The Woodlands orchids described and illuswith stories of orchid collecting . L/^LIO-CATTLLYA k ELEGANS vah» CYANTHUS ChKOMO •« MAarAMLAMC PwiHTtO IM LoMbON . A LEGEND OF ROEZL So soon as I began to take interest in orchids I was struckwith the number of odd facts and incidents in that field ofbotany. One gains but a glimpse of them, as a rule, in somerecord of travel or some scientific treatise ; and at an earlydate it occurred to me that if the stories to which these frag-ments belong could be recovered, they would prove to be notonly curious and interesting but amusing—sometimes b
The Woodlands orchids described and illuswith stories of orchid collecting . L/^LIO-CATTLLYA k ELEGANS vah» CYANTHUS ChKOMO •« MAarAMLAMC PwiHTtO IM LoMbON . A LEGEND OF ROEZL So soon as I began to take interest in orchids I was struckwith the number of odd facts and incidents in that field ofbotany. One gains but a glimpse of them, as a rule, in somerecord of travel or some scientific treatise ; and at an earlydate it occurred to me that if the stories to which these frag-ments belong could be recovered, they would prove to be notonly curious and interesting but amusing—sometimes began to collect, therefore, and in the pages followingI offer some of the results. It is right to begin with a legend of Roezl, if onlybecause his name will often recur ; but also he was in-comparably the greatest of those able and energetic menwho have roamed the savage world in search of newplants for our study and enjoyment. Almost any othermortal who had gone through adventures and experiencessuch as his in our time would have made a book and asensation ; but th
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