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APPLICATION OF THE YELLOW BLOT TO A GROUP OF 
YELLOW FLOWERS. 
Under the idea that each of these blots are a group of flowers, I shall go 
on to remark, that yellow roses are chosen to exemplify the one before us, 
because these flowers differ entirely from the white one, in one respect; namely, 
that it affords no contrasting tint within itself; the plant being painted by na¬ 
ture, as it were, with two colours only, yellow and green, except, indeed, some 
brown in the stem and branches: more skill therefore is required to form a 
pleasing group of these flowers, than of the foregoing one of white roses; 
especially as the green leaves of the yellow rose are of too blue a tint to harmonize 
with the brilliant yellow in the flower, when placed in the full light at A. As 
a cold tint, in any quantity at least, ought not to be admitted there, none 
of the green leaves, therefore, should be placed near the brightest yellow, 
but some more of the flowers should be so disposed as not to receive the 
light fully on them at B and C, by which means a second degree or shade 
of yellow may be obtained, and intervene between the bright yellow 
and the blue green leaves; and thus form an harmonizing tint, either darker 
or lighter, according to the degree of shade into which they are thrown. 
Some faded green leaves also may be introduced, which in one stage of their 
decay offers a variety of beautiful tints, from a full yellow, to a deep brown ; 
and in producing picturesque effect, every accidental circumstance of this sort 
may be fairly resorted to, in order to distribute the tints necessary to produce 
harmony throughout the whole group, when foreign aid is wanted for the 
purpose. 
The contrasting tint now demands the attention, and as the plant does not 
afford it, purple must be thrown in by means of some other flower, or object; a 
ribbon, for example, of that colour twisted round, with grass of a purplish hue, 
might very well distribute the tint in various gradations throughout the whole 
