The Book of Orchids

The Book of Orchids
Author: Mark W. Chase
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2017-03-13
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 022622452X

One of every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Some are stunningly over the top; others almost inconspicuous. The Orchidaceae is the second most widely geographically distributed family, after the grasses, yet remains one of the least understood. This book will profile 600 species, representing the remarkable and unexpected diversity and complexity in the taxonomy and phylogeny of these beguiling plants, and the extraordinary means they have evolved in order to ensure the attraction of pollinators. Each species entry includes life-size photographs to capture botanical detail, as well as information on distribution, peak flowering period, and unique attributes--both natural and cultural. The result is a work which will attract and allure, much as the orchids themselves do.

The Orchid Thief

The Orchid Thief
Author: Susan Orlean
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2011-07-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0307795292

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower—the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii—a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America’s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida’s swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. In the end, Orlean—and the reader—will have more respect for underdog determination and a powerful new definition of passion. In this new edition, coming fifteen years after its initial publication and twenty years after she first met the “orchid thief,” Orlean revisits this unforgettable world, and the route by which it was brought to the screen in the film Adaptation, in a new retrospective essay. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for The Orchid Thief “Stylishly written, whimsical yet sophisticated, quirkily detailed and full of empathy . . . The