The naturalist, fern enthusiast, and medical doctor Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward developed his glass case by accident. While
studying butterfl ies, he buried a chrysalis
in soil and sealed it in a glass jar. A fern,
instead of a butterfl y, emerged from this
THE VICTORIANS AND THEIR PLANTS
perfect environment. Wardian cases, essentially miniature greenhouses, enabled
live specimens rather than seeds to be
transported from China, India, and North
America, dramatically increasing the
number of plants available to the trade.
Ward also thought his case could be used
to help the poor, who “might grow fl owers,
ferns and ivies for pleasure…and raise
small salads, radishes, etc.
The naturalist, fern enthusiast, and medical doctor Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward developed his glass case by accident. Whilestudying butterfl ies, he buried a chrysalisin soil and sealed it in a glass jar. A fern,instead of a butterfl y, emerged from thisTHE VICTORIANS AND THEIR PLANTSperfect environment. Wardian cases, essentially miniature greenhouses, enabledlive specimens rather than seeds to betransported from China, India, and NorthAmerica, dramatically increasing thenumber of plants available to the trade.Ward also thought his case could be usedto help the poor, who “might grow fl owers,ferns and ivies for pleasure…and raisesmall salads, radishes, etc.
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