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SCOUT· 27%44m·2025-01-28·History224. Empire in Your Garden
Empire: World History · 2
How did plants power imperialism? Gardening may be a quintessentially British hobby, but many of the familiar plants in our lives have a global – and colonial – history. From “fern-mania” leading wealthy Victorians to decimate environments around the world collecting ferns for their drawing rooms, to mahogany…
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