ART IN THE PLANT WORLD 
varied. The Snowberry, Privet, Laurel and 
Barberry have distinct characteristics of form 
and shape. 
There are chances for worlds of artistic ex- 
pression in various seed pods and fruit vessels. 
An open Pea Pod occurs in certain Renaissance 
ornament. Why not (and this is not intended to 
be humorous) a String Beane 
Even a lowly thing like the scarred stalk of an 
old Cabbage has a pattern worthy of imitation. 
The shields or remains of leaves of former 
seasons form an artistic detail of the growing 
Palm Tree. The Romans occasionally repro- 
duced them on their columns. Leaf shields are 
also met with in Greek border ornament. 
Why must our sculptors represent the various 
fruits as bursting with mature mellowness? In 
many cases, the unripe fruit is artistically more 
attractive than when in the later stages of devel- 
opment. 
We rarely think of disease or decay as being 
pleasing, yet some plants are artistic even in 
their dissolution. Certain galls and cankers 
draw beautiful designs on the bodies of their 
victims. 
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