Flower power
It’s a tight fit, so it’s tough to get in and out without getting covered with dust. That’s the point, of course, if not to the bees crawling in search of nectar, then at least to the Salvia blossoms seeking to dust the bees with pollen. The pollination of pale-purple Salvia flowers by a bee, rendered in glass and in exacting detail, is one of four pieces that are back on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History’s Glass Flowers gallery after a long absence. The additions, part of the famed collection painstakingly created by glass artists Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka between 1887 and 1936, are being shown for the first time in a decade and provide visitors with a glimpse into the museum’s back rooms, which hold vast research collections as well as hundreds of additional pieces from the Glass Flowers collection. “Only four pieces went back on display, but they’re really...