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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



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:ribe on paper), be very advisable. 

 Plant* crowded toad/in; so as to produce a 

 Combined, but not Individual Effect. 



:ffect may be produced by sowing the 

 1 varieties of the same species of an 

 inial plant thickly in patches or 

 1 example, we may take the seeds of 

 hina Asters ; or, indeed, any which 

 stems, with a great many coloured 



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re is no new one to be offered, at least 

 so far as rela:. if m. In order, 



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*wn the dif- 

 ferent parts of a garden. 



.vc, isolated, in whole or 

 in part, close to or far from each other, nm-. U con- 

 nected together by the same form of plant as that of 

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 by the same colours of flowers or of leaves. By the 



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eighbounng clumps, 

 do not run enough 







;s the subject of the contrast of 

 flowers, without observing and pressing upon our 

 readers the fact, that there is a very great difference 

 between an arrangement in which the flowers are 

 all pretty nearly in the same plane, and one in 

 which they are in totally different planes, some 

 being much higher than others ; for example, in a 

 line of flowers at the same distance from the eye, 

 nothing can produce a worse effect than a blue Iris 

 coloured flower placed next a clear violet or lilac 

 coloured one. But now, if we add to these two 

 some tufts of the Rock Alyssum, Persian white 

 Candytuft, and red Tulips, in such a way that the 

 golden yellow, the white and the deep red are in 



arne <Bar&ew.;sr Chronicle, 



SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1849. 



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In the two articles already devoted to the subject 

 of colours, we have laid before our nod 

 of contrast, and a few general rules relating to har- 

 mony. On the present occasion we shall show how, 

 according to M. Chevreul, a knowledge of those 

 laws and principles may be applied practically in 

 the grouping of flowers in gardens. 



In the first place, plants may be isolated, so that 

 the whole of them are distinctly seen, separate from 

 any neighbouring object ; or they may be grouped 

 together, so as to present a mass of flowers, pro- 

 ducing a combined but not any individual effect on 



not colours, or of the same colour but 

 -hades or tones. These di- 

 important, and they will serve for a classification of 

 the rules we are about to lay down. 



A. Plants distinct from each other. 



I. Of different Colours. 



The best arrangement is that in which flowers 



whose colours are complementary are seen together ; 



BlueX 

 Yellow 

 Ab to red and rose flowers, they contrast with their 



The next best arrangements are the : 



orange, go very well with blue ones. Y, 



- of green rather than of orange, contrast 

 I -.-were of a rose colour, inco. 

 amaranth than to orange. Deep red and deep blue 

 flowers look well together. Orange and violet- 

 coloured flowers are not 



near each other. White flowers added to the above 

 3 always produce a good effect, although 



•s should be placed near orange-coloured 



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Jt is so difficult i 



i pleasing 



lost agreeabh 

 disagreeable 



re in another more c 

 So, again, plants 



produce a very good effect when contrasted with 

 colours strongly opposed to each other and in 

 different planes. 



The repetition of a good combination of colours is 

 often very agreeable to the eye. When, for example, 

 a line of plants presents a repetition of the same 

 species a certain number of times, and presents them 

 regularly at the same intervals, a very pleasing effect 

 is produced. The repetition of the same arrange- 



of colour i 

 repetitions c 



To the preceding remarks on the contrast of th 

 colours of flowers an objection may be mad* 

 namely, that the green colour of the leaves, serviu 

 as a back-ground for the flowers, destroys the < lie. 

 which would otherwise be produced by the contra 

 of the latter. This, however, is not so ; as soon < 



two well-defined colours on any ground, its attentio 



is almost entirely absorbed by them, and surrounc 



ing objects, especially if of a dark colour and in 



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With regard to foliage, there is great difficulty i 



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are yellowish green 

 or by placing those with a blueish brown appearanc 

 near those with clear yellowish green leaves, &< 

 Lastly, a contrast of tone can be produced wit 

 tree., of a .silvery foliage, in which there is always 

 sensible tinge of green, with others whose foliage i 

 of the same green colour, but more intense. 



particular effect, however desirable it may be to make 



this or that object look well, it is no less important, 



to produce a good general effect, so 



that the eve. after being pleased with viewing a part. 



_ a general view 



of 'the whole. In pfrtaiiyng ft good general effect. 



the principles already laid down must still be re- 



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