The Wardian Case: How a simple box moved plants and changed the world - Luke Keogh - Books - Royal Botanic Gardens - 9781842467190 - October 1, 2020
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The Wardian Case: How a simple box moved plants and changed the world

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In 1829, surgeon and amateur naturalist Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward placed soil, dried leaves, and the pupa of a sphinx moth into a sealed glass bottle, intending to observe the moth hatch. Ward created traveling glazed cases that would be able to transport plants around the world.

288 pages, 40 Illustrations, black and white

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 1, 2020
ISBN13 9781842467190
Publishers Royal Botanic Gardens
Pages 288
Dimensions 240 × 162 × 29 mm   ·   626 g

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