orchideous

• “I here found a beautiful orchideous plant, with the habit of”

  Narrative of an expedition undertaken for the exploration of the country lying between Rockingham Bay and Cape York

• “An arborescent fern was found by Forster in New Zealand in 46°, where orchideous plants are parasitical on the trees.”

  Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle

• “SALEP is the prepared and dried roots of several orchideous plants, and is sometimes sold in the state of powder.”

  The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.

• “The fruit of this orchideous plant is entirely neglected in the province of Caracas, though abundant crops of it might be gathered on the humid coast between Porto Cabello and Ocumare, especially at”

  The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.

• “Forster in New Zealand in 46 degrees, where orchideous plants are parasitical on the trees.”

  The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002

• “Its nest, he says, is formed of moss at some height from the ground, supported on clusters of orchideous plants.”

  Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon

• “The Spaniards, in general, dislike a mixture of vanilla with the cacao, as irritating the nervous system; the fruit, therefore, of that orchideous plant is entirely neglected in the province of Caracas, though abundant crops of it might be gathered on the moist and feverish coast between”

  Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America

• “Then the orchideous plants fix themselves in the branches, and send out long sprays of blossom of many colours and sweetest perfume.”

  Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak

• “There, by looking through the leaves of some orchideous creepers that wreathed the great stem, they could see the dreaded creature without being seen by it.”

  The Castaways

• “Some genera of orchideous plants, such as Dendròbium, Epidéndrum, and Cattlèya, are always grown in pots, which are filled with turfy peat, chopped moss, and lime rubbish.”

  The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally

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