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05-31-2007, 02:08 AM
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What is your...
Hi everyone!
This site is full of great advice, I LOVE this site and my 'chids have been more happy since I've joined!
I would like your opinion... 
What are your favorite orchid books and why?
I'm looking for books that are more "helpful" rather than "coffee table picture book." |
05-31-2007, 05:07 AM
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Ok, these are the books I find I use the most with my orchids.
Orchid Species Culture- Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance by, Margaret L. Baker & Charles O. Baker.
Asymbiotic Technique of Orchid Seed Germination by, Aaron J. Hicks.
The Cattleyas and their Relatives Vol 1-3 by, Carl L. Withner.
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05-31-2007, 02:00 PM
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Carolyn,
My favourit books are (of course) relatade with my favourite orchids:
"The Astonishing Stanhopeas The Upside-down Orchids"
Barney Greer, 1998
"The Genus Stanhopea", Rudolf Jenny, Caesiana (Italy), 2004 (orchidology, technical and expensive, superb!)
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05-31-2007, 02:30 PM
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A great basic book is Ortho's All About Orchids.
It has all the answers to the basic questions regarding pests and disease...with pictures  |
05-31-2007, 02:34 PM
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here's one of my favorites. its a book cause i basically printed every paged link to this page Slipper Articles
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05-31-2007, 02:50 PM
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#1 is Orchids, Care and Cultivation by Gerald Leroy-Terquem and Jean Parisot
#2 is Complete Guide to Orchids from American Orchid Society
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05-31-2007, 02:52 PM
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Oh, yeah, my "bible" is Miniature Orchids by Rebecca Tyson Northern
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05-31-2007, 08:31 PM
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Miniature Orchids is a great book, one of my favourites too. Home Orchid Growing by the same author is pretty comprehensive, a bit expensive, but probably the book I reach for the most.
Botanica's Pocket Orchids is a nice book if you want something with a little bit about lots of different orchids. Doesn't go into much depth but basic info for over a thousand orchid species.
My favourite book devoted to a specific type of orchid is Angraecoid Orchids by Joyce Stewart, Hermans, and Campbell. Again I'd prefer more detailed cultural information but lots of great pictures and basic scientific descriptions, plus a really nice intro chapter.
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