Orchid Mania Sweeps the Botanical Garden
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Orchid mania is well-documented, from the 36,000 square feet of greenhouses that the sixth Duke of Devonshire devoted to his vast collection to the obsessed poacher of Susan Orlean’s “The Orchid Thief.” So it’s no wonder that the New York Botanical Garden’s annual orchid show, which opens on Saturday and runs for six weeks, has become one of the Garden’s most popular events.
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