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African Orchids in the Wild and in Cultivation
Isobyl la Croix and Eric la Croix
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$39.95
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Although Africa has fewer orchid species than the other tropical continents, some of the world's most spectacular, and increasingly popular, terrestrial orchids are found in Africa. This guide, covering sub-Saharan Africa, includes all plants available from nurseries and many that are being grown but are not yet available in the trade.
423 pp, 103 color photos, 103 line drawings, 4 tables, 3 maps, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1997
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Bulbophyllums and Their Allies: A Grower's Guide
Emly S. Siegerist
Foreword by Gustavo A. Romero-Gonzalez
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$34.95
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This is the first book devoted solely to bulbophyllums, a very diverse group of orchids comprising the largest genus in the orchid family; it is an introductory guide for amateur and advanced orchid growers. The author focuses on those species likely to be cultivated, including 375 Bulbophyllum species and 170 related species and hybrids; she gives practical suggestions on how best to grow each plant in cultivation.
296 pp, 77 color photos, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2001
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The Cattleyas and Their Relatives: Volume I: The Cattleyas
Carl L. Withner
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$44.95
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First announced in 1988 as "A Book in Six Parts," this monumental series is now complete. The final volume includes taxonomic and nomenclatural changes affecting species covered in the earlier versions, as well as additions and changes.
147 pp, 77 color photos, 7 3/8 x 10 3/8", hardcover, © 1988
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The Cattleyas and Their Relatives: Volume II: The Laelias
Carl L. Withner
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$39.95
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First announced in 1988 as "A Book in Six Parts," this monumental series is now complete. The final volume includes taxonomic and nomenclatural changes affecting species covered in the earlier versions, as well as additions and changes.
160 pp, 87 color photos, 5 b/w illus., 7 3/8 x 10 3/8", hardcover, © 1990
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The Cattleyas and Their Relatives: Volume III: Schomburgkia, Sophronitis, and Other South American Genera
Carl L. Withner
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$39.95
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First announced in 1988 as "A Book in Six Parts," this monumental series is now complete. The final volume includes taxonomic and nomenclatural changes affecting species covered in the earlier versions, as well as additions and changes.
180 pp, 87 color photos, 1 b/w photo, 23 b/w illus., 7 3/8 x 10 3/8", hardcover, © 1993
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The Cattleyas and Their Relatives: Volume IV: The Bahamian and Caribbean Species
Carl L. Withner
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$42.95
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First announced in 1988 as "A Book in Six Parts," this monumental series is now complete. The final volume includes taxonomic and nomenclatural changes affecting species covered in the earlier versions, as well as additions and changes.
198 pp, 83 color photos, 29 line drawings, 7 3/8 x 10 3/8", hardcover, © 1996
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The Cattleyas and Their Relatives: Volume V: Brassavola, Encyclia, and Other Genera of Mexico and Central America
Carl L. Withner
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$42.95
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First announced in 1988 as "A Book in Six Parts," this monumental series is now complete. The final volume includes taxonomic and nomenclatural changes affecting species covered in the earlier versions, as well as additions and changes.
242 pp, 95 color photos, 31 line drawings, 7 3/8 x 10 3/8", hardcover, © 1998
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Dendrobium and Its Relatives
Bill Lavarack, Wayne Harris, and Geoff Stocker
Foreword by Phillip Cribb
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$39.95
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This study of dendrobiums by three plant scientists who are also active orchid growers presents more than 400 of the species, all illustrated with color photographs. Almost all the horticulturally popular species are included, along with some spectacular species recently discovered in the highlands of New Guinea that are likely to become popular in the future.
288 pp, 450 color photos, 10 color maps, 12 tables, 8 x 11", hardcover, © 2000
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The Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids
Wilma Rittershausen and Brian Rittershausen
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$29.95
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This popular Gardener's Guide series dispels the mystery surrounding the cultivation of orchids while bringing the descriptions of plants right up to date for specialists.
The authors demonstrate that new hybrids can be grown in much the same way as other houseplants, without the need for a greenhouse or any other special equipment. Readers will enjoy a splendid combination of expert cultivation advice, up-to-date lists of cultivars, and beautiful photos.
160 pp, 76 color photos, 10 botanical illus., 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 2001
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The Genus Cypripedium: A Botanical Magazine Monograph
Phillip Cribb
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$39.95
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This monograph by the curator of the Orchid Herbarium at Kew considers the history, biology, evolution, conservation, cultivation, and classification of cypripediums, the most popular of the temperate orchids.
