The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13

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the Jungle eli Ham and IN II tNsr ooyetei
Wsth the mfe orchids. h Nas the cgp,f-
psSigm stiesr'1sH m and FISHERMAN sent
thousands n them "a London The hess
IN, 0hich anived broueha his pfioes the
sgc0nd hardly paid sSpsnssa, The orchid
had beoUtne too oOqnmon and the demand
fell an
A few weeka after F~oaserman's work
was donA o rival hunter who had been
aent out 10 and the sans species sIoceesled
In eettlnG some, aud hastily sent them 10
the importing num which had sent him out.
10 war too late. FISHERMAN was ~ far
aheNl n him that the cost of the fival's
expedition was almost entirely Lost.
Sofnetlmss speculation n orchids reaults
ina handsome profit for o buyer. A story
igtold of o wealthy English iron merchant
who paid ss15 for a plant, buying 10 from q
London dealer, When II bloomed IL proved
| to be beautiful species and the Iron mer-
chant divided the plant into ten parts. which
nettsd him $1,000. The firm from which
he purchased the plant. realizing their mis-
take, offered him 5000 TO got IL back again
before the division took place, hut their
offer was turned down.
There Ia also a tradition among the men
who import and make q speciality Of orchids
that sometimes they outlfve mon, and IL Is
said that one instance 10 known In which
an orchid lived TO be 100 years old. IL came
from Venezuela and was bought by Baron
Aponya, q Hungarian nobleman who paid
5000 for IL. That Is a pretty high prioe
for an orchid, but Miss Helen Gould IL said
to own q single plant which Ia worth the
same amount
All orchids are not rare, however, and not
all Of them come from tropical countries.
Most Of those which grow best in the warmer
climates are epiphytal-that is, they grow
on trees without receiving nourishment
from them, apparently existing upon air.
They have, however, aerial roots, which
absorb moisture, and they are frequently
provided with pseudo bulbs. solid swellings
In the tissues In which water n nutritive
materials are stored. Such orchids az
these, which are often seen clinging to a bit
OF wood in a florists shop, At the popular
conception OF an orchid, but there are many
others which grow wild within q very few
miles Of New York. In fact, orchids grow
coolest regions and the most arid plains.
lno uOHltetiC otCuibSt hOWONpIi uo hOt
exist on air. Most Of them root into the
ground. Some are water orchids. The
Lady's Slipper .teypri1 edium) Ia common
form Of orchid. and SO are the so-called
grass pink, snake mouth and ladies' tresses.
About seventy-five species Of the 5000 known
grow wild In the United States and some
Of them can be raised in a shady garden.
Some Of the domestic orchids are very
interesting to botanists, and once in a while
they are found in unlocked for places.
Up In Franklin county Is an amateur bot
anist who has made a considerable study
Of orchids and in studying a certain species
he came to the conclusion that the climate
and conditions Of his home town were
about right for that particular flower.
He had never seen one, however, nor could
he find any one who had,
He studied the lay OF the land thereabouts
and finally came to the conclusion that q
nearby swamp should contain the plants he
sought. So he made drawings Of what he
wanted, described the flower to a native and
sent him into the swamp on q little home
made orchid hunting expedition. Back
he came with a handful Of the flowers.
! The scientist had figured out their abode
with absolute ACCURACY,