Down House's head gardener Toby Beasley and Timothy Long, who made the plant case
A REPLICA of a plant case used in Charles Darwin's study of botany has gone on display.
During the 1800s the Miss Maling indoor plant case was a must-have for Victorian homes.
Darwin bought one of the miniature hothouses to study the leaf movement of plants.
The scientist plotted and traced the plants' growth on the glass - research which formed part of a study he published in 1880 called The Power of Movement in Plants.
Now a replica of the plant case has been produced and is on display at Darwin's former home in Down House, Luxted Road, Downe.
Ferns, blue heliotrope and orchids from Darwin's original glasshouse are planted in the case, which went on display on August 1.
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