The Lulus, the Papyrus, and the Palm.

The Ivy. 61
along with tufts of grasses and the like, has brought them into fashion
as a finish to the artistic adornment of rooms.
Platk 31. The Lotus, &c., from Nature.
1. Lotus flower (Nymphaea Nelunibo

Indian water lily).
2 and 3. Lower end and half- opened bud of the Papyrus plant (Cy'
perus Papyrus L.

Papyrus antiquorum Willd).
4.
Idealised Lotus and Papyrus, Egyptian mural painting,
(Owen Jones).
6.
Frond of an Areca Palm (Areca ruhra

in Asia as a
tree, the so called Pinang). The species Chamaedorea and
Phoenix have similar fronds.
6. Leaf of a Fan Palm (Corypha au^tralis). The species
Latania, Chamaerops, Borassus, &c., have a leaf of similar
shape.
The Ivy. (Plate 32.)
The Ivy (7ie(?era helix) is indigenous to the East, North Africa,
South and Central Europe, and England. It is an evergreen climbing
shrub which develops into a tree under favourable circumstances. In
ancient times it was sacred to Bacchus. Beakers for filtering wine
were made of ivy wood. As an attribute of Bacchus it is found
twined round the thyrsus which the bacchantes flourished in their
hands in processions and dances. The Ivy is a common decorative
ornament on ancient vases. It was also the symbol of friendship,
especially of the weaker with the stronger. Ivy leaves are of very
various shapes. Usually broad and five-lobed, they appear at the ends
of young shoots in long pointed, lance-like forms. Flowering twigs
have leaves without indentations, heart-shaped, with elliptic or oval
tapering. The latter forms in particular were adopted by Antique art
Plate 32. The Ivy.
1. Spray with broad-lobed leaves, from Nature.
2. Spray with elliptic tapering leaves, after blooming, from Nature.
3. Spray with lanceolate leaves, from Nature.
4. Decoration of the neck of a Greek Hydria, Campana collection,
(L'art pour tous).
5. Upper part of a pilaster like-panel. Antique.
6. Fragment of decoration, Roman column, Vatican, Rome.