The Dangerous and Highly Competitive World of Victorian Orchid Hunting
In Victorian Great Britain , a new sickness spread among the wealthiest in society . Sufferers became taken up with hold a kettle of fish , regardless of the danger or money involved . The name of this illness ? Orchidelirium — a manic disorder for garner orchids . Orchid feverishness gripped England starting in the early 1800s after British naturalistWilliam John Swainsonused some orchid that had n’t yet bloomed as packing stuff , thinking they were worthless weeds , while commit back some other exotic plants from Brazil ....