Unity in variety, as deduced from the vegetable kingdom : being an attempt at developing that oneness which is discoverable in the habits, mode of growth, and principle of construction of all plants / by Christopher Dresser.

  • Dresser, Christopher.
Date:
1859
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Credit: Unity in variety, as deduced from the vegetable kingdom : being an attempt at developing that oneness which is discoverable in the habits, mode of growth, and principle of construction of all plants / by Christopher Dresser. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    298. And wo have those which, by their livid hues and lifeless aspects, are repugnant to our feelings. 299. Nevertheless, there is a unity in the artistic effects of plants, for monotony is inimical to all, and variety makes all more beauteous; hence these three principles, by their diver- sity, furnish those conditions required by our nature, in order to the perfecting within us the highest feelings of delight.