THE ORCHID REVIEW. [NovEMBER, 1913. 
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A PIONEER ORCHID FIRM. 
Messrs. JAMES VEITCH & Sons. 
THE retirement of Sir Harry J. Veitch and the sale of the important 
business of Messrs. James Veitch & Sons provides an opportune occasion 
to review the history of the firm in its long and successful connection with 
Orchidology, extending over a period of more than three-quarters of a century. 
The initiation of the business was due to Mr. John Veitch, who, towards 
Fig. 62. Sir Harry J. VEITCH. 
the close of the eighteenth century, came from Jedburgh, Scotland, to enter 
the service of Sir Thomas Acland, at Killerton, Devon, and some years later 
commenced business there-as a nurseryman. He was succeeded by his son, 
Mr. James Veitch, who in 1832 purchased additional land at Mount 
