SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
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about, again, to put the plow-share in the ground, and our 
shoulder to the wheel, doing all that man may do; and 
content to rest the issue with Him, who briddleth the wind 
and rideth upon the whirlwind. 
Yours respectfully, J. St. J. G. 
Blxoffton, S. C., Dec., 1854. 
FOR THE LADIES— HARMOHY OF COLORS. 
Red Drapery. — Rose-red cannot be put in contact with 
the rosiest complexions without causing them to lose 
some of their freshness. Dark red is less objectionable for 
certain complexions than rose-red, because being higher 
than the latter, it tends to impart whiteness to them in 
consequence of contrast of tone. 
Green Drapery . — A delicate green is, on the contrary, 
favorable to all fair complexions which are deficient in 
rose, and which may have more imparted to them without 
inconvenience. But it is not as favorable to complexions 
that are more red than rosy, nor to those that have a tint 
of orange mixed with the brown, because the red they add 
to this tint will be of brick red hue. In the latter case a 
green will be less objectionable than a delicate green. 
Yelloio Drapery . — Yellow imparts violet to a fair skin, 
and in this view it is less favorable than the delicate 
green. To those skins which are more yellow than orange 
it imparts white ; but this combination is very dull and 
heavy for a fair complexion. When the skin is tinted 
more with orange than yellow, we can make it roseate by 
neutralising the yellow. It produces this effect upon the 
black-haired type, and it is thus that it suits brunettes. 
Violet Drapery. — Violet, the complimentary of yellow, 
produces contrary effects ; thus it imparts some greenish- 
yellow to fair complexions. It augments the yellow tint 
of yellow and orange skins. The little blue there may be 
in a complexion it makes green. Violet, then, is one of 
the least favon ble colors to the skin, at least, when it is 
sufficiently deep to whiten it by contrast of tone. 
Blue Drapery . — Blue imparts orange, which is suscep- 
tible of allying itself favorably to white and light flesh tints 
of fair complexions, which have already a more or less de- 
termined tint of this color. Blue is, then, suitable to most 
blondes, and in this case justifies its reputation. It will 
not suit brunettes, since they have already too much of 
tlie orange. 
Orange Drapery . — Orange is top brilliant to be elegant ; 
it makes fair complexions blue, whitens those which have 
an orange tint, and gives a green hue to those of a yellow 
tint. 
White Drapery . — Drapery of a lustreless white, such as 
cambric muslin, assorts well with a fresh complexion, of 
which it relieves the rose color; but it is unsuitable to 
complexions which have a disagreeable tint, because white 
always exalts all colors by raising their tone ; consequent- 
ly it is unsuitable to those skins which, without having 
this disagreeable tint, very nearly approach it. Very light 
white draperies, such as muslin plaited or point lace, have 
an entirely different aspect. 
Black Drapery. — Black draperies, lowering the tone of 
the colors with which they are in juxtaposition, whitten 
the skin, but if the Vermillion or rosy parts are to a certain 
point distant from the drapery it will follow that, although 
lowered in tone, they appear relatively to the white parts 
of the skin contiguous to the same drapery, redder than if 
the contiguity of the black did not exist. 
VARIETIES AND PRO^RTIES OF MANURES. 
The manures in, general use in gardens are numerous, 
but I shall only notice those which I consider the most 
useful ; and of these, the dung of horses, if not the best, 
is certainly the most general in use. 
Next to the dung of horses, that of oxen and cattle is in 
the greatest request; and if slightly fermented, is an ex- 
cellent manure for light, hot soils. It is also well calcu- 
lated for soils of a dry, absorbent nature, as it I'etains its 
moisture for a greater length of time than most others. 
Green vegetable matter is an excellent manure, but less 
attended to than it ought to be. Instead of collecting all 
useless vegetables, &c., in a garden into one heap, let the 
following simple mode be adopted : When a piece of 
ground is to be dug, go around and collect all the decaying 
vegetables, and immediately dig them in. The sweepings 
of grass walks and lawns are also of as much use as vege- 
table manure ; and on being brought into the garden they 
should be dug in before fermentation commences ; but it 
must be observed that they should not be buried at too 
great a depth, otherwise fermentation will be prevented 
by compression and the exclusion of air. 
Sea weeds, when they can be procured, make excellent 
manure for most vegetables, but particularly for Sea Kale, 
Artichokes, and Asparagus. This manure, however, is 
very transient in its effects, and does not last more than 
for a single crop, which is accounted for by its containing 
a large portion of water, or the elements thereof. 
The dung of birds, either wild or domesticated, affords 
a powerful manure, particularly that of the former. 
Pigeon’s dung is in great repute, but it should only be 
used as a compound ; or, if used as a simple mannre, the 
greatest care must be observed in the distribution of it. It 
is a good manure for Strawberries and Raspberries ; also 
the Fuchsia, Pelargonium, Coxcomb, Balsam, and it is 
indeed a rich manure for all potted plants that will bear 
rich feeding. 
The dung of sheep affords good manure, but is seldona 
used in gardens. 
Soot is a very powerful manure, and ought to be used in 
a dry state, and thrown on the surface of the ground. It 
is advantageously used in crops of Onions. It is sown 
at all times with good effect, and where it has been sown 
no maggot has appeared. 
The ashes of wood, if not too much burnt, is a lasting 
manure, particularly for the Grape Vine and Pear ; and 
if sown among Turnips, it is of great use to protect them 
from the fly. 
Of all mineral manures, lime is most known and gene- 
rally used. It should, however, never be applied with 
animal manures, unless they be too rich, or for the purpose 
of preventing noxious effluvia. It is injurious when 
mixed with any common manure. 
Manures, whether animal or mineral, are of such im- 
portance to vegetation, that all possible diligence should 
be used in the collecting and preparing them for the dif- 
ferent purposes for which they may be required. By a 
proper application of them, and by a rotation of cropping 
founded on just principles, the worst garden ground may 
be not only improved, but rendered fit for the productions 
of every vegetable that is usually cultivated in the different 
localities of this country. 
Alfred Chamberlain, 
Gardener to Delaney Kane, Newport, Rhode Island. 
[Horticulturist. 
Salt for Quinces.— I f you wish your Quince bushel 
to bear plentiful crops of large and golden fruit, train them 
with a single trunk and a low bushy head, leaving no 
shoots or suckers to draw their nourishment from the main 
stem. Then dig up the ground well in spring or early 
summer, and scatter from two to four quarts of salt over 
the surface as far as the roots extend ; after which, spread 
a thick layer of straw or forest leaves around them, and 
they will take care of themselves until the fruit harvest, 
when you will be amply repaid for all your trouble. It 
may be necessary, however, when the fruit is well set on 
the branches, to thin it out somewhat, leaving only the 
fairest and best formed specimens evenly distributed, to 
prevent the limbs from breaking down with their burden 
