An engaging account of humanity's growing fascination with orchids from ancient times onward, together with a biographical gallery of 50 great scientists, naturalists, and explorers who contributed to our knowledge of orchids. The nomenclature and bibliography have been updated for this edition.
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This revised edition of a book first published in 1972 features an updated nomenclature and additions to the detailed bibliography. Reinikka gives readers all the important dates, names, and incidents relevant to the historical role of orchids. Part one chronicles historical development; it is an engrossing history and Reinikka traces it in great detail. Included in this section is an explanation of the classification of orchids, early methods of orchid cultivation, the commercial development of the genera, its hybridization and scientific application, and a chronological guide to orchid literature beginning in 1228. Part two is nearly 200 pages of biographical sketches of 50 significant figures in orchid history, covering their contributions to the field, beginning with botanist Carl von Linne (1707^-78). With 73 black-and-white illustrations, this is a book no orchid grower should be without. George Cohen
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An engaging account of humanity's growing fascination with orchids from ancient times onward, together with a biographical gallery of 50 great scientists, naturalists, & explorers who contributed to our knowledge of orchids. The nomenclature & bibliography have been updated for this edition.
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This is by far the best book on orchid history ever written. A wealth of information on each historical orchid people that deserve to be there and with their corresponding photo!! It's all here! All the other chapters are simply a delight to read. A must have for any orchid people with a sense for the past.
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CHANGES IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF CLASSIFICATION OFTEN DICTATE THE revision of genera and species; it is therefore somewhat remarkable that the original name given to the Orchid Family should have retained the same general designation for well over 2000 years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
orchid hybridization, orchid classification, orchid herbarium, orchid history, world orchid conference, orchid literature, orchid culture, orchid cultivation, orchid hybrids, orchidaceous plants, orchid breeding, orchid flora, orchid world, orchid collectors, des orchidées, orchid genera, orchid society, orchid seedlings, orchid growers, hybrid orchids, native orchids, new orchids, orchid plants, tropical orchids, growing orchids Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Orchid Review, Sir Joseph, New York, John Lindley, Orchid Family, The Orch, Fedde Repert, Royal Horticultural Society, James Veitch, United States, American Orchid Society, Linnean Society, South America, Botanical Magazine, British Museum, Journal of Botany, Oakes Ames, Robert Brown, Hugh Low, Joseph Paxton, New Guinea, John Dominy, Royal Society, George Bentham, Hortus Veitchii New!
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CHANGES IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF CLASSIFICATION OFTEN DICTATE THE revision of genera and species; it is therefore somewhat remarkable that the original name given to the Orchid Family should have retained the same general designation for well over 2000 years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
orchid hybridization, orchid classification, orchid herbarium, orchid history, world orchid conference, orchid literature, orchid culture, orchid cultivation, orchid hybrids, orchidaceous plants, orchid breeding, orchid flora, orchid world, orchid collectors, des orchidées, orchid genera, orchid society, orchid seedlings, orchid growers, hybrid orchids, native orchids, new orchids, orchid plants, tropical orchids, growing orchids Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Orchid Review, Sir Joseph, New York, John Lindley, Orchid Family, The Orch, Fedde Repert, Royal Horticultural Society, James Veitch, United States, American Orchid Society, Linnean Society, South America, Botanical Magazine, British Museum, Journal of Botany, Oakes Ames, Robert Brown, Hugh Low, Joseph Paxton, New Guinea, John Dominy, Royal Society, George Bentham, Hortus Veitchii New!
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- Orchids in Retrospect: A Collection of Essays on the Orchidaceae by Oakes Ames on page 9, page 106, and page 300
- South America (Famous Places of the World) by Helen Bateman on page 26, and page 186
- Orchid Biology (Orchid Biology Series) (Volume 6) by Joseph Arditti in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- An Introduction to the Orchids of Mexico by Leon A. Wiard in Back Matter
- On the Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin on page 180
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- Florida Gardener's Guide, 2nd Edition by Georgia Tasker in Back Matter
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids by Alec Pridgeon in Back Matter
- Orchids and Their Conservation by Harold Koopowitz in Back Matter
- Angraecoid Orchids: Species from the African Region by Joyce Stewart in Back Matter
- Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Ice Cream Orchid by Tim Ecott in Back Matter
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