orchidology
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The legends of orchidology will be gathered one day, perhaps; and if the editor be competent, his volume should be almost as interesting to the public as to the cognoscenti.
From About Orchids A Chat by Frederick Boyle
I could make out a startling list of the martyrs of orchidology.
From About Orchids A Chat by Frederick Boyle
This brief and vague description may suffice for readers who take more interest in romance than in orchidology.
From The Woodlands Orchids by Frederick Boyle
In 1889 a collector employed by M. Moreau, of Paris, to explore Central and North Brazil in search of insects, sent home fifty plants—for M. Moreau is an enthusiast in orchidology also.
From About Orchids A Chat by Frederick Boyle
Savants and professionals have kept the delights of orchidology to themselves as yet.
From About Orchids A Chat by Frederick Boyle
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