Logan Republican | 1907-10-02 | Page 3 | Orchids like Butterflies

Orchids Like Butterflies. A romantic page In tho history t orchid culture was closed In London a few days ngo, whon nn origin' plant of Jllltonla Vexlllarla Momorla O. D. Owen and two slips taken from It realized tho enormous sum of 16,875. Tho plant of which only these three specimens exist in any collection, has gained all tho highest orchid honors. It Is the most wondortul variety of Mlltonla ever soon, aud tho wonder of It does not consist In shape or coloring so much as In the fact that In the mlddlo or It Is an almost perfect butterfly form, apparently painted on the flower. The curious resombtance of many orchids to common. obJectB, such as bees, spiders, screws and tresses, consist con-sist In the ahapo of the flower; but In this caso tho sepals and petals o the flower bear an Imprint, and the effect Is of a velvety purple butterfly settled on the rich rose ground of tho flower.