In 1827, a London physician with an interest in caterpillar metamorphosis built small glass boxes to contain the cocoons and emerging butterflies. Peering into the “dirt” in one of the boxes one day, ...

Environmental historian Keogh charts the history of the Wardian case, a traveling greenhouse, in his fascinating debut. He begins in 1829, when Nathaniel Ward, a doctor and amateur naturalist, placed ...

Linda Chiavaroli and her husband, David Rosenbloom, like houseplants. Unfortunately, so do their three cats. Following an episode--a final episode--when feline Miranda sat on and broke a treasured ...

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In 1827, a London physician with an interest in caterpillar metamorphosis built small glass boxes to contain the cocoons and emerging butterflies. Peering into the “dirt” in one of the boxes one day, ...

"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 ...

This undated photo shows a Wardian case in New Paltz, N.Y. Plants in a Wardian case, now usually called a terrarium, can live for months, or years, with little or no watering or other care. (Lee Reich ...

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In 1827, a London physician with an interest in caterpillar metamorphosis built small glass boxes to contain the cocoons and emerging butterflies. Peering into the "dirt" in one of the boxes one day, ...

In 1827, a London physician with an interest in caterpillar metamorphosis built small glass boxes to contain the cocoons and emerging butterflies. Peering into the "dirt" in one of the boxes one day, ...