51—1849.] 



THE GARDENERS- CHRONICLE. 



TTENJAMIN R. CANT, St. Johns-Street Nur,,-, 

 D Polchw^h. 



; 



. uonns-sireet nursery, 



AMUEL COCKING, 



S AM : 





li- 



,UICK THORN, four years transplanted, extraordi- 



- ESTABLISHED 1786. 



"CURLY PEAS—WILLIAM E. RENDLE & Co. 



Newj nd Choic e Seeds fo r the ensuing season. 

 A LADY, residing near Eecleston-square, Piralico, 



JRi* ©artrcrarg' ©ftronicte, 



SATURD AY, DECEMBE R 22, 1849. 

 In our last Number we pointed out the principles 

 which, according to M. Chevreul, govern the contrast 

 of colours ; we now proceed to a subject quite as im 

 portant,namely,theharmonyofcolnui- ; we>h illpoiir 



allowance must be made for differei 

 o combinations nearly 



however, ai 

 ersally correct by persons 

 vho have made the harmon 



complementary arrangement ii 



their special study. 



1. The complementary arrangement is supenor 

 any other for harmony of contrast. To produce t 



2. The simple colom 

 combined in pairs, go 



.vd, yel 



1 and orange 



H!" 1 



-■ ;■■ 



Blue and yellow „ „ blue and green. 



3. In an arrangement of one simple colour with 

 ■ • '.ng the simple one, the brighte 



he latter 





Yellow and orange 



f- When two colour: 

 <*tter be separated by I 

 L* Black never prod 

 fed with two bright 

 <H it is often better 

 separating the on* c.a 



lise badly, they had 



g white. 



id effect when com- 



ute, especially when 



^th the following binary arrangements, v: 

 2 a orange, red and yellow, orange and ; 

 ^ge and green, yellow and green. 



J I 'I.' !.. ■ 1 . 



The seed fron 

 in the hedge o 



■ 





orange perhaps grey 



with red and green, 

 yellow, orange ar 

 t is also inferior 



colours, such as bh 



„/S»; 



den, whence Mr. Assis 

 j before made a very 

 rowing American Co 



tier, it is better to separate 

 Grey and two colours, 



tuch. For example : Grey is better than blac! 



Orange and -\ 

 r be separated by white, 





. theV 1 

 v ; but 



and to the proportion of light and darl 

 T or example: As to the tone of thi 

 ; effect of white with red and orange i: 

 proportion as their tones are deepened. 



f°the UC biack or white" associated with^hen 

 rrangement in which each of the two cole 

 eparated by black or by white is preferable t 

 a which the black or the white separates each 



h a we shall pro- 

 practical observations on the 

 ;ing flowers in gardens, so as to 



,ny of the foreign Cotto: 



had been made within 

 Bombay Presidency were likew 

 miformly failed. But as 



: Gossypium do not refuse 



Bombay Presid 

 ■ft to themselves. Thus tb 



o dou£ y £t 





equal to any produced in the 

 in England, that it was - tl 

 ported from B 



d the Myhee promised a more 

 It. He not only recommended 



duced in the a isle r of n Bourbon, ! ' an/, 



gentleman just retired from a cot] 

 n.'iili.T of whom pretended to posses 

 knowledge of practical atri 



nation in particular." V 

 doubt that a gardene 

 studied the principles 



day. who had 







penmentali 



for the good quality of their indi- 

 nd which, when sent in a clean 



engal side. 

 With regard to the 



UnThe ] 



fere smaJi, and tne | 

 nltivation o*f New 





>d-Cotton obtained per acre was largei 

 ;her in the proportion of 31 to 24 per cei 



from 10 acres to ri- 



nses of • 



>uld investigate those c 



ster of the weather has 1 

 the expei:s 



wil does not se. 



i . IMiarwai 



