[Sca-cooks] marigolds

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/10/01 6:13:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Hrolf at btinternet.com writes:

<< The french marigold has always been traditionally used in the UK for
keepng the nasties away from the herbs... >>

Here we seem to have a lack of  consistent terminology. I think of African
marigolds as  stinky. French marigolds look similar but are less stinky. Pot
marigold (aka calendula) looks nothing like the other 2 and is not stinky at
all. Now I find that French marigolds are 'calendula' from Jadwiga and
something called a French marigold but without  a description is grown in
England to keep the  'beasties' at bay. I am confused...:-(

Here is what I have come up with. Would it be possible to tag these with
common names so we can at least have a consensus as to what species is being
discussed?

pot marigold (noun) : a calendula (Calendula officinalis)
marsh marigold (noun) : a swamp herb (Caltha palustris)
mari*gold (noun) : any of a genus (Tagetes)
fig marigold (noun) : any of several herbs (genus Mesembryanthemum)
bur marigold (noun): any of a genus (Bidens)

?

Ras