PERSONALITY OF PLANTS 
law of beauty. Probably every geometrical 
form exists in some seed pod or fruit. The ar- 
tistic little seeds of the Milkweed and the Dan- 
delion are packed into their containers with a 
skill which cannot be duplicated, once they are 
dislodged. There are a million seeds in the 
capsules of certain Orchids. Many seed ves- 
sels are tipped, balled, carved and frescoed. 
The same delicate touch is seen down to the 
last cell. Plant stems range from the common 
tubular variety to four-sided, hexagonal and 
octagonal forms. Trees exhibit exquisite mo- 
saics in their rough bark. Bell-shaped flow- 
ers and flowers which are tubes, rings, ovals, 
trumpets, horns, and cones are only some of 
the pleasing shapes to be found in this part of 
vegetable anatomy. 
It is a significant thing that there are few 
straight lines in plantdom. Everything is built 
in fascinating and alluring curves. There is 
a definite idea of symmetry to be observed 
everywhere. The beautiful, five-pointed 
leaves of the Sweet Gum Tree are arranged so 
that each one fits into an interstice between two » 
others and so obtains a maximum supply of air 
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