Plants Go to War: A Botanical History of World War II
Date and Time
October 10, 2019
06:30PM - 08:00PM EDT
Location
Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA
As the first botanical history of World War II, Plants Go to War examines military history from the perspective of plant science. From victory gardens to drugs, timber, rubber, and fibers, plants supplied materials with key roles in victory. Author and botanist Judith Sumner will speak of the many plants that were incorporated into wartime safety materials, diet and rations, and even bombers.
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