The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-20

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the orchid merely as a Symbol
of the possibilities of wealth
Looking upon its fragile fabric, its
wondrous shades, its long, delicate
stem, he sees beautiful mansions, with
pricesless treasures therein; exquisite
fabrics. costly foods and %wondrous
wines He feels that the orchid is o.
these things. 1t would look as out o
place in a humble dwelling as would
a sunf1ower in a Dresden vase.
Like the elect of human society, this
aristocrat of f1owerdom gives little and
receives much. Scentless, usually Of
the colors that chill rather han warm
lin violets and blues it is most
~sorgeous-it permits him to gaze ad-
rniringly into its naughty depths. But
1t gives nothing.
Look into the. heart of a rose and
you will receive a warm, smiling re-
Spouse and a breath of perfume that
makes your heart to dance. Gaze into
the ayes of a violet, and you are com
forted. Even the little field daisy blinks
in a jolly way that cheers you in spite
Of yourself. But the orchid is cold and
naughty and disdainful, giving you a
bored permission to admire, but not to
encroach. Before the orchid you are
like the homeless tramp who looks into
the cushioned. warm. lighted interior
of the touring car of a magnate.
Yet for this naughty bloom count
less lives have been lost. Men have
endured ~privation of all kinds for the
SAX Of procuring some rare specimen.
There are men Of wealth who spend all
their leisure moments in the c~ultiva-
ton and preservation of these delicate
plants. One of these is Orson "A, Miller,
of East Orange, who not long ago lost
by fire four thousand plants, valued at
81, 900, among which was a Cattelya
tryena Alba, worth $1,000.
A most interesting article about
orchids ppear in the June Every
body's, written by Franklin Clarkin,
who says in part:
"Chamberlain, the empire builder;
Okuma, the rabid agitator; Haggard.
author of violent and creepy romances;
e, de Rothschild, the hnancier; Kitch-
ener, the warrior; Ames, the plough
maker-these are great names in the
who's who of orchid fanciers.
Mrs. G.. w. Wilson, of Philadelphia
(she and Mrs. Tuttle. Of Naugatuck,
Conn, and Mrs. I. Ffelden. of Tadcas-
ter, England, are about the only we'll
known women orchid fanciers in the
world, Is continually increasing her
possessions. She began by purchasing
the AR. Smith and the Erastus Corn
ing collections, the latter of which was
gathered at an expense of 100000 for
four thousand plants.
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tons are those of Daniel S. Brown, at
Kirkwood, Missouri, which ranks with
English and Belgian collections, and is
especially strong in the larger n
rarer Cypripediums; Miss Ames, at
North Easton, Mass. J, e. Rothwell, at
Brookline. which is all of one variety;
the Windsor castle. at FairhaveIi,
Mass: Orson A. Miller, al East Orange,
New Jersey, who lately lost by fire four
plants valued at $1,000, includ-
ing A Cattelya tryena Alba worth
81, 900; G. g. Roebling, at Trenton, which
contains numerous varieties; a.. Moor,
at Hackenhsack, remarkable for its cat
Helen Gould, at Irvihgton-on-
Hudson.
I'm 1902 only five of the precious
C~ypripedium plants were left-not
counting the home-bred hybrid named
for Mrs. F. L. Ames. of Massachusetts.
In such a plight were the orchidists
when they offered $40. 900 reward to
anyone who would find a hale and
virile wild specimen of the Cypriped-
ium F~Airrisneum.
England nae long desired to open
up Thibet to the range of commerce.
did not come till Russia
was busy with war in Manchuria and
Korea. Captain Younghusband was