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SANGUINEOUS (sanguineus), a deep red, with a dash of blue, the 

 colour of fresli blood. 



PURPLE (purpureus or jjuniceus), a bright red, with a violet tint. 



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BLUE (cyaneus), pure dark blue of Indigo. 



AZURE (azureus), a clear brilliant blue, viz. wings of Lycaena. 



SKY-BLUE (cdBtruleus) a pale blue, like the colour of the sky. 



VIOLET (violaceus~), a blue, with a reddish tint. 



PRUINOSE (pruiniis, pruinosus}, a reddish blue, with a whitish 

 covering, like the bloom of ripe plums. 



GLAUCOUS (glauciis}, a bright blue, with a strong admixture of 

 white, inclining to grey. 



C^ESIOUS (ccesius,') a greenish, grey, sordid blue. 



DARK-BLUE (atroceruleus), a dark, deep blue, inclining to black. 



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YELLOW (Jlavus}, most beautiful, and purest in the colour of 

 sulphur, thence sulphureous (sulphureus) . 



STRAMINEOUS (slramineus) , a pale, less brilliant, but pure yellow 

 of the colour of straw. 



SAFFRON-COLOURED (croceus), or ORANGE (aurantiacus), yellow, 

 with an admixture of red. 



OCHRACEOUS (ochraceus), a similar but sordid yellow, inclining to 

 brown, the colour of ochre. 



LUTEOUS (luteus), a brownish yellow, the colour of clay. 



LURID (luridus), a dirty yellow, more inclining to brown. 



LIVID (lividus), a palish yellow, with a blue tint. 



TESTACEOUS (tcstaceus), a dull, yellow brown. 



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GREEN (viridis), the mixture of blue and yellow, the prevalent 

 colour of the leaves of plants. 



(ERUGINOUS (ceruginosus), a bright green, inclining to blue. 



PRASINOUS (prasinus'), a light green, inclining- to yellow. 



OLIVACEOUS (olivacens^, a green, Avith an admixture of brown. 



YELLOW-GREEN (faivo-vircns'), a bright green, with the yellow 

 predominant. 



