ReadingWarmingupWarmingupHowmuchdoyouknowaboutplants?DISCUSSION:Didyouknowthat:1.someplantsdonothaveflowers?2.someplantshaverootsthatliveintheair?3.someplantseatmeat?4.someplantsneedanimalstopollinatethem?5.someplantsgrowonotherplants?6.plantsareadaptedtoliveinspecificenvironments?7.peoplebuyplantsthatcomefromothercountriesfortheirgardens?8.anewplantdoesnotalwaysgrowfromaseed?SpecialplantsPre-readingDoyouhaveacourtyardorsomepotplantsonyourbalcony?Doyouknowwheretheseplantscomefrom?AretheyChineseplantsordotheycomefromanothercountry?Whenyoulastvisitedapublicgarden,didyoulookattheindividualplantsthere?Werethereanyplantsfromothercountries?Howdoyouthinkplantshavetraveledfromonecountrytoanother?JosephBanksDrNathanielWardTheWardiancaseRobertFortune(1812-1880)representedtheHorticulturalSocietyofLondon(nowtheRoyalHorticulturalSociety)asacollectorinChinashortlyaftertheTreatyofNanjinghadbroughttheOpiumWartoaclose.ThroughhisuseoftheWardiancase,Fortunewasabletointroducemanyofthebest-knownChinesegardenplantsintocultivationinEuropeandNorthAmerica.PèrePaulGuillaumeFarges(1844-1912)Frenchmissionaryandnaturalist.BornatMonclar-de-Quercy,Tarn-et-Garonne.HewassenttoChinain1867andremainedstationedinnorth-eastSichuanuntil1903.Althoughhehadalwaysnurturedaninterestinthelocalfloraandfauna,itwasnotuntil1892thathestartedtocollectherbariumspecimensinearnest.DuringtheelevenyearsbeforehemovedsouthtoChongqing,hecollectedandpreservedover4,000specimens.DoveTreeErnestHenryWilson(1876-1930)Scanthetitleofthereadingpassageandthepicturesandpredictwhatitisabout?PlantExplorationinthe18thAnd19thcenturiesthebeginningwhen:NotuntiltheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturiesWho:EuropeanmiddleclassesEuropeannationsWhat:TakinggreatinterestincollectingplantsWhen:Bythemiddleofthe18thcenturyWho:FrenchCatholicmissionariesWhat:Fatherd’Incarvillewassentto_______to____________oftreesandbushesincludingthoseofthe_____________BeijingcollectedseedsTreeofHeavenResult:SeedsofthetreeofHeavenweresentto______,andweregrown_____________.In1784,Itwas______in_____________EnglandThroughoutEuropeintroducedNorthAmericaWhen:In1769Who:SirJosephBanksWhat:Banks_________ofplantsnoneofwhichhadbeenrecordedby_________.collectedlotsEuropeansAchangeWhen:nineteenthcenturiesWho:DrNathanielWard’sWhat:Theinventionof_____________WardiancaseResult:In1833,ward_______twocasesofBritishplantstoAustraliaalltheplant____________________journey.shippedsurvivedthesix--monthWhen:between1843and1859Who:RobertFortuneWhat:Henotonlyintroduce__________________to_____________buthealsoshipped_________from__________to_______Then120speciesofplantswesterngardenplantsShanghaiIndiateaWhen:ThesecondhalfofnineteenthcenturyWho:FatherFargesWhat:Hecollectedtheseedsof________andbroughtthemto______.DoveTreeFranceWhen:1899Who:EHWilsonWhat:Heintroducedmanynewplantsto______________AtlastWesterngardenSkimmingReadthepassagequicklyandtrytogetthemainideaofthispassage?ReadingScanningTorFQuestions:1.TheplantsinourgardengrewinChinaoriginally.F2.TheAmericanMiddleClassestookgreatinterestincollectingnewplantsduringthe18thand19thcenturies.F3.FrenchCatholicmissionarieswerebeginningtosetthemselvesupinChinabythemiddleofthe18thcentury.4.AfterFatherd’Incarvilledied,someTreeofHeavenseedsweresenttoEngland.F5.Banks,togetherwithJamesCook,collectedmanyexamplesofplantsinAustralia.6.Keepingplantsaliveduringlongland...
