In 19th century England, passionate plant enthusiasts searched the remote regions of the world to collect and cultivate exotic, new species, no matter the trial, tribulation or cost. Orchids possess a magic apart from all other plants, and their magnetism captivated wealthy Victorian Englishmen and other Europeans. No risk or cost was too great to possess a single orchid.

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