40. According to this passage, which of the following statements is wrong? (A) The British probably were those of the first among Europeans to know the existence of orchid. (B) Looking for new orchids was once one of the ways to make a fortune. (C) Many people went looking for the flower in remote areas. (D) The first orchid the British saw was from South America. (E) Orchids once caused an epidemic disease that gave people fever