. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 756 The American Florist. Mar. 22^ Flowers and Their Colors. There are certain facts about colors in i relation to flowers which it seems essen- tial for florists and horticulturists to know. Sometimes it happens that some- one who is directly interested in science (particularly in reference to its dealings with color) scoffs at the idea that an art- ist must by force of his natural gift pos- sess any scientific knowledge of color. Science we know means in a couple of words, truth attained by a methodical course o
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 756 The American Florist. Mar. 22^ Flowers and Their Colors. There are certain facts about colors in i relation to flowers which it seems essen- tial for florists and horticulturists to know. Sometimes it happens that some- one who is directly interested in science (particularly in reference to its dealings with color) scoffs at the idea that an art- ist must by force of his natural gift pos- sess any scientific knowledge of color. Science we know means in a couple of words, truth attained by a methodical course of study. The artist is the man above all others whose work is character- ized by method. In the course of his work be must uy necessity become acquainted with innumerable facts connected directly with the nature and operative influences of color. As a matter of fact all we know about color has been taught us by the scientist and artist. Still there is more to learn in the very simplest directions; yet we hear less about the simplicities of col- ors nowadays from artists and scientists, than we hear about the complications which naturally arise from its infinityl We want to know first, what red is; we are not so particularly interested about queer things connected with it. We want to be sure what is really a simply red flower; we do not care particularly about the color pigment contained in its struc- ture! In fact the visible conditions of color are what we want to know about, first and last. We will admit at the start that there are four simple colors,—yellow, red, blue, and green. Before we go any further we must find out what is exactly red, or yel- low, or blue, or green. Here comes difli- culty immediately, because there is no standard to which people universally re- fer. But after a careful and scientific ex- amination into the matter there is no doubt but what thefourcolorsmentioned may be found pure and simple enough in the following four tangible objects, viz: A lump
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