EXPRESSIONS OF PLANTS 



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small, light -colored leaves ; another heaviness, from its 

 very large, dull foliage; another strength , from the massive 

 branches; another grace, from the flowing outline or flexile 

 growth. We think of the oak as strong, the willow as 

 lithe, the aspen as weak, and the like. Irregular or 



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inn. Tlie many trunks of an old olive tree. Italy. 



gnarly trees suggest struggle. If all plants, or even all 

 trees, were alike, we shonld have little pleasure in them. 



132. The exjJression of a plant depends to some extent 

 on the character of the shadows in the top. These 

 shadows (or lights and shades) are best seen by looking 

 at the plant when the sun is low and behind the observer. 



