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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Keogh, Luke, author.     Subjects     Ward, N. B. (Nathaniel Bagshaw), 1791-1868.     Wardian cases -- History.     Plants -- Transportation -- History -- 19th century.     Wardian cases -- Environmental aspects.     Globalization -- History -- 19th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Keogh, Luke, author.       by title:      The Wardian case : h...         MARC Display

The Wardian case : how a simple box moved plants and changed the world / Luke Keogh. by Keogh, Luke, author. Chicago ; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew : University of Chicago Press : Kew Publishing, 2020. Subjects Ward, N. B. (Nathaniel Bagshaw), 1791-1868.   Wardian cases -- History.   Plants -- Transportation -- History -- 19th century.   Wardian cases -- Environmental aspects.   Globalization -- History -- 19th century. ISBN:  9780226713618 (cloth) 022671361X (cloth) Description:  265 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Contents:  Possibilities. Experiments with plants ; A brief history of the plant box ; Global gardens ; Science at sea ; On the move ; House of Ward -- Panoramas. Logistics of beauty ; Kew's case ; Case of colonialism ; Burning Questions ; Wardian cages -- Conclusion: Case Closed? Requests:  0 Summary:  "In 1829, surgeon and amateur naturalist Nathanial Bagshaw Ward discovered that plants enclosed in airtight glass cases could survive for long periods without watering. After four years of growing plants under glass in his London home, Ward created traveling glazed cases that he hoped would be able to transport plants around the world. After a test run from London to Sydney, Ward was proven correct and the Wardian case was born. It is easy to forget in our technologically advanced and globalized world, but prior to the invention of the case it was extremely difficult to transfer plants around the globe, as they often died from mishandling, cold weather, or salt from the ocean. In this enthralling book, Luke Keogh takes us around the world and through history with the Wardian case. He shows that this revolution in the movement of plants transformed the world, impacting the commercial nursery trade, late nineteenth century imperialism, and the global environment. The repercussions of this revolution are still with us today"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 635.98 Ke Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 635.98 Ke Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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