Artificial flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers. In making such models, painstaking and artistry are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structure. The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world. In all, there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artist-naturalists, Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph.
The intention was to have the collection represent at least one member of each flower family native to the United States. Although it was never completed. It contains more than seven hundred species representing 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits showing the effect of fungus diseases, and thousands of flower parts and magnified det
A. create a botanical garden where only exotic flowers grew
B. do a thorough study of plant structure
C. make a copy of one member of each United States flower family
D. show that glass are more realistic than wax flowers
Artificial flowers are used for
scientific as Well as for decorative purposes. They are made from (51)
of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can
scarcely be (52) from natural flowers. In making such models,
painstaking skill and artistry are called for, (53) thorough
knowledge of plant structure. The (54) of glass flowers in
the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America
and is widely known (55) the scientific world. (56)
, there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two
artist naturalists, Leopold Blalschka and his son Rudolph. The intention was to have the collection (57) at least one member of each flower family native to the United States. (58) it was never completed, it contains more than seven hundred species A. through B. throughout C. over D. on 我来回答: 提交
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