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The Wardian case, ca 1912-1959
Image of a horticulturalist packing plants into a Wardian Case ready for transportation. The Wardian case was a portable airtight greenhouse developed by Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward to protect live plant material during transportation. The Wardian case was a portable airtight greenhouse developed by Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward (1791-1868). As he lived in the docklands area of London, Wards interest in amateur botany was thwarted by the polluted, sooty air that killed everything he tried to grow. After noticing that seedlings flourished in a glass jar and were protected from Londons smoky environment, Ward created the Wardian Case; it revolutionised botany in the 19th century, allowing live plants to be transported across the globe. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, image library. © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Media ID 9506199
Filename: BUI_Wardian_case.jpg
Size: 5829 x 4813 (6.2MB)
Date: 16th September 2005
Source: Kew Images
Credit: © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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