[Andy Benson Orchid]
Date Of Production
circa 1954
Abstract
A short film that documents horticulturalist Andrew Benson, owner of Andrew Benson, Inc., working at his greenhouse located in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Description
This film shows hybrid orchid grower Andrew Benson as he rearranges a box full of orchids inside his greenhouse. He then presents two specimens for close ups, both likely Paphiopedilums or "slipper orchids." The film concludes with brief time-lapse footage of an unidentified plant as it begins to bloom.
Benson hunted for orchids throughout Colombian jungles and other tropical areas of South America, India, the Philippines, and the East Indies, and began to cultivate them at his Des Plaines greenhouse after the United States government imposed a blockade on wholesale imports in order to prevent spread of tropical diseases. He is credited with having cultivated more than 175 new orchid hybrids from only five distinct types.
Andrew Benson, Inc. also operated a greenhouse located in Jacksonville, Florida.
Benson hunted for orchids throughout Colombian jungles and other tropical areas of South America, India, the Philippines, and the East Indies, and began to cultivate them at his Des Plaines greenhouse after the United States government imposed a blockade on wholesale imports in order to prevent spread of tropical diseases. He is credited with having cultivated more than 175 new orchid hybrids from only five distinct types.
Andrew Benson, Inc. also operated a greenhouse located in Jacksonville, Florida.
Run Time
0:01:06
Format
16mm
Extent
50 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Element
Reversal Positive Print
Genre
Subject
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Main Credits
Ott, John Nash Jr. (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Benson, Andrew (is participant)
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