THE MANUAL OF CULTIVATED ORCHID SPECIES by Helmut Bechtel, Phillip Gribb & Edmund Launert
ORCHIDS are quite unlike other plants. Their exotic and delicate beauty has lured the adventurous cultivator for over a century. and yet they belong to one of the largest families of flowering plants and are found in almost all regions of the world.
This massive and authoritative volume is a comprehensive cultivation guide, and represents the result of years of painstaking research and development. It is destined to become the forrmost handbook for orchid growers throughout the world.
A general introduction containing details of morphology, ecology, life histories, classification, nomenclature, conservation and a fascinating history of the orchid in cultivation, is followed by a detailed analysis of 217 genera found in cultivation For each genus. distinguishing features are given, plus native location, a history of its taxonomy, derivation of name. and notes of its requirements in cultivation.
1981 Hardcover
ISBN: 0-7137-1097-7
Condition: Extremely Good
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ORCHIDS are quite unlike other plants. Their exotic and delicate beauty has lured the adventurous cultivator for over a century. and yet they belong to one of the largest families of flowering plants and are found in almost all regions of the world.
This massive and authoritative volume is a comprehensive cultivation guide, and represents the result of years of painstaking research and development. It is destined to become the forrmost handbook for orchid growers throughout the world.
A general introduction containing details of morphology, ecology, life histories, classification, nomenclature, conservation and a fascinating history of the orchid in cultivation, is followed by a detailed analysis of 217 genera found in cultivation For each genus. distinguishing features are given, plus native location, a history of its taxonomy, derivation of name. and notes of its requirements in cultivation.
1981 Hardcover
ISBN: 0-7137-1097-7
Condition: Extremely Good
BD
ORCHIDS are quite unlike other plants. Their exotic and delicate beauty has lured the adventurous cultivator for over a century. and yet they belong to one of the largest families of flowering plants and are found in almost all regions of the world.
This massive and authoritative volume is a comprehensive cultivation guide, and represents the result of years of painstaking research and development. It is destined to become the forrmost handbook for orchid growers throughout the world.
A general introduction containing details of morphology, ecology, life histories, classification, nomenclature, conservation and a fascinating history of the orchid in cultivation, is followed by a detailed analysis of 217 genera found in cultivation For each genus. distinguishing features are given, plus native location, a history of its taxonomy, derivation of name. and notes of its requirements in cultivation.
1981 Hardcover
ISBN: 0-7137-1097-7
Condition: Extremely Good
BD