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Wardian cases: Adornments for Homes of Taste.(psychological effect of horticulture)
A plant, or a stand of flowers, is a constant source of pleasure in a room; it is a spring of sunshine, and its silent influence makes all the household more cheerful and better.
So wrote Edward Sprague Rand (1834-1897), vice-president of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, in 1864. (1) As the nineteenth century progressed, a developing horticultural industry provided Americans with an increasing number of plants, flowers, and the accessories with which to cultivate them, indoors and out. "A choice collection of plants, in the sitting-room or parlor will add much to the charm of home," wrote the Boston seedsman Joseph Breck (1794-1873) in 1866, "but as we ...
- Case closed: grown in Wardian cases, houseplants are no hassle.(tools of the...
- Magazine article from: Country Living Gardener Martin, Tovah December 22, 2004 700+ words
...widely known as the Wardian case--ornate glass...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fast forward...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * ORCHIDS Doting...pots. * FERNS The Wardian case's original occupant...don't need a Wardian case, but the deeply...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION...
- Easy ways to make the most of the season, indoors & out.(gardener at home)
- Magazine article from: Country Living Gardener December 22, 2004 700+ words
...darkest days of the year. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] POTTED EVERGREENS Good things come in...cottage, and faux snow, a Gothic-arched Wardian case (opposite) becomes a winter wonderland...
- Terrariums.
- Magazine article from: Science Weekly November 29, 2002 700+ words
...needs for his terrarium. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How much will he spend? DID YOU KNOW...6) What we breathe [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Terrariums Background History of Terrariums...poisonous to plants. The terrarium, or Wardian case, as the prototype was called, protected...
- The case for an indoor garden.
- Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post Loomer, Sylvia October 1, 1984 700+ words
...lavishly when you house them in a modified Wardian case, a terrarium named after Nathaniel...cynosure of Victorian drawing rooms, the Wardian case was admired both for its elegance of...dry heat will survive a warm window or Wardian case if there is moisture in the air. To...
- Doctor Ward's accidental terrarium
- Magazine article from: The American Biology Teacher Hershey, David R May 1, 1996 700+ words
...should be included in biology classes. Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward (1791-1868) revolutionized plant biology by inventing the Wardian case or what we now know as the terrarium, "one of the great inventions in garden history" (Thacker 1979). His invention...
- Fernfervor: shade-loving ferns have stoked the passions of gardeners and plant...
- Magazine article from: Country Living Weishan, Michael April 1, 2002 700+ words
...earlier on, most potted ferns had perished quickly). Ward's solution to growing plants indoors was the terrarium, or Wardian case, as it came to be known in England, which proved to be ideal for growing "temperamental" specimens never before seen...
- Indoor gardening: blurring the line between inside and out.
- Magazine article from: Home Accents Today Casinger, Lisa February 1, 2005 700+ words
...organic gardening, terrariums and even the common everyday houseplant. Certainly not a new fad, the first terrarium or Wardian case as it was originally called, dates back to the 1820s. In 2003, 44 million households maintained some sort of indoor houseplants...
- Ivy climbed to prominence in many Victorian decors
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Ron Pilling October 3, 1986 700+ words
...turned the attention of the Victorian homeowner to indoor gardening. In 1842, London physician Nathaniel Ward invented the "Wardian case," what we now know as a terrarium. A great curiosity about indoor gardening developed. Magazines carried columns about...
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