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 skill AnD Artistry ArE CAllED For, As wEll As thorough knowlEDgE oF plAnt struCturE. thE CollECtion oF glAss FlowErs in thEBotAniCAl musEum oF hArvArD univErsity is thE most FAmous in northAmEriCA AnD is wiDEly known throughout thE sCiEntiFiC worlD、in All, thErE ArE sEvErAl thousAnD moDEls in ColorED glAss, thE work oF two Artists-nAturAlists, lEopolDBlAsChkA 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 DEtAils.EvEry DEtAil oF thEsE is ACCurAtEly rEproDuCED in Color AnD struCturE. thE moDEls AtE kEpt in loCkED CAsEs, As thEy ArE too vAluABlE AnD FrAgilE For ClAssroom usE.
it CAn BE inFErrED From thE pAssAgE thAt thE goAl oF lEopolD AnD ruDolphBlAsChkA wAs to ______.
A、CrEAtE A BotAniCAl gArDEn whErE only ExotiC FlowErs grow
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 FlowErs ArE morE rEAlistiC thAn wAx FlowErs