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Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
page 89 of 146 (60%)
in mass-shape, are added (_only_) survive; the growth
at the ends of the spiral of the stems is forgotten;
stems. and tradition does the rest.



ยง 3.--APPLICATION OF THE TWO KINDS.

Each of these two kinds of foliage has its own proper use. Artificial
foliage is appropriate to the enrichment of Architecture; and Natural
foliage to those objects which are not architectural, but are termed
"movables," including under this term, Furniture, and more especially
Hangings and other applications of the Textile art.

This may be seen on comparing the two columns below, of which the L.H.
one refers to Architecture, and the R.H. one to Natural foliage.

(Architecture) (Natural foliage)
RULES:
Governed by severe Exhibits _apparent_ playful
rules of Repetition, Freedom. There _are_
Axiality, Symmetry, etc., underlying Rules, which
which are apparent to are detected by the scientific
the passer-by. Hence Botanist; but these
Artificial foliage, being are not seen by the casual
regular in its structure, observer.
is more appropriate than
the (apparently) irregular
growth of Natural
foliage.
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