. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. COLOR HARMONY. 37 former from doing the latter damage, because I have placed the two plants in positions where they can be seen with one sweep of the eye, and I have net put the proper mediating white and greenish-yellow colors in between. I might except from the Tropceolums the dainty pale and subdued yellow pearl nasturtium, which is sufficiently re- fined to look we
. The beautiful flower garden, its treatment with special regard for the picturesque. Written and embellished with numerous illustrations by F. Schuyler Mathews. With notes on practical floriculture by Fewkes. Floriculture. COLOR HARMONY. 37 former from doing the latter damage, because I have placed the two plants in positions where they can be seen with one sweep of the eye, and I have net put the proper mediating white and greenish-yellow colors in between. I might except from the Tropceolums the dainty pale and subdued yellow pearl nasturtium, which is sufficiently re- fined to look well with magenta \ but if we wish to make the magenta as hideous as Mr. EUwanger's lady friend seems to think solferino is, let us put a brilliant King of Tom Thumbs nasturtium beside some of the purple-red sweet-williams (or the lady's-slip ^^^ ^ pers of simi- lar hue) and note the result. Passing now ijI'lHBH^^^L ffom these Color Combi- , , tauf^MMfflw^^nHi u- i, nations. purple-reds, ^^^^M/M ^^^'^^ ^''^ difficult ^^^SSB'f"'^ tones of color to manage at best, -rf^^^i^^'j^^K^'^ let us see what is especially agree ""^^^^^^^-jj^!^*^^^ 3^1^ or repellent in combinations of other less aesthetic hues. The Prince of Orange cal- endula is glorious in strong '^v^,olet'*Petunia^' orange; such powerful color in the company of a deep blue like that seen in some asters is rendered crude in the extreme, although such a combination might be suggested by my wheel arrangement; but we must remember that color strength sometimes means a lack of color refinement, and this instance is an illustration of the fact. The same calendula with a perfectly white aster beside it is far more agreeable to the eye, because the color effect is refined. The Pearl nasturtium is a charming companion f(;r the blue or purple centaurea (bachelor's button), and the lovely soft yellow phlox drummondii is the prettier beside the pale violet-blue gilia. Any white flower with the c')reopsis,. Please note th
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