The history of the Wardian case in Kew Gardens' collections

Title

The history of the Wardian case in Kew Gardens' collections

Description

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.

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

Contributor

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Type

Video

Subject

Environmental History

Imperial and Colonial History

History of Science

Spatial Coverage

World

Britain and Ireland

Temporal Coverage

18th-19th Century

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This item was submitted on October 24, 2025 by [anonymous user] using the form “Contribution” on the site “History Day”: https://exhibitions.london.ac.uk/s/history-day-discover-collections