THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



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desirable that t 

 ^Mhegtfof Ju! 



ti the stems, after flowering, and while yet fre; 

 aid green, and then covering the ground with ear 

 to the depth of about 1£ inch ; the top-dressu 

 to applied not being disturbed till the Potato 



This proceeding appeared to have the disadvanta 



even though it preserved the Potatoes ; but it wou 

 rit despatch from Lord How a; 



nal change, and from a soluble s 



t must bo observed that Mr. Tombei.i 



■;;;;: Stavefe^ 



h that gentleman so positively sp. 

 ts, since we have a reasonable assura 

 having proved successful in Bek 



s is nothing in it at variance wi 



strong claims upon the attention of practic 



lie mass which it is intended to influence. '. 

 ecomes attractive by isolation. 

 There is another' point which we must by i 



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-roup 





general principles ap 

 considered in the ligl 

 the following attempt t 

 them will not prove alto^eth, r useless. 

 - 



correspondents. 



Although a " bouque 

 things which do not 

 verbal representation, t 



as to the righi 



colours in a picture — no n 



picture of flow. 



t of adequately de 

 and colours in a nosegay, 



grandest compositions of Ri i 



gay.") S ^ll^es™ 

 through the eye is affecte 

 colours, it will be found 

 and governing principles- 



Ruyscii, of a landscape 



cene by Ri « <s - - 



;,!,■, il, -peeking of one of the 



sned (avec une faucille dont I 

 table) the tubers are not at al 

 r growth ; that they remain al 



reipi red simpl city 

 general effect 



expressed by t 

 ,; enough of tl 





\ in without the 

 «w , and that the treatment wh 



■ 

 »««<% I can offer the most 

 ^» this ; it is only necessary 



j~ te * r > ofin de ne pas les detcn 

 1" 7° Proper that the stems should be removec 

 r? the .ground immediately after being cut off 

 ^pectally that no time be lost in covering th, 

 md with a layer of earth at leas 



ATtl gour friends in a ! lparts of thl 



dearlf ™; ft the ex P eri ment in the manner » 

 ^y pointed out by this Belgian gentleman 

 woDi»tl, Pr ! V ^ as he con ndently predicts, that th 



ciit Drokf saved > not on] y wiU a most ,lim 



iD »e Phv?i ? cultivati °n have been solved, but 

 «t#ntion T l questions will arise, to whic 



wruu, tha^ p GVer been sufficiently directed. It 

 •M will agency of leaves - Leafless abortions 

 * tnev k P T and feed u P° n their P areni 



^7 to the I", aC i COUnt If leave * are thu « 

 Sot sigtt £ du t c o tlon of Potatoes, it would a 



it "4 l be t tl!rD 0rgreat injury oTThe^rop! 1 °bJ' 

 f*n conditio tatoes ' after having arrived at 

 SjSTOwth by ,C e !f the P ° Wer °j contin . u i n f 

 ■ rendered the more probable by 

 • that the flour which 'gives 

 . "" • ,.!,'. I' 11 value does not descend directly 



general ettect. XttU 

 for it depends upon 



whethei 

 ttention or whether it is doomed to be passe( 

 nnoticed. Practically considered (especially^ 



!::■•■'.■ !,.'■- ■ :■ ■ ■ 



ir first object, then, in the " compositi. 



the component 



an agreeable mass ( 



that the beauty < 



'e of' colour, it 

 safely luxuriate, and the 



even to the" : 



■ colouring materials 

 re that we may moi 



due. The 



wo colours, perr. 



liliouirh tli,' ma 



it; ,<";, 





with So- i 



omposition a portion of c 



siderable degree of knowledge of c 

 important principles on which the ] 

 ent of colours depends, may be ob 

 f modern Encyclop; 1. >r from .- 



Colours." It maj 



lat the term complementary signi 

 miplete*. Thus green, or its com 

 nd blue, requires red to complete ' 





,"..-..■ .,■..:.•■;: 



% of foliage remind - 

 -, ---1 greys, such as are seen in the 

 Pinks and Carnations, enter agreeably 



,* mixture of colours effectively dis- 

 have ittempted reassert principles, 

 njrh ipplif 1. prove more us til 



Blush hose, or more sweetly still with the 



of the Gardenia, &c. 



Although we have divided the 



our " composition " or arrangemen 



light, middle tone, and dark j the 



idy, depends mm 



:.r,::,v.....-.- ■:-■-■ ■■ 



background being 

 needs •• work up' 



*„j „„j «j mm « «f hot ana i 



or of light 



f hot and 



we may take a po 



. leu artist should 

 ring study of 



