This handsome reference, now available in paperback, is sure to delight gardeners with a casual interest in orchids as well as the committed enthusiast and professional. Encompassing a wide spectrum of orchid genera, over 1,100 species and hybrids commonly in cultivation are detailed. With an authoritative but accessible text written by acknowledged experts of international renown, the book features all the pertinent topics which guide the reader to an understanding of these wonderful flowers: orchid habitats, distribution, classification, hybrids, pollination, cultivation, and conservation. The alphabetical "Orchids A-Z" section includes descriptions, taxonomy, currently accepted names and synonyms, geographic distribution, notes on culture, and hundreds of color photographs of the best-known species in cultivation.
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A necessary and, therefore, highly recommended acquisition for any library with botanical or gardening readers. -- L.G. Kavaljian, July/August 1993
Fills the bill with a rich array of color photographs. -- Donald S. Heintzelman, NW Press, December 13, 1999
Highly recommended for its beautiful photograph and readable, accessible information... popular addition to any general or botanical collection. -- Biological Sciences, ARBA 1994
This is the ultimate guide to orchids. -- Virginia S. Mraz, The Florida Gardener, Spring 1998
the best single volume on the subject and number 7 on Timber’s bestseller list. -- Pat Jonas, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Fills the bill with a rich array of color photographs. -- Donald S. Heintzelman, NW Press, December 13, 1999
Highly recommended for its beautiful photograph and readable, accessible information... popular addition to any general or botanical collection. -- Biological Sciences, ARBA 1994
This is the ultimate guide to orchids. -- Virginia S. Mraz, The Florida Gardener, Spring 1998
the best single volume on the subject and number 7 on Timber’s bestseller list. -- Pat Jonas, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Our best single book on orchids is a perennial bestseller. Edited by an eminent orchidist, it is aimed at a broad audience, from the flower lover with a casual interest in orchids to the committed enthusiast and professional. It fully describes and beautifully illustrates more than 1100 species and hybrids commonly in cultivation.
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The Perfect Species Orchid Reference Book-Great Color Photos,
By Tzeitel Marie Fenton (Santa Rosa, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids (Hardcover)
This book is indispensible to me as a Species orchid enthusiast. Every time I come across a species for sale that I am unfamiliar with, "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids" is the first place I look for a description and color photo! The beginning of the book has short, but informative sections on orchid care and cultivation. The majority of the book (and the main reason to have it), is the 'Orchids A-Z' section--a comprehensive list of Species with color photos, scientific + common names, geographical location of native habitats, descriptions of orchids + habitats and information on care. It is more than worth the price!
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For more advanced orchidists,
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This review is from: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids (Hardcover)
If you already know a lot about orchids, and want an excellent, well-illustrated encyclopedia of species, this is great. If you are a beginner, however, this is probably not the book for you, since it concentrates on species (with a lot of very obscure orchids included) and doesn't give you anything about hybrid orchids, which is what most people grow and buy. It also isn't the best for helping you get started in growing orchids, for the cultural information is a bit more esoteric. Scientifically excellent.
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Best orchid species encyclopedia - 1100 species!,
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Book contains about 298 pages divided into three sections. The sections are Orchid Cultivation & Description (15 pages), Species Encyclopedia (270 pages), and Glossary & Index (13 pages).The focus of the book is the orchid species encyclopedia. Each orchid is listed with information on genus, tribe, etymology, and a paragraph describing the characteristics of the orchid and its history. About 2/3rds of the species also include a photograph. Photography is excellent. Hundreds of clear, crisp, and properly identified images fill the book. It is truly an illustrated encyclopedia. I love this book! It is exactly the kind of reference book I needed. Being new to orchids, I have a difficult time seeing a name in a catalog and relating it to an image of an orchid flower. This book is great, it has helped me discover many new and interesting species. Well, at least they are new to me :-) My library contains several books on orchid culture that gives me clues to growing the plants. But this book identifies hundreds of genera, and 1100 species. Best orchid species encyclopedia that I've seen. Great reference book!
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For centuries the orchid in all its sizes, shapes, colors and fragrances has symbolized all that is exotic and mysterious. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hard pollinia, round viscidium, subterranean tuberoids, single apical leaf, stipe united, sepaline tails, sepaline tube, medium bright light levels, leaflike sheaths, unifoliate pseudobulbs, clustered pseudobulbs, connate lateral sepals, multiflora species, apical anther, fanlike plant, ovate pseudobulbs, small viscidium, intermediate greenhouse, ovoid pseudobulbs, dorsal sepal, four pollinia, elongate stipe, eucalypt leaf litter, membranous flowers, lateral sepals spread Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Costa Rica, New Guinea, Cymbidieae Subtribe, West Indies, South America, Epidendreae Subtribe, Central America, Vandeae Subtribe, Oncidiinae Etymology, Sarcanthinae Etymology, Maxillarieae Subtribe, New Zealand, Pleurothallidinae Etymology, South Africa, Stanhopeinae Etymology, Diurideae Subtribe, Sri Lanka, Orchideae Subtribe, Zygopetalinae Etymology, New Caledonia, North America, Arethuseae Subtribe, Cyrtopodiinae Etymology, Bletiinae Etymology, Eastern Cordillera of Colombia New!
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For centuries the orchid in all its sizes, shapes, colors and fragrances has symbolized all that is exotic and mysterious. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hard pollinia, round viscidium, subterranean tuberoids, single apical leaf, stipe united, sepaline tails, sepaline tube, medium bright light levels, leaflike sheaths, unifoliate pseudobulbs, clustered pseudobulbs, connate lateral sepals, multiflora species, apical anther, fanlike plant, ovate pseudobulbs, small viscidium, intermediate greenhouse, ovoid pseudobulbs, dorsal sepal, four pollinia, elongate stipe, eucalypt leaf litter, membranous flowers, lateral sepals spread Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Costa Rica, New Guinea, Cymbidieae Subtribe, West Indies, South America, Epidendreae Subtribe, Central America, Vandeae Subtribe, Oncidiinae Etymology, Sarcanthinae Etymology, Maxillarieae Subtribe, New Zealand, Pleurothallidinae Etymology, South Africa, Stanhopeinae Etymology, Diurideae Subtribe, Sri Lanka, Orchideae Subtribe, Zygopetalinae Etymology, New Caledonia, North America, Arethuseae Subtribe, Cyrtopodiinae Etymology, Bletiinae Etymology, Eastern Cordillera of Colombia New!
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- Native Orchids of Australia by David L. Jones on page 19, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- South America (Famous Places of the World) by Helen Bateman on page 160, and page 233
- Orchids from Seed by P.A. Thompson on page 19, and Back Matter
- Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe by Paul Davies in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Orchid Biology: Reviews and Perspectives, Vol. 3 by Joseph Arditti on page 19, and Back Matter
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- Growing Hardy Orchids by John Tullock on page 236, and page 101
- The Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids by Wilma Rittershausen in Back Matter
- An Illustrated Survey of Orchid Genera by Tom Sheehan in Back Matter
- A History of the Orchid by Merle A. Reinikka in Back Matter
- Vandas and Ascocendas and Their Combinations with Other Genera by David L. Grove in Back Matter
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