 Nothing more was heard of Chesterton for some time, until, he arrived unannounced at Veitch Nurseries' Chelsea, London headquarters.Harry Veitch and John Heal, the head nurseryman, rushed to meet him and were presented with a collection of Orchids, "so carefully packed and well looked after, that they arrived in the best possible condition".Veitch immediately bought all of Chesterton's plants and offered him employment as a traveller in order to obtain more new finds as orchid mania was reaching its height.