Complex sentence: On returning home he looked for them near Downe, and found a beautiful spot teaming with orchids his family named "Orchid Bank"--and his requests to the wealthy enthusiasts who had taken up growing rare orchids brought large numbers of specimens.
Split into simpler sentences: On returning home he looked for them near Downe, and found a beautiful spot teeming with orchids which his family named "Orchid Bank". His requests to the wealthy enthusiasts who had taken up growing rare orchids brought large numbers of specimens.