They may be classified according to their relative Dignity, as follows: The Human form, Animal forms, Natural foliage, Artificial objects, Artificial foliage, and Geometrical figures. Sec. 2.--THE TWO KINDS OF FOLIAGE. A Distinction is made between natural and artificial foliage. They have much in common; and consequently many have supposed that our Western artificial foliage is merely a very-much-conventionalized version of natural foliage. The supposition is correct with regard to Eastern Pattern work, but not in Western Architectural ornamentation. A simple generalization may make this clear. The ordinary stock foliage of the Ornamentist was evolved in connection with: (In the West) (In the East) ARCHITECTURE, TEXTILES, as in Greece. as in Persia. Hence the primary Elements of decoration were derived from: (In the West) (In the East) GEOMETRICAL LINES, NATURAL FLOWERS and LEAVES, e.g. the meander, spiral, etc. e.g. the pine, pomegranate, etc. Further, it may be observed that the Method of treating these Elements has been different: (In the West) (In the East) The Geometrical lines The natural foliage was were enriched by the introduction codified by the introduction of the details of of Geometrical arrangement; Natural vegetation; thus thus becoming becoming gradually more gradually more _naturalesque_. _artificial_. An APPROXIMATION between the two treatments, sometimes appears; but the two kinds--Artificial, and Natural--are essentially different in origin; and should be kept distinct in their application. This approximation may be shown, in a tabular arrangement, thus: GEOMETRY...........................................................NATURE The patterns are merely The plants are copied as straight lines, dots, and accurately as possible. portions of circles. The lines become stems. The plant is applied without repetition. Leaves are added to the Repetition is used with the stems. plants. Serration is added to the Weaving economy induces leaf-edge. symmetry. Similarity of serrated Symmetry induces Geometrical leaf-edge to the Akanthos Severity, and the Omission plant, is observed; of all details of the Imitation becomes more original plant which are not direct; and this artificial easily worked in connection foliage becomes termed with geometrical "Acanthus." arrangement.