When natural foliage is used AEsthetically (i.e., decoratively), then
the Shape of the surface should govern the Mass shape of the foliage,
and there should be Parallelism between them (see Sec. 29). When used
Didactically (i.e., symbolically), then the foliage may be treated
more freely.
Sec. 4.--THE FOUR TREATMENTS.
There are, broadly speaking, four methods of treating Natural foliage.
These may be arranged in a Chart, according to their relation to the
two poles of Art and Science; from Realism (which is all Art and no
Science) to the "Botanical Analysis" method (in which is a little
Science but no Art), thus:
The first two of these methods are Artistic and legitimate: the others
are inartistic and misleading. Before treating of the artistic methods
it will be well to clear the ground by dismissing the others.
ART POLE..........................................SCIENCE POLE
Realism | Conventionalism | Disguised | Botanical
(See Sec. 10). | (See Sec. 14). | Artificialism | Analysis
| | (See Sec. 6). | (See Sec. 5).
Sec. 5.--THE BOTANICAL ANALYSIS TREATMENT.
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