PLANTING 315 



(1) Purple, mauve, white, pale yellow, bright 

 yellow,/ orange, scarlet, crimson, rose, pink, 

 white, pale blue, full blue. 



(2) Deep red, scarlet, orange, yellow, pale 

 yellow, white, pale blue, deep blue. 



The same order may be repeated, adopting 

 different proportions for the masses if the 

 border is a long one, or the scheme may be 

 varied by changing the sequence of colours. 

 In some cases a more limited scheme may be 

 advisable, in which one or more colours are 

 suppressed, white being an element which may 

 be omitted without detriment to a good result. 

 White is so telling at any time that it should 

 always be used with restraint. Yellow also 

 is a colour that may be overdone. 



The foliage of the plants which we use in 

 these colour arrangements may or may not 

 affect the results, either by reinforcing the 

 colour values, or by toning them down. Gen- 

 erally speaking, however, it takes a subordi- 

 nate place, and may well be neglected. Chev- 

 reuil, the famous Director of the Gobelins Dye 

 Works, who wrote "The Laws of Contrast of 

 Colour," says: "An objection might be ad- 

 dressed to me that the green of the leaves 



