Calendula officinalis.
Botanical name:
Calendula officinalis Linn. Compositae. Goldins Golds. Pot Marigold.
Southern Europe. This marigold was cultivated in England prior to 1573. The petals of the flowers are occasionally used in broths and soups in Britain and Holland and are also used for coloring butter. In 1806, it was included in McMahon's list of aromatic, pot and sweet herbs of American gardens. There are a number of ornamental varieties, and the species is to be found in many of our country gardens. The plant is described in nearly all of the early herbals and is mentioned by Albertus Magnus in the thirteenth century.
Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.
