“Doubtless, had orchis been in the country, he would have aided him in this strait.”

“Partial detachment of the stamens from the styles occurs frequently in semi-double flowers of orchis.”

“This delicately flowered note comes from the Chinese orchis cultivated on the Wuyi mountain close to the tea plants.”

“John Lindley is known as the greatest orchidologist of the nineteenth century, a time when the interest in this huge group of plants was intense.”

“Chase, an orchidologist at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England.”

“Savants and professionals have kept the delights of orchidology to themselves as yet.”

“This brief and vague description may suffice for readers who take more interest in romance than in orchidology.”

“Mr. Sander of St. Albans preserves an interesting relic, the only one as yet connected with the science of orchidology.”

“There are thousands of orchids and other chalk downland flowers to see in June and July.”

“Borneo is a botanist's paradise, with its orchids and rafflesia, the world's largest flower.”

“In nature, orchids usually use trees as an anchor for support, often growing in areas with very high rainfall, such as rainforests.”