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Orchid in Lore and Legend 4 reviews
Luigi Berliocchi
Timber Press, Incorporated, 2004
The Orchid in Lore and Legend
+ very interesting book
+ If you are interested in orchids...
+ The Mystery of Orchids
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Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World's Most Exotic Plants15 reviews
William Cullina
Houghton Mifflin, 2004
Wonderful book for a newbie to Orchids
+ What a Great Book!
+ This is a truly great and helpful book!!
+ Easy to Understand, Comprehensive Guide
+ A must have reference book for new orchid enthusiasts.
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Orchids Simplified14 reviews
Henry Jaworski
Houghton Mifflin, 1997
The Best
+ Very helpful
+ Orchids Simplified
+ Orchids Simplified
+ a good beginner book
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The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession (Ballantine Reader's Circle) 166 reviews
Susan Orlean
Ballantine Books, 2000
No Title
+ Fascinating Reading
+ The Orchid thief
+ Fishes, orchids, or anything we are intrigued by...
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Easy Orchids: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens--Indoors and Out12 reviews
Mimi Luebbermann
Chronicle Books, 2002
A must-have for your orchid library!
+ I found this book and my mother loved it
+ Love this orchid book
I am notorious among my friends and family for killing plants in no time. Yet, I got this book as a gift along with an orchid (they thought if I was given directions for use, that one plant stood a better chance...:) Not only did the plant make it beautifully, and re-bloom, but I now own and enjoy ...
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Taylor's Guide to Orchids: More Than 300 Orchids, Photographed and Described, for Beginning to Expert ...17 reviews
Judy White
Houghton Mifflin, 1996
EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR YOUR LIBRARY
+ Taylor's Guide to Orchids: More Than 300 Orchids, Photographed and Described, for Beginning to Expert Gardeners (Taylor's Garden
+ beginner orchidist
+ Still can't identify my orchid
+ A Gem of a Book
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Orchids for Every Home 2 reviews
Wilma Rittershausen, Brian Rittershausen
Readers Digest, 2004
orchids for every home
I am a new Orchid enthuasits and this book gives lots of practical information on the care and cultural requirements of the main types of Orchids.The photographs are very clear and useful in repotting and handling the plants.
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Orchids as House Plants 4 reviews
Rebecca Tyson Northen
Dover Publications, 1976
A good source for home orchid growing.
+ How to grow orchids
There's a large section here on growing orchids under artificial lights including home-made set ups and commercially available light stands and wardian cases. The book needs a resource listing as to where to purchase the light stands and recommendations on how to build your own. Half of the ...
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Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy 76 reviews
Eric Hansen
Vintage, 2001
I'd love an update!
+ Warning! Obsessively good writing from a master . . .
+ Heavy breathing among the Paphiopedilae
+ Orchid Fever
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Orchids for Dummies18 reviews
Steven Frowine, National Gardening Association
For Dummies, 2005
Orchids for Dummies
+ A VERY INFORMATIVE AND READABLE WORK.
+ Orchids for dummies
+ start at the beginning
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Like Sand from Orchids' Lips1 review
TCB Cafe Publishing, 2006
A unique body of work and a strongly recommended
Compiled and organized by A. K. Crump, "Like Sand From Orchid's Lips" is a 96-page compilation of 105 amazing photographs in both b/w and color. A compendium of images from more than thirty international photographs commissioned to capture the charismatic essence of orchids, the sensuality of sand, ...
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Flora's Orchids7 reviews
Timber Press, Incorporated, 2005
Definitive Orchid work.
+ Flora's Orchids
+ a LOT of information
+ Great Book
+ Bulky but good
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Ultimate Orchid5 reviews
Thomas J. Sheehan, Smithsonian Institution, ...
DK ADULT, 2001
Amazing pictures!
+ Amazing book!
+ Beautiful Pictures
+ Beautiful Pictures
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The Orchid: From the Archives of the Royal Horticultural Society1 review
Mark Griffiths
Harry N. Abrams, 2002
Good pictures and historical reference
This book has a number of paintings reproduced, and has basic orchid culture and a fair amount of orchid history, especially related to the RHS and England. Useful addition to a big reference library but not a major reference work.
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Growing Hardy Orchids3 reviews
John Tullock
Timber Press, Incorporated, 2005
fish and orchids
+ Great Orchid Book
+ very informative but...
Mr John Tullock, the author of this tome, was interviewed today On the Jane Nugent Gardening Show on WPTT-AM 1360 Pittsburgh, PA, 12 November 2005. He gave an excellent overview of the subject of orchiculture which he delightfully integrated with his studies of pisciculture, ichthyology and ...
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The Practical Encyclopedia of Orchids: The Complete Guide to Orchids and Their Cultivation4 reviews
Rittshausen
Lorenz Books, 2000
Updated 2002 version
+ Great book for orchids lovers!
+ A good starting point
This publication is now called Orchids A Practical Handbook -A beautiful guide to growing orchids. This is a excellent book and the best I have seen on the market which gives practical information plus a beautiful encyclopedia of photographs of various orchid families. There are also numerous ...
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids22 reviews
Alec Pridgeon
Timber Press, Incorporated, 2006
My Orchid Bible
+ Very informative
+ Orchid Book
+ Never received
+ Excellent book
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Complete Guide to Orchids (Ortho Books)9 reviews
Ortho
Ortho, 2005
Orchids
+ Best orchid book
+ Another Very Helpful Ortho Book!!
+ Nice Book
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Taylor's Guide to Orchids: More Than 300 Orchids, Photographed and Described, for Beginning to Expert ...17 reviews
Judy White
Houghton Mifflin, 1996
EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR YOUR LIBRARY
+ Taylor's Guide to Orchids: More Than 300 Orchids, Photographed and Described, for Beginning to Expert Gardeners (Taylor's Garden
+ beginner orchidist
+ Still can't identify my orchid
+ A Gem of a Book
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Orchids Simplified14 reviews
Henry Jaworski
Houghton Mifflin, 1997
The Best
+ Very helpful
+ Orchids Simplified
+ Orchids Simplified
+ a good beginner book
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