192 THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
l bje t his life in the study 
d ttention to the by whirling rcund before the eye the objec of 
fut M on — bes ru SE s tten weste pe E thos S e colours have been painted: |0 countries ae many : aspects, i 
"piggledy is inconsistent with good taste in deco- | But Me 115 ct miae is Salis oa anm "ne 201 with re * 
rated ground, and that methodical 5 is e quem i e ar t a e en Ma em y € 
wh entation, which is (fortunately) e helen gesting th cava of even ph 
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everything must be adapted, whether the materials | round before the eye; and so far g 
ab oos ip iul Nei t. By placing wafers or give to the ey e s mpr — Pe » or of return to this subje 
ces of linen of various colours side by side he | colourless lig placing before it thos 
— i thought he obthined, IR Sanii colours, our objet is directly the reverse; we want Ira o Top that those Who are ij, 
out of which he constructed his theory of colour. to ornament wi colours, not to deceive with |i GE SCHOOLS will continue e to 
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so that they may dis- progress made that at Hi 
: uA à il pec e abre ki Eus ieu ais Lors dd: And as Tide i and dm of pa Rev, Prof, Hrsstoy, t 
h as a piece ofsilk,|in juxtaposition borrow from each other) and have so often alluded on previous 
—.— l fal sh effect e Wohn e hue when seen at a short distance, | the report before us for 1858 we fi 3 
of similar colours forming an uneven surface and it is found Piura to 5 em a 3 = be y the Government Į ine 
i i beds, and hencethe failure | certain quantity of yellow, or sometimes a sm rie: 
eee eet ot da views. Plants wi not ve ellow or white line of separation, to keep the cheerful eiilaren. ling good, ie, ees 
submit sufficiently to the demands of th es ect is to acl each | as well as correct. Religious instruction 
-working up to CHEVREUIL’s theory. The necessary | colour as it is, t its own power, that Writing fair. Arithmetic pretty fair, 
* do not exist, or at least sigo: ; and when | red esena nas e te the sam ame with Pis rest; work fair. xtra subjects very fair, and ge 
ss has re sulted, a as i it often has, e com- | care being taken at the same time that the whole|them Botany excellent, this 
it ha peat ation of various hues shall be in harmony, | thoroughly yet simply 0 
— owing to something wholly pe er of by 5 — 1 balanced throu ghout the com- iidem that 5 757 5 be no Cr 
CuxvnEUIL's supposed laws. Beautiful arrange- position Hr — * Š rir nge Pw dara ndation | goes it must know what it does. 
-ments of colour depend upon taste and aot upon | for ime e the notes m tcge- effect of umm s study o on the minds of the 
arbitrary theory. This has Dom ay potted ther that 1175 should “ retrain purs other, and very ap 
out by Sir GARDNER WILK that ‘the constitue v should, spei 5 Peon th th 8 een itself x learn that the g 
“ It is not by forming a ias on some fanciful | colours, ‘ disapp ar? Suc eo ory o of s und d attendance during the p 
basis, that a perception of the harmony < Sent 1s | would be novel ; tle pride far fom entertaining ý ar was shown y the names of 44 . 
is to be acquired. Like a correct ear for ,it| We hea rtil ily comm end thes. „common sen n the list for the Goran capitation ge 
is V natural gift. Theory will not form dE "as ME walk he number of prizes awarded for 
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r feeling for it through their own perceptive| So far, indeed, from adoptin the "queat vinced me that a vast deal more mi | 
aculty, or from the study of good models, have and a rrangements of colours in Nature for that|for the benefit of the rising population, i % 
»eccasionally allowed themselves to be led astray purpose, we should 1 7 8 deviate in debe from employers and labourers had the edu 
by some plausible assertions, founded upon a fan- | them ; a is who could th hildren more thoroughly at heart. Som 
6iful basis, and supported by false reasoning. | the same ens y of groon wi cog h she poo dren after having left the school are anti 
* The same hasty attempts have been made t andscape, i 25 2 g attend the botanical exercise and lecture ge 
— down al for colour as for form and propor e pa art of a ta building the mass of En v every Monday, when much general i 
These v all dependent on the e perce p tive see in a single tr It is 3 to the eye to also imparted on various subjects. The 
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portion, but — 2 not learn it from a theo ory, menting with 6 we do seek the same | and thereforo the loss of their 
rules; and how would it repose which i 2 “tere required; ^ seek rather a perhaps six or eight times during the je 
be possible to defn every variety of form and | contrary effec are not satisfied | cannot be of real importance to their emp 
make them all amenable to rules? When we hear | with the ici y i of natural ‘sounds, but delight in | Surely all kind and considerate masters j 
a false note, it is not to a theory ut we have at harmon uy w. 1 as the e combina- | fully afford such children the opportunity of gre 
,"reoourse in order to prove it; Laat an no more of positive debeo, for deco e purposes. fying their desire for information, as : 
help seeing a discord (if we have a dis per ception » Nor i is it our object to have a repetition of the feast | Securing the little holiday privileges wi 
of oolour) than we "ios help p being struck by a dis , or of the t eftective n ce of | diligence and perseverance is now an 
-eord in music. If the correct, it ks oe t m musie ; however 800 ide pedis and natural warded. The feeblest sentiment of (hi 
the latter; if the eye * is: it will per X^ melody may be." jv. D surely prompt to thus much at li 
Pow Neither the eye nor th And af again— And i o small pr vot of the value 11 
eory x nof sup pply the ne o y dd Some there are who maintain that because in small 50 ls 
peless tempt to Nature certain two colours are found in juxtaposi- | farmers are renouncing their preju uie 
= 8 codd stn i i tion, they must koeni be concords ; and cite i and eres their pur 
ose to di distinguish scents, by rule, as to sub- | those in sg ce flowers to support their argument ; observe the name o 1 
te theory for the perceptive faculty in judgi ging but they forget that b besides the petals and the 85 as v standing third iud dl 
of leaves, their. P sees-at the same ti yellow | who gained botanical prizes, hitherto, we w% 
ETE not to feel cpm justice of these | anthers, the mend or other Mone objeots, confined to girls. Th ae 5 if ot 
font of which will be most es YT even when the flower is plucked, and many more fit, should be made in Her 3 
by those who have p to m | when it is viewed in the i The " 
er ae * ld Bed Re light and eee tal, sometimes the se 3 THE eo MAIN Society’s Seay 
ane. d ll theories of colour still m bea ra — Aw oh - 5 e be Meir E ciment wolle n 
y pointed out. d have as flat colours. But whatever may ted ue h^ 
‘From facts and actual experience we m ay the e cause of ihe difference, there is is tene mis be ving cc distrib D. s 
obtain something positive and useful ; ; from theory the fact. t, and this is all that is nee tri ial of ev er 
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and dictory conclusions. We of combinations presented to us b i ats 
c 8 ays down as an ade eris ril be per fect harmony ; and if evidence will be obtained on 
1 3 i! 2 — 3 hs i pies ciba Nature is expected always to supply us with con- | dee ad y interesting to to oultivators. We 
oou Ang ses, pro cords, we shall have no choice left but to receive that a considerable number of varieties 
ssary white light ‘neutralise? the most f inati i i iswi 
each other, and wel therefore be so employed | The s 1105 
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three prim aries placed in juxtaposition do accord | harmony 11 and as eae - most € ful and A POPLAR TREE OF Y 
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and it co bons d F aaa bes vcn arti- | Nature's works are dh aliy Went or n that al our Lombardy P oplar z po: ur 
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a very 3 one) to the white light they Cm admire the hi — MN 5 m "et ruins." ie treo, at 18 is 
lup. POI E M Vo Ma wide DERE HIG Y : "d 
* On. Colour, and on the necessity for a general diffusion of taste tures, as well as the most graceful. It mig t — | aa — —— pen one po thun? 
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among ail classes. With remarks on laying-out dressed or geome. us reasonable to maintain me ever S 
trieal gardens. By Sir J. GARDNER WILKINSON, F. R. S. Svo. Nature is "rig as that e 
MURRAY ; a work of the highest interest, which should be care- A A a 
. fully studied RA Mi who desire to know what the true prin- — 3 8 80,” tnd at one t of 2 incon s side " 
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<ciples of art re t us hope that these remarks by one who has dale to the pc M struck at the ame 
