2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A "an ambassador sent tulip bulbs and seeds to
Vienna, Austria, and then soon distributed them
from Vienna to other European countries." (
Paragraph 3)
B “a botanist named Carolus Clusius planted a
collection of tulip bulbs and discovered that they
were able to tolerate harsh weather conditions." (Paragraph 3)
C “The tulip was different from every other flower
known to Europe at that time" ( Paragraph 4)
D "For a while, people were buying them at
outrageous costs, but by February 1637, tulip
traders could no longer find new buyers willing to
pay increasingly high prices for their bulbs." (
Paragraph 6)