Artistic anatomy of trees Dover publications inc (Dover Publications Inc.)

GENERAL INTRODUCTION-Painting and drawingPART I TREES CONSIDERED IN RELATION TO PAINTINGI. "The painting of trees illustrated by a chronological series of pictures, with some descriptive notes"II.

What to look for in trees: Balance Single trees Trees in masses In groups CompositionIII. "Balance of dark spaces with light, and of large masses with small" Weight of masses and delicacy Trees seen near and far offIV.

Trees seen against the sky Patterns formed by sky aperturesV. The outline of a treeVI. Lines of the branches Curves Straight lines and elbowsVII. Variety in light and shade Variety in colour Some causes of thisVIII.

Influence of situation How trees adapt themselves to it "Effect of age, wind, frost, and snow" MoonlightIX. Associations connected with treesPART II THE ANATOMY OF A TREEX. IntroductoryXI. Outline forms of trees A short comparison of some speciesXII.

The likeness between twig and bough The difference between shoot and twig The arrangement of buds on the shoot: (1) opposite buds (2) buds arranged singly (3) buds crowded in groupsXIII. The effects produced on the branch anatomy of a tree by (1) "opposite buds, the constant failure of buds" (2) (a) buds arranged singly in two rows (2) (b) in three or more rows (3) (c) buds clustered in groups Twigs arrested in growth Additional buds Different branch systems of young and old treesXIV.

How a tree is built upPART III THE DETAILS OF TREESXV. IntroductoryXVI. Leaves How they are set on the twigs: (a) right-angled pairs (b) arranged singly in two rows (c) in more than two rows (d) leaves clustered The position of old and young leaves Leaf-stalks and how leaves are set on the twigs Durtion of leavesXVII.

Leaves (continued) Forms of young leaves Texture of leaves Their colour Leaf patterns The margin The veins The planes of a leafXVIII. Flowers The way flowers are arranged: (1) " Indefinite " (2) " Definite " inflorescence" " Raceme" " catkin," " capitum," " corymb," " umbel," " cyme "XIX.

Flowers (continued) "Shapes of flowers: " complete," " incomplete," " male," " female," " bisexual," " unisexual " "Trees that are " mon