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ing an analogous harmony if placed against a background of old 

 ampelopsis leaves, of rich, bluish-green color, would be greatly- 

 enhanced in color effect, and the whole would form a perfected 

 harmony. A bowl full of pansies is in perfected harmony. The 

 analogous group runs through varying hues, from pure yellow in 

 the flower centres to the yellowish-green of the foliage. The 

 complementary to the effect of this group is to be seen in the rich 

 purple of the petals. [Charts, diagrams, and bouquets of flowers 

 were used to make this clear. The complementary and analogous 

 colors were illustrated by means of the Bradley color wheel] 



The American people are becoming more sensitive to beau.ty 

 every year. The florists who furnish flowers to decorate their 

 homes and halls can do much to elevate public taste. A really 

 beautiful thing is always attractive. What was true for Emer- 

 son is true for us all. Speaking of beauty he said : 



" When first my eyes saw thee 

 I found me thy thrall." 



It costs no more to make a beautiful bouquet than to make an 

 ugly one, and ultimately he who produces beauty gives the greater 

 pleasure and receives the larger reward. 



MEETING FOR LECTUEE AND DISCUSSIOK 



Saturday, February 13, 1897. 



A meeting for Lecture and Discussion was holden today at 

 eleven o'clock, the President, Francis H. Appleton, in the 

 <ihair. 



The following paper was read by the author : 



The Sweet Pea, the Flower for Everybody. 



By Rev. W. T. Hutchins, Indian Orchard, Mass. 



It is simply impossible that either the commercial or the popu- 

 lar interest in floriculture should decrease. In such a country as 

 ours it must not only increase, but for some time to come the 

 very ratio of this cumulative growth of interest must increase. 

 The demand for florists' stock, the seed patronage, the organiza- 

 tion of floral societies, and the popularizing of exhibitions, — we 

 see all these increasing with phenomenal rapidity. Indeed, more 



