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4. Blue and red (or scarlet) and black and white harmonise, but 



rather cold from the cold colours predominating. 



5. Blue and red (or scarlet) and white and gold harmonise well if 



properly arranged, the white being in small quantity. 



6. Blue and red (or scarlet) and white and yellow harmonise ; but 



not so well as with gold instead of yellow. (See PL iv. fig. 4.) 

 6a. Blue and horsechesnut and scarlet (or crimson) and orange (or 



yellow) harmonise. 

 6b. Blue and crimson and purple and orange harmonise. This is 



better than with yellow. It would be preferable with scarlet 



than with crimson. 



7. Blue and scarlet and purple and gold harmonise well. (See 



Plate in. fig. 4.) They were used for the Ephod (Ex. xxviii. 

 15), the robe being blue, with a border of these colours. 



8. Blue and scarlet and purple and yellow harmonise, but less well 



than gold. 

 8a. Blue and scarlet and purple and orange harmonise. 



9. Blue and scarlet and purple and white harmonise, but less well 



than with orange, or gold. 

 9a. Blue and scarlet and orange (or gold) and maroon (or on a maroon 

 ground) harmonise. 



10. Blue and scarlet and green and white harmonise, but wanting. 



11. Blue and crimson and green and white wanting and disagreeable. 



No. 2 is preferable. 



12. Blue and black and white and yellow (or gold) harmonise, but 



wanting and cold. 



13. Blue and black and white and purple (or lilac) wanting. 



14. Blue and black and white and crimson wanting — want yellow 



or gold. 



15. Blue and black and yellow and crimson harmonise, but heavy ; 



better with scarlet. 



16. Blue and black and white and grey (or on a black ground) wanting 



and cold. 



17. Blue and black and white and orange harmonise. 



18. Blue and yellow and purple and orange harmonise, but wanting. 



19. Blue and yellow and brown and green wanting and discordant. 



20. Blue and green and red with black lines between them heavy. 



21. Blue and green and red and white harmonise, but wanting. 



C (5 colours). 

 1. Blue and red (or scarlet) and white and green and yellow (or 

 rather gold* or orange) harmonise. 



* It is scarcely necessary to add that gold may generally take the place of 

 orange, or of yellow, and is almost always superior in effect to them. 



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