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The contents of my Bungalow gave material for some
"Legends" which perhaps are not yet universally forgotten. I have
added few curiosities to the list since that work was published. My
days of travel seem to be over; but in quitting that happiest way of
life, not willingly, I have had the luck to find another occupation
not less interesting, and better suited to grey hairs and stiffened
limbs. This volume deals with the appurtenances of my Bungalow, as
one may say, the orchid-houses. But a man who has almost forgotten
what little knowledge he gathered in youth about English plants does
not readily turn to that higher branch of horticulture. More
ignorant even than others, he will cherish all the superstitions and
illusions which environ the orchid family. Enlightenment is a slow
process, and he will make many experiences before perceiving his
true bent. How I came to grow orchids will be told in this first
article. Read more...
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About Orchids, 1893
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