358 pp, 26 color paintings, 98 color photos, 51 b/w illus., 22 maps, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1997
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A History of the Orchid
Merle A. Reinikka
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$29.95
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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, and explorers who contributed to our knowledge of orchids. The nomenclature and bibliography have been updated for this edition.
340 pp, 73 b/w illus., 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1972, 1995
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The Hybrid Story: Growing Orchids
J. N. Rentoul
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$24.95
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Rentoul demystifies the complexities of the history of orchid hybridization. Over 160 color photographs illustrate significant hybrids---the spectacular and the strange, the wonderful and the weird, the beautiful and the bizarre.
208 pp, 170 color photos, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2", paperback, © 1991
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids
Edited by Alec Pridgeon
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$39.95
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Our best single book on orchids is a perennial bestseller and an outstanding value at the price. 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.
304 pp, 1000 color photos, 20 line drawings, 9 1/4 x 12 1/4", hardcover, © 1992
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An Illustrated Survey of Orchid Genera
Tom Sheehan and Marion Sheehan
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$99.95
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More than 150 orchid genera are described, each accompanied by a superb Marion Sheehan illustration that shows a representative species; all display the same structures in similar views so that the reader can easily compare the variations among genera. In 1995, the authors received the American Orchid Society's Gold Medal of Achievement.
424 pp, 20 line drawings, 169 full-page color plates, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 1994
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Manual of Orchids
Consultant Editor Joyce Stewart
Series Editor Mark Griffiths
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$49.95
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This is the most complete guide to cultivated orchids currently available. A summary of each genus, with cultural information, is followed by descriptions of the species.
448 pp, 107 line drawings, 6 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 1995
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Orchid Biology: Reviews and Perspectives, Volume V
Edited by Joseph Arditti
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$58.00
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A collection of important papers, including Robert M. Hamilton's "Flowering Months of Orchid Species Under Cultivation," which records the number of incidences of flowering in each month for an enormous number of species and varieties over a 150-year period.
432 pp, 5 color photos, 13 b/w photos, 7 3/8 x 10 3/8", hardcover, © 1990
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Orchid Growing in the Tropics
Orchid Society of South East Asia
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$32.95
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In spite of the title, we have been told by experienced orchid growers in the U.S. that this little handbook is useful for growing orchids indoors anywhere in the world. It is beautifully illustrated and full of practical information on orchid culture and propagation.
208 pp, 269 color photos, 10 line drawings, 6 1/2 x 9 1/4", hardcover, © 1994
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The Orchid in Lore and Legend
Luigi Berliocchi
Edited by Mark Griffiths
Foreword by Henry Oakeley
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$29.95
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The orchid inspires in some of its admirers a fanaticism akin to madness, as recently demonstrated in Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief. In this elegant survey of the orchid Berliocchi chronicles the adventurers and scientists who introduced these marvels, discusses their place in the arts from literature and magic to cuisine, and concludes with accounts of the most important genera and their cultivation. Splendidly illustrated with period engravings and botanical paintings, it is literate and delightful.
200 pp, 16 botanical paintings, 167 b/w illus., 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2000
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The Orchid in Lore and Legend
Orchid Species Culture: Dendrobium
Margaret L. Baker and Charles O. Baker
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$99.95
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Replicating the climate of an orchid's native habitat is a key to the successful culture of a species and its hybrids. This ingenious book provides monthly rainfall and temperature data for the varied habitats of more than 1200 species of Dendrobium, supplemented by detailed cultural recommendations based on the observations of experienced growers.
875 pp, numerous charts & tables, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 1996
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Orchid Species Culture: Dendrobium
Margaret L. Baker and Charles O. Baker
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$59.95
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Replicating the climate of an orchid's native habitat is a key to the successful culture of a species and its hybrids. This ingenious book provides monthly rainfall and temperature data for the varied habitats of more than 1200 species of Dendrobium, supplemented by detailed cultural recommendations based on the observations of experienced growers.
875 pp, numerous charts & tables, 8 1/2 x 11", paperback, © 1996
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Orchids
Revised Edition
Joyce Stewart
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$19.95
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A very popular primer that has served to introduce thousands of hobbyists to the pleasures of orchid growing. It includes useful sections on cultivation, propagation, and pests and diseases, and surveys the most popular genera, species, and hybrids for both greenhouse and windowsill growers.
124 pp, 57 color illus., 18 line drawings, 7 x 9 1/2", hardcover, © 2000
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Orchids and Their Conservation
Harold Koopowitz
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$39.95
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Many orchids are naturally rare. Others have become endangered or extinct, largely through loss of habitat. This book pulls together expert, up-to-date information on orchid biology, ecology, distribution, destruction, and conservation of these threatened treasures of the plant kingdom.
