Among them are four orchid species, four frog species, and a legless amphibian.
The orchid is flourishing, its fragrance spreads.
ORCHID ['ɔrkɪd] Orchids are a diverse family of extremely elegant flowers, but the literal meaning of their name, documented in English in the early 1840s, is a bit earthier, shall we say.
In China, the plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are praised as the four gentlemen of Chinese flowers.
ON CLIMBING ORCHID MOUNTAIN IN THE AUTUMN TO ZHANG Meng Haoran On a northern peak among white clouds You have found your hermitage of peace; And now, as I climb this mountain to see you, High with the wildgeese flies my heart.
ORCHID AND ORANGE II Zhang Jiuling Here, south of the Yangzi, grows a red orangetree.
ORCHID AND ORANGE I Zhang Jiuling Tender orchid-leaves in spring And cinnamon- blossoms bright in autumn Are as self- contained as life is, Which conforms them to the seasons.
Softly it glides through the air, and the wind carries it into a flower, which may be an orchid, a dandelion, a rose, or a cowslip, and there it lies and rests itself.
