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Collected Item: “The history of the Wardian case in Kew Gardens' collections”

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Contribution Title

The history of the Wardian case in Kew Gardens' collections

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This video features our Assistant Archivist and our Economic Botany Collections Manager discussing the history of the Wardian case and its role in plant transportation.

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Screenshot from the video showing the cover of an archival volume 'Royal Gardens Kew - Plants Outwards from 1848 to 1859 inclusive'.

Content Type

Video

Subject (1)

Environmental History

Subject (2)

Imperial and Colonial History

Subject (3)

History of Science

Geographical Area (1)

World

Geographical Area (2)

Britain and Ireland

Time Period

18th-19th Century

Contribution URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtiMpQIASIQ
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