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The South American Indians call them devil-flowers because they appear to bloom under the ground.

orchids

9 seconds sound clip from the Back for Christmas (Suspense) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:02:19 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, I thought, because the weather has been so damp, this would be a good time to plant that little 'devils' garden' I told you about.

- Devil's garden? Whatever nonsense is that?

- Don't you remember? That was my little joke about it.

- You see, I've managed to get hold of the spores of several unclassified wild orchids.

- In their wild state they bloom under damp masses of leaf-mold.

- The South American Indians call them devil-flowers because they appear to bloom under the ground.

- Well, I'm sure the South American Indians will be very interested if you succeed in growing these ridiculous flowers under the cellar floor.

- Whom else it will interest, I can't imagine.

- Oh! What's that terrible smell?

- That's the leaf-mold... chemically identical with the earth-blanket they grow under in the wild state.

- I do want to get these started before we close the house.

[...]

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Back for Christmas (Suspense) Sound Clip

Back for Christmas (Suspense)Quotes from Back for Christmas- Suspense Radio Show based on a short story written by John Collier, first aired on December 23, 1943.

Actors: Peter Lorre (Hubert Schumacher)

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