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liage that is considered most in the fruit,bark,and seeds also produce colors worthy of consideration. While the colors in a landscape do not usually clash, good design provides for a better blend. 植物的物理特性 外形 對(duì)于任何植物來說, 最顯而易見的物理特性就是他的外形。 The physical properties of plants An obvious physical property of any plant is its designers are usually concerned with the mature silhouette* of a plant,but its intermediate shapes should also be considered,particularly when a plant develops slowly. Most plant forms are rounded and more horizontal than vertical in shape. Rounded or horizontal shapes are less dramatic than those with vertical emphasis because they are more expected and they more naturally follow the shape of the terrain. Vertical shapes demand attention,even startling the viewer at times. Native plants forms usually conform to land forms(see figure 21). In mountainous reions the vertical shapes prevail,reflecting the sharp peaks and jagged rock configurations pf the area. Horizontal plant forms are most mom on the plains,and in rolling or hilly terrain rounded plant forms predpminate. Landscape designers do well toremeber this,using the natural plant forms of an area in a design and reserving the unusual forms for emphasis. Although the foerm of each plant is unique, there are general classifivations of forms. Trees can be round, columnar,vaseshaped,weeping,pyramidal,or oval. The outline of a tree depends on its branching pattern. Narrow crotch angles at the point where lateral branches separate for