THE ORCHID WORLD. 
Vol. I. OCTOBER, 1910. No. /. 
INTRODUCTION. 
THE cultivation of flowers is of all the 
amusements of mankind the one to be 
selected and approved as the most 
innocent in itself, and most perfectly devoid 
of injUi-y or annoyance to others : the employ- 
ment is not only conducive to health and 
peace of mind, but, probably, more good-will 
has arisen, and friendships been founded, by 
the intercourse and communication connected 
with this pursuit, than from any other 
whatsoever. 
The pleasures and ecstasies of the horti- 
culturist are harmless and pure ; a streak, 
a tint, a shade, becomes his triumph, which, 
though often obtained by chance, axe secured 
alone by morning care, by evening caution, 
and the vigilance of days : a recreation which, 
in its various grades, excludes neither the 
opulent nor the indigent, and, teeming with 
boundless variety, affords an unceasing excite- 
ment to emulation, without contention or 
iU-will. 
The advancement which has been made in 
recent years with the study and practice of 
Orchidology has induced many lovers of 
nature to take interest m this important part 
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of botany and horticulture. The cultivation 
of Orchidaceous plants is no longer exclu- 
sively the privilege of the few : in the gardens 
of the stately mansions, and the small green- 
house of the amateur, the same love for nature 
is manifesting itself with increasing energy. 
From country to country, and colony to 
colony, the desire to possess the rare and the 
beautiful has spread until we have a 
community of orchid lovers worthy of the 
publication of a work that will still further 
bind their interest and enthusiasm in closer 
contact. 
To this purpose the ORCHID WORLD has 
been commenced with the idea of being a well 
illustrated readable journal for the scientific, 
the practical, and the man who for some 
reason or othev is unable to take more than 
an admiring interest. 
It is for our readers to decide the question : 
— Do we require a publication of this kind ? 
if so, your assistance as a subscriber is needed 
to ensure success. Of duty Gilpin wrote : " I 
hate to see a thing done by halves : if it be 
right, do it boldly ; if it be wrong, leave it 
undone." 
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