The Wardian Case: How a Simple Box Moved Plants and Changed the World - Paperback
by Luke Keogh
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226823973ISBN-10:226823970UPC:9780226823973Book Category:Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, History, EuropeBook Topic:Botany, Great BritainSize:8.70 x 6.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCCXZZ68TR
The Wardian Case: How a Simple Box Moved Plants and Changed the World
The story of a nineteenth-century invention (essentially a tiny greenhouse) that allowed for the first time the movement of plants around the world, feeding new agricultural industries, the commercial nursery trade, botanic and private gardens, invasive species, imperialism, and more. Roses, jasmine, fuchsia, chrysanthemums, and rhododendrons bloom in gardens across the world, and yet many of...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226823973ISBN-10:226823970UPC:9780226823973Book Category:Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, History, EuropeBook Topic:Botany, Great BritainSize:8.70 x 6.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCCXZZ68TR
Luke Keogh is a curator and historian. Among his many awards and prizes are the New South Wales Premier's General History Prize, the Sargent Award from the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and the Maurice Daumas Prize from the International Committee for the History of Technology. Currently he is lecturer in history at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. For more information, visit...
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