Half-hour lectures on the history and practice of the fine and ornamental arts (1875)
Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890, Linton, W. J. (William James), 1812-1897, illustrator · New York : Scribner, Welford & Armstrong · leaf 370
:the daffodil for example, with its central trumpet-shapedpetal surrounded by radiating leaves playfully curled.Observe the relation of these parts to each other, and howthey unite at the base of the flower, running with a suddenbend into the tall green stem, which is again, but moreirregularly,… … flower itself. Here is a drawing of the mallow (grandiflora)showing the various parts of the flower. What a beautifulthing it is in design, what a wonderful unity with variety !I instance these vegetable forms only because they arelimited and easily referred to. God made man in His ownimage, and…
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