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for these should be eight parts of the lilac or purple colour to four parts five 
tenths of yellow, and six parts of green. The shortness of the crocus stalks 
and the delicacy of its texture, forbid the least appearance of pressure in 
grouping it with other flowers, and would induce me to dispose it in some way 
that would suit its delicacy, and seem to preserve its freshness, which is injured in 
a very short time after gathering. I should therefore place them as fresh gathered 
in a basket, or in an elegant vase: the colour of either of them ought to be 
a pale tint, of yellowish brown; the palest coloured crocus would then come 
in at J ; while a trailing branch of the honeysuckle, with its pale yellow and 
purplish hue in the buds, would intermix with more crocusses of a deeper 
tbt at B and C, and form the lighter parts; which the wall-flower, either 
double or single, would, with some of its green leaves, occupy the deepest 
shade in the group, when of course it would be much subdued in colour, 
by being in that situation. There are many different degrees of yellow seen 
in that flower, and one of a favourable tone should be chosen, which should 
not be one whose petals are marked with the orange brown, but those of a 
plain yellow hue. The reflected tint at D may be produced by some of the 
crocusses being flung into shade, intermixed with the wall-flower. I should 
be very sparing of those of the crocus leaves, for their spiky form would be 
a disadvantage to the group. 
Although I have endeavoured to make this little work as plain and useful 
to my readers as possible, I am aware I may still have failed in rendering 
it as much so to practitioners, as I could wish; for it is scarcely possible to 
express directions for forming groups, so clearly expressed in writing, but 
that in some instance or other, obscurity and difficulty will arise to the student; 
but having however, done my utmost with my pen here, I beg leave to refer 
the student to my last work, entitled Ornamental Groups, where they will find, 
in the progress of that work, every one of these imaginary groups exemplified 
by real ones;* which, I trust will answer the purpose intended, of fully illus¬ 
trating the theory laid down in this book. 
* The white and crimson blot are both exemplified by groups of flowers, in the first number of 
the work alluded to. 
F I N I S. 
