The Woodlands orchids described and illuswith stories of orchid collecting . termann drove them along ; at thenext bit of jungle eight threw down their loads and found himself obliged to return, but eight more weremissing when he reached the village. There was no otherroad. Gradually the poor fellow perceived that he mustabandon his enterprise or clear the path. At sunset, theytold him, the brute would be watching—probably in a tree,described with precision. Forstermann spent the time inwriting farewell letters—making his will, perhaps. Towardssunset, he took a rifle and a gun and
The Woodlands orchids described and illuswith stories of orchid collecting . termann drove them along ; at thenext bit of jungle eight threw down their loads and found himself obliged to return, but eight more weremissing when he reached the village. There was no otherroad. Gradually the poor fellow perceived that he mustabandon his enterprise or clear the path. At sunset, theytold him, the brute would be watching—probably in a tree,described with precision. Forstermann spent the time inwriting farewell letters—making his will, perhaps. Towardssunset, he took a rifle and a gun and sallied forth. The Bhutias assured him that there was no danger—fromthis enemy, at least—until he reached the neighbourhood ofthe tree ; but we may imagine the terrors of that lonelywalk, which must be repeated in darkness, if he lived, or ifthe tiger did not show. But luck did not desert a man soworthy of favour. He recognised the tree, an old deadstump overhanging the path, clothed in ferns and it as steadily as the tumult of his spirits would. CYPRIPEDIUM X D5 RYAN . PAiMTCO FMOM MATUni. AkkO CHROUe»« M*Of*«.LA»«t *- STORY OF CYPRIPEDIUM SPICERIANUM 219 allow, in the fading light he traced a yellow glimmer amongthe leaves. Through his field-glass, at twenty yards distance,he scrutinised this faint shadow. The tiger grew impatient—softly it raised its head—so softly behind that screen offerns that a casual wayfarer would not have noticed it. Butit was the hint Forstermann needed. With a prayer he tookaim, fired—threw down his rifle and snatched the gun. Butcrash—stone-dead fell the tiger, and its skin is a hearthrugon which I stood to hear this tale. So on March 9, 1884, 40,000 plants of CypripediumSpicerianum were offered at Stevens Auction Rooms. THE COOL HOUSE contains about three thousand plants, mostly Odonto-glossums. It is a lean-to, of course. Not all the mostsuccessful growers use this form of building. BaronSchroders wor
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