Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London, G. Bell and sons · leaf 221
n the upper side and ends with theirstems springing from the edge of the pond ; butthe row of trees on the near side grows with the 199 .THE RACIAL INFLUENCE tops towards the water ; while the row at each endsprouts outward. The whole forms a very prettypiece of ornament, and would embroider w^.ll… … with the lotus llower. It is freely painted withdirect brush touches on the white plaster. In the ornamental treatment of tree forms allthe eastern races seem to have excelled. Treeshave always been associated with religious belief,and have had mystical and symbolical signific-ance—as the tree of…
Decoration and ornament
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