigolds, violas or petunias. From Wordnik.com. [The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front] Reference
Mix in beneficial flowers, such as marigolds, which are natural insect repellents. From Wordnik.com. [EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed] Reference
I mostly grow vegetable seeds but also start some flower seeds (such as marigolds) inside. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
And Autumn coins her marigolds in showers. From Wordnik.com. [Poems] Reference
There are three kinds of marigolds one might plant. From Wordnik.com. [The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.] Reference
One sees many marigolds and cornflowers and poppies. From Wordnik.com. [Swirling Waters] Reference
Where are the marigolds, the shoe-flowers, the jasmines?. From Wordnik.com. [Kanha's Dream] Reference
Roses white and lilies tender, marigolds and all sweet posies. From Wordnik.com. [Welsh Lyrics of the Nineteenth Century] Reference
Selena was in the yard, bent over, deadheading her bright marigolds. From Wordnik.com. [Man Loses Life] Reference
He was tired of making patterns in the dust with marigolds for one thing. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Sonny Sahib] Reference
Children sat in doorways and open shop fronts threading marigolds onto needles. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
The display finished off with a dazzling emergence of golden balls - marigolds. From Wordnik.com. [Centaur Aisle]
I did not realize there were dyes that could duplicate the colour of marigolds. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles]
The flowers were half-asleep, roses dew-crumpled, marigolds still tightly shut. From Wordnik.com. [My Family and Other Animals]
"Oh, grand-auntie, we've brought such a lovely bunch of marsh marigolds," cried Sybil. From Wordnik.com. [The Heiress of Wyvern Court] Reference
He had marigolds and pinks and pansies, and they had all grown in his mother's garden. From Wordnik.com. [Mother Stories] Reference
Then all around the garden were the zinnias, poppies and marigolds a step up to the cannas. From Wordnik.com. [The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.] Reference
Just got out where we stopped by a fascinating winding river, and got some brave marsh-marigolds. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915] Reference
There always is a faint odor to the menstrual flow, which has been likened to the odor of marigolds. From Wordnik.com. [Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves] Reference
"And I wants to take him some marigolds," said Joan, holding up a huge bunch nearly as big as her own head. From Wordnik.com. [Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls] Reference
It was grown on a very poor soil, which had, previously to ploughing, given nothing but marigolds and weeds. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
I sat on a bench surrounded by colorful geraniums and marigolds and pinks and more and read a book for a long time. From Wordnik.com. [2000-09-18 6:17 am] Reference
There were pinks and marigolds and princes 'feathers, with bachelor's buttons and Johnny-jump-ups to keep them company. From Wordnik.com. [Mother Stories] Reference
Dubbed the "caravan of peace," buses garlanded with marigolds set off simultaneously from Srinagar and Muzaffarabad on April 7. From Wordnik.com. [Kashmir's 'Berlin Wall'] Reference
In the wet places grow the marsh marigolds, or cowslips as they are sometimes called, bright golden flowers like the buttercups. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide] Reference
And then they killed the mem-sahibs, in another row, while the townsfolk watched and cheered, and threw marigolds at the executioners. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman In The Great Game]
I bought marigolds on my way home Friday night, and cantaloupe and bagels, enough for three houseguests although I expected only two. From Wordnik.com. [Seasonal Discord] Reference
He zigzagged lightly down the hedgerow, catching the sunshine at every turn, and the marigolds drooped their heads at the sight of him. From Wordnik.com. ["Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character] Reference
A thousand kilometers north, in the rainy Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, villagers now do a brisk business in fruit, fish and marigolds. From Wordnik.com. [Untold Harvest] Reference
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