This text aims to dispel the mystery surrounding the cultivation of orchids. It clearly describes modern methods of cultivation for numerous orchids and their hybrids including a selection which can be grown without special equipment.
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The orchid group is vast, and the interest in growing these plants is, likewise, enormous. This beautifully illustrated guide should help to demystify the cultivation requirements associated with greenhouse-grown plants and orchids raised within one's home. The Ritterhausens share expert advice on all aspects of orchid care; offer tips on propagating; and suggest methods to prepare flowering specimens for exhibition. Readers will look to the book's up-to-date listing for descriptions and attributes of available plants, along with plenty of wise counsel on the particular needs of numerous species and hybrids. Plenty of eye-catching photographs will appeal to hobbyists, while experienced orchid lovers will appreciate the depth of knowledge this practical manual contains. Alice Joyce
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A couple of English orchid specialists offer an introduction to growing orchids in the home and greenhouse. Covers general care, indoor cultivation, growing media and repotting, pests and diseases, propagation, exhibition, and an A-to-Z of popular, easier-care orchids emphasizing species but including a number of hybrids. Includes 76 fine quality color photographs and line drawings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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In the twenty-first century the orchid is far better understood than it has been at any time in the past. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
intermediate house, epiphytic genus, leading pseudobulb, oldest pseudobulbs, rounded pseudobulbs, green pseudobulbs, warmest end, pendent flower spikes, oval pseudobulbs, stout pseudobulbs, clustered pseudobulbs, orchids indoors, leafless pseudobulbs, small pseudobulbs, several named varieties, pretty species, cool house, back bulbs, mottled foliage, handsome species, several spikes, old compost, lateral sepals, small genus, shady position Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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In the twenty-first century the orchid is far better understood than it has been at any time in the past. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
intermediate house, epiphytic genus, leading pseudobulb, oldest pseudobulbs, rounded pseudobulbs, green pseudobulbs, warmest end, pendent flower spikes, oval pseudobulbs, stout pseudobulbs, clustered pseudobulbs, orchids indoors, leafless pseudobulbs, small pseudobulbs, several named varieties, pretty species, cool house, back bulbs, mottled foliage, handsome species, several spikes, old compost, lateral sepals, small genus, shady position Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South America, West Indies, Hybrids Hybridization New!
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- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids by Alec Pridgeon in Back Matter
- Encyclopedia of Orchids by Alec Pridgeon in Back Matter
- The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species: 3rd Edition by Helmut Bechtel in Back Matter
- The Orchid in Lore and Legend by Luigi Berliocchi in Back Matter
- Success with Orchids by Wilma Rittershausen in Back Matter
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