Archive image from page 159 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer02bail Year: 1906 analogy; hyacinths, sweet peas, and nasturtiums repre- sent families with most extraordinarily near-related colors. There is a predominating force of crimson in the sweet
Archive image from page 159 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer02bail Year: 1906 analogy; hyacinths, sweet peas, and nasturtiums repre- sent families with most extraordinarily near-related colors. There is a predominating force of crimson in the sweet pea, and a predominating force of orange in the nasturtium. It is rather a nice bit of color adjustment in either family to choose flowers which excel in harmony of color the careless grouping together of tiowers picked at random. But the theory that analogous colors harmonize is cor- rect only if it is not carried to excess. Attempts to force deep-hued flowers into harmony often lead to contrary results. A range of color from crimson to ultramarine depends for its harmony upon the simplicity or the deli- cacy of the hues. Such colors, in full force, would do violence to each other. It is tempting the hardness of b diamond to pound it with a sledge hammer. It is taxing crimson too heavily to expect it to show its strength in the presence of strong violet I If the effort is to merge the personality of the crimson flower into the purple one, and effect a play of color between the two, the combina- tion of strong hues thus is justifiable. The theory that colors at right angles on the wheel are discordant is also subject to some modification. Rela- tively the right-angled colors must be crude and strong to objectionably affect the eye. Yellow and red in the rose is an agreeable color combination. Yellow and red dahlias crowded together are abominably harsh under a sensitive eye. A country bouquet of asters, marigolds, fuchsias and dahlias is bad, because the country garden is not
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