CHARACTERISTICS:
Rigidity and Stability. Elasticity and Tremulousness
in every breeze.

LINES OF COMPOSITION:
Geometrical lines. In determinate curves,
The geometrical lines which are very subtile,
and spirals of Artificial and varied, and therefore
foliage demand an unmoving suitable to a hanging and
surface for proper view. swaying material.

The curves of Nature
They would generally be spoiled are not spoiled when on a
if not on a plane surface. folded material.

DISTRIBUTION:
Symmetrical. The Balanced. The growth
symmetry of artificial of natural foliage is generally
foliage is appropriate to symmetrical; but
that of Architecture. this is not apparent.

BEAUTY:
Depends on _form_, with More appropriate to objects
color as a secondary adjunct. which depend on _color_ for
their principal charm.

There have been waves of the desire to introduce Natural foliage into
Architecture (e.g. in the "Decorated period" of Gothic architecture);
but the Artificial elements have always proved too strong, and the two
have never mixed. In Architecture, everything has three dimensions;