The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08

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closely with the finest tissue paper. This
box. with others IS packed IN straw IN
wooden case. which in turn IS bundled IN
more straw and eewed finally Ia a cover
ing Of burlap The models have until re-
Gently been left on the cardboard 70 which
they were originally fastened. but the
cardboard. Il has been found. is liable 70
warp. bringing a strain on The glass which
sometimes causes It 70 break. Accord
ingly II Is proposed 10 transfer the whole
collection 10 tablets OF white plaster Of
Paris. and the change has already been
begun. With this Improvement the mod
ela should be IN a position 20 last Tor CEN
turtles Even as Il is the breaiage Is won
derfully little. The stems are built up on
wire. FOR one thing. and for another. the
glass. a. has been said. Is not nearly 50
fragile as Il looks. Al the close OF the
Worlds fair IN Chicago the glass noW-
era. which had been sent there as a part
OF the Harvard exhibit. were found In a
heap az one end Of the case IN which they
were shown. The case was not quite Level
and the plush on which the specimens
rested. constantly stirred as It was with
the heavy vibrations Of nearby machinery.
had carried them gradually down the
slight incline But hardly any were seri-
ously damaged only here and there had
one been broken, ana little cement made
the collection nearly II not quite ~as good
- new
The Harvard coilecton-the main part
Of H. that isis intended 10 represent a.
fully as shall be possible IN the life
time OF Rudolph Blaschka. the amnlues
Of ~ sFsncipal towering plants of North
America. IN the territory. particularly. Of
tho United States. Beginning. that n,
with the lower forms like the pine. the
collection passes IN order upward through
the orchid the cattus. the rhododendron.
the rose 10 name only an example here
and there). 70 the most highly developed
plants. like the dandelion. the daisy. the
burdock. the thistle and the aater. In
attractivenesa the cases vary as the now-
ers are more or less brilliant. but though
II Is desired that the collection shall be
as beautiful and striking as may be. the
scientific progression from the lower to
the higher forms, embracing the plainest
as well a. the showlest blossoms, is the
object aimed at
The models are. OF course. all life-Eise.
ranging from the humblest and smallest
field flower 70 such superb specimens as
a great branch OF the eucalyptus. two
and a half feet long. Each tablet. or
card. Includes the towering branch and
nlagnined studies OF any details OF the
flower which possess special interest for
botanists. Usually there are three or four
OF these detaiis-including pretty regu-
larly the stamen and transverse and lon
gitudinai sections OF the ovary-and often
a. many as seven or eight. where some
peculiarity In the structure Of other parts.
as the stigma. the style. the plant hairs
or the pollen grains. II 70 be brought out.
Besides the main collection Just de-
scribed. two supplementary ones have
been formed. One IL IN connection with
the department Of economic botany and
shows the natural state OF the plants
producing Indian corn. cotton. coffee.
tea. tobacco. chocolate and the like. each
model being surrounded By specimens OF
the commercial product second col
lection illustrates the relation between in
sects and plants. and II divided into two
parts-One 10 explain the phenomena Of
cross -pollenation by insects. and the
other displaying the habits OF plants
which. like the Venus hytrap and the
nitrNNF niAMAs GiFNtIN lN-r~i@ ana ArNouI
them a. food. The examples shown IN
this last section are perhaps the most
striking models In the museum
Remarkable a. the Ware collection now
is. Il b 70 be considered as only the be-
ginning Of the great and Systematic ex-
hibition which Harvard viii have 70 show
IN coming years. II Rudolph Blaschka's .
life is prolonged. He IL now forty-three
years old. an artist possessing a unique
and unequaled process OF copying the
most delicate and perishable Of natural
things and a botanist OF the keenest OBJ
servation and the greatest love for his
subject He has twice visited this coun-
try 20 collect and study such native
plants az could not be transported or
grown IN Europe from seed or bulbs, go
Ing as far south az the Island Of Jamaica
and west 70 Arizona and California His
enthusiasm for the collection which he
has built up IL a. keen as DR.. Goodale's,
and though he cannot hope-generauons
would be insufficient for the task-to make
models OF all even OF the better known
North American genera. Il IS certain that.
n his life IL only spared a reasonable
number Of years. the museum viii POS
sess collection as representative and
useful for all purposes OF exhibition as It
is unique and beautiful