Solution: Exploring the symbology of plants

- How'd you end up doing?…Did you identify more than eight?…Really?…Here's the key.…Now you can see just what these leaves were…and check it against your own answers.…Let me point out a couple of tricky ones in here.…You may have noticed that number one and number 12…were Oak leaves, even though they are…very different in appearance.…Don't forget that if you're using a particular leaf…as a graphic identifier,…it may be familiar to you,…but not to someone in a different region or culture.…

You may also have noted that the Willow,…the Laurel, and the Olive leaves…all have a relatively similar profile.…If a consumer were expected to pick out a relationship…based on the shape alone,…they'd probably fail.…But, giving context to the leaves…with olives on one, or…a crown of laurel leaves,…or a cluster of willow leaves…hanging near the water, for example,…will help the viewer place the species.…Lastly, I had to work pretty hard to find enough leaves…that were immediately identifiable.…

Many leaves have such a common profile that for instance,…