Garden planning and planting . ng carmine between them. Similarly lavender, which isthe paler shade of blue purple, commonly called violet, and mauve,which is the paler shade of red purple, must never be combined, thoughthey can be used close together if rose pink intervenes. Lavender isthe tint of the Lavender blossom; mauve is that of the ParmaViolet, the mauve or peach Chrysanthemum, and Ten Week and gold are always charming together, even orangemay be well used, and cream or blush, pale pink, or pale rose are allgood companions. Violet is extra well shown up by silver orvarieg
Garden planning and planting . ng carmine between them. Similarly lavender, which isthe paler shade of blue purple, commonly called violet, and mauve,which is the paler shade of red purple, must never be combined, thoughthey can be used close together if rose pink intervenes. Lavender isthe tint of the Lavender blossom; mauve is that of the ParmaViolet, the mauve or peach Chrysanthemum, and Ten Week and gold are always charming together, even orangemay be well used, and cream or blush, pale pink, or pale rose are allgood companions. Violet is extra well shown up by silver orvariegated foliage, for which reason variegated Arabis, silver Cerastiumor Pinks are suitable carjiets for Campanula glomerata and theordinary German Iris. Violet can never be harmoniously used withblue, although it contains lilue in its composition. Purple and pale blue are remarkably charming, however, forwhich reason purple Tulips are so often given a groundwork ofMyosotis: the blue must be of this light azure shade, never of the. ROSES AND FLOWKll BOKDEKS KOUM) ABOUT TUK UOUSB HELPFUL HINTS ON COLOUR 119 lavender tinge that appears in the Viola Blue Gown. Purple Pansiesand Columbines are suited by Myosotis ; the former, or Violas of thebedding species, will continue the display with azure-blue Delphi-niums : further effects can be gained with purple MichaelmasDaisies, but at that late time of year azure-blue flowers are rare,though Tradescantia caerulea is good if not showy. Purple and lemon yellow will always please, but there mustbe no deep gold inclining to orange employed. Purple flowers maywell rise from a ground of Pyrethrum aureum, which is not asmuch planted for border carpets as it deserves. The yellow Stone-crop and Alyssum saxatile are also very useful, Avhile the sameclear shade is abundantly provided later by Chrysanthemums ; silverfoliage, or gold-variegated for preference, will always show uppurples. Mauve is singularly pretty with pale pink, which is anargument in
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