Terrarium

Japanese: terrarium
Terrarium

…The need for large public gardens, or parks, for city residents began to be recognized, probably due to circumstances that were similar to those of the democratic society of ancient Greece. On the other hand, the practice of glass pot gardening, known as terrariums, in the corners of the living rooms of the lower middle class was probably due to a common impulse to possess a garden, even in the most miniature form, just like the Japanese bonsai. Park Gardening Paradise [Kawasaki Toshihiko]. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "terrarium" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…かたわら,都市住民のために公共の大庭園,すなわち公園の必要が認識され始めたのは,古代ギリシアの民主主義社会と通じあう事情のためであろう。その一方,小市民階級の居間の片隅でテラリウムterrariumと呼ばれるガラス鉢園芸が行われたりするのは,日本の盆栽と同じく,もっとも縮小した形においてすら庭園を所有したいという,共通の衝動なのであろう。公園造園楽園【川崎 寿彦】。…

※「terrarium」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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