Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, 1897

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The Telegraph
8 December 1897

Orchids in the Botanic Gardens

There are at present on view in the small showhouse, off the large bushhouse, in the Gardens, a few beautiful orchids, though the specimens, being young, are individually small. They comprise Dendrobium formosum, white with orange throat; Dendrobium suavisaimum, rich yellow, very fragrant; Vanda tricolor, two varieties, light yellow spotted with red, very fragrant; Cattleya Harrisoniae, rose colour, Phalaenopsis grandiflora.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 25456

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