177 pp, 61 color photos, 2 color illus., 4 charts/diagrams, 3 maps, 7 1/4 x 9 3/4", hardcover, © 2001
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Orchids of Kenya
Joyce Stewart
Photographs by Bob Campbell
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$55.00
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This book by the Royal Horticultural Society's Director of Horticulture is the first to cover the 265 orchids native to Kenya. It is the product not only of the author's peerless knowledge of orchids but of her 10 years' residence in Kenya.
0-88192-357-5, 191 pp, 195 color photos, 2 maps, 7 1/2 x 9 1/4", hardcover, © 1996
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Orchids of Papua New Guinea
Andreé Millar
Photographs by Roy Mackay and Margaret Mackay
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$34.95
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Stretching from the eastern half of the island of New Guinea to many islands of the neighboring archipelago, Papua New Guinea is an orchid wonderland. Its many variations of climate and habitat support a diverse orchid population, including a large number of species of Dendrobium, but also epiphytic and terrestrial orchids from a wide range of groups within the orchid family.
128 pp, 271 color photos, 14 b/w illus., 1 map, 8 3/8 x 11 1/4", hardcover, © 1999
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The Orchids of the Philippines
Jim Cootes
Photographs by David P. Banks and David Titmuss
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$49.95
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This book is an excellent blend of information for serious orchid growers as well as orchid enthusiasts who may have plants of Philippine origin in their collections. It documents both the popular, well-known species and those of botanical interest in a format designed to aid in identifying species found in collections. Descriptions are accompanied by more than 300 color photos.
232 pp, 339 color photos, 1 color diagram, 1 map, 7 1/2 x 10", hardcover, © 2001
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Phalaenopsis: A Monograph
Eric Christenson
Sponsored by the International Phalaenopsis Alliance
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$39.95
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This is the definitive monograph of the genus Phalaenopsis, which includes the most widely grown orchids in the world. Focusing mainly on the forebears of today's omnipresent hybrids---the species---Christenson observes the characteristics that species might bring to new hybrids. With extensive keys and detailed reviews of the taxonomy of the genus, the author provides a thorough picture of the current scientific understanding of these remarkable plants.
394 pp, 213 color photos, 86 b/w illus., 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2001
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Phylogeny and Classification of the Orchid Family
Robert L. Dressler
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$49.95
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Recipient of the 1994 Henry Allan Gleason Award of the New York Botanical Garden, this important book delimits several major natural groups within the orchids, suggesting areas that need further research by botanists.
330 pp, 96 color photos, 107 b/w illus., 12 b/w photos, 7 3/8 x 10 3/8", hardcover, © 1993
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The Slipper Orchids
Catherine Cash
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$49.95
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Presenting both the botanical and horticultural aspects of Cypripedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium, and Selenipedium, with particularly extensive information on hybridization, this survey of the slipper subfamily has been aptly described as "a scholarly work of love for these plants."
304 pp, 225 color photos, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 1991
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Vandas: Their Botany, History, and Culture
Martin R. Motes
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$32.95
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Modern vandas are the most spectacular of all cultivated orchids, offering a kaleidoscopic range of colors and often blooming six times a year or more with flowers lasting up to eight weeks. This survey by a longtime Florida grower emphasizes the practical aspects of greatest interest to those working with the living plants in their greenhouses and gardens.
188 pp, 113 color photos, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1997
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Wild Orchids Across North America: A Botanical Travelogue
Philip E. Keenan
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$39.95
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The author traveled many miles in his pursuit of the 145 temperate American orchid species in their native habitats. This chatty account of his field trips in Canada and the U.S.---with superb photographs---is intended both to document many of our native species and to inspire others to respectfully explore the wealth of orchids and other fascinating wildlife still to be found on our continent despite encroaching development.
321 pp, 170 color photos, 7 figures, 1 table, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1998
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The World of Catasetums
Arthur W. Holst
Foreword by Carl L. Withner
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$34.95
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Catasetum is a genus of Central and South American orchids, strikingly beautiful but somewhat neglected by hobbyists. The author has discovered that catasetums require very different cultural techniques from most orchids, but if the plants' particular needs are observed, they are not difficult to grow successfully. Among the traits that lend particular interest to the genus is the almost explosive release of pollen, a kind of conservatory parlor trick that delights the grower and surprises the unwary.
346 pp, 90 color photos, 45 b/w photos, 26 b/w illus., 5 tables, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1999
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