1 66 Tall Bearded Iris 



There are a few matters besides a preference for 

 special colors, which it will be well to observe. A 

 mass of one color is the most showy, but a number 

 of small groups, each of a different color, are prefer- 

 able to a large mass of one color. 



Variety's the very spice of life 

 That gives it all its flavor. 



Cowper: The Task. 



Variety's the source of joy below, 



From whence still fresh revolving pleasures flow. 



Gray: Epistles. 



In massing different colors care should be taken to 

 select such as harmonize. Varieties of the squalens 

 group, for instance, do not, as a general rule, go well 

 with other varieties. It is a striking characteristic of 

 blue that all of its shades go well together. White is 

 generally recommended to separate discordant colors, 

 but while it separates, it also accentuates sharp high 

 colors. 



Here also grateful mixture of well match'd 

 And sorted hues (each giving each relief, 

 And by contrasted beauty shining more) 

 Is needful. 



Cowper: The Task. 



