Bailey, Henry Turner, 1865-1931, ed · New York : Atkinson, Mentzer & Grover · leaf 39
e to carry, and different bal-ance between seed and wing. They fly with varyinglines of motion through the air. The arrangements for the flight of plumed seedsfurnish equally interesting material for sketching.Thistledown can float in the air or skim over miles ofwater, touching here and there… … OBSERVATIONAI DRAWING 37 The myriad seed forms are shaping themselves after cun-ningly devised designs. They shovv^ strength and ingenuity ofconstruction, great beauty and a vv^onderful foresight of condi-tions to be met. One is reminded of legends of the work ofdwarfs who toiled at instruments of…
Drawing · Decoration and ornament
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