"Every year we find new cause for happiness in the growing buds, unfolding leaves, and the shaping of blossom. We add to our pleasure in these things by tracing their development. We cannot but wonder at the manifestation of the perfect mechanism that enables a small bud to contain during the winter a complete set of leaves, stems and flowers, and to unpack them in regular order at the coming of Spring."
The Artistic Anatomy of Trees
Their Structure & Treatment in Painting
Rex Vicat Cole
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| Red Oak |
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| Red Oak |
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| Fiddleheads Unknown species |
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| Wild Cherry |
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| Mosses Unknown species |
The Artistic Anatomy of Trees is a wonderfully inspirational book. Available inexpensively from Dover via Amazon, read extensive previews on Google Books, or see the original volume on the Internet Archive.
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