The information and sample article links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in the Chronicling America: American Historic Newspapers digital collection (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/). Use the Suggested Search Terms and Dates to explore this topic further in Chronicling America.
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Important Dates:
- 19th century: Orchids are at the height of popularity and fashion for the affluent class during the Victorian Era.
- 1862: Charles Darwin publishes On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by insects, and on the good effects of intercrossing.
Suggested Search Terms:
- [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.]
Orchids, Rare Orchids, Orchid Hunters, Plants, Horticulture, Discovery, Darwin, Collectors.
Sample Articles from Chronicling America:
- "Buyers of the Orchids," The Sun (New York, NY), 2 October 1885, image 3, col. 3.
- "The Finest Collection of Orchids in California," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), 28 April 1895, page 17, image 17, cols. 5-6.
- "Orchid Flowers," The Sun (New York, NY), 31 January 1893, page 6, image 6, cols. 6-7.
- "A New Floral Wonder," The Chipley Banner ( Chipley, Washington County, FL), 30 October 1897, image 4, col. 2.
- "Orchid Hunting," Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, NE), 9 October 1898, Part Two, page 17, image 17, cols. 4-5.
- "The Orchid is the Fashion for Brides," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), 9 June 1901, Image 10, cols. 1-4.
- "The Best Books for Nature Study," Deseret Evening News (Great Salt Lake City, UT), 24 October 1901, page 5, image 5, cols. 1-3.
- "High Priced Orchids," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), 26 June 1904, page 4, image 54, cols. 1-2.
- "The Romance of Hunting Orchids," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), 25 February 1906, page 7, image 31, cols. 1-3.
- "Dangers of Orchid Hunting," The Sun (New York, NY), 13 May 1906, Third Section, page 4, image 36, cols. 4-5.
- "Hunting Orchids," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), 25 August 1906, page 4, image 4, col. 4.
- "Trials of Hunting Orchids," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), 27 January 1907, page 14, image 37, cols. 1-3.
- "Rare Orchid in Bloom," The Salt Lake Herald-Republican (Salt Lake City, UT), 4 April 1910, page 6, image 7, col. 2.
- "Rare Orchid is Discovered," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), 24 September 1905, page 31, image 31, col. 1.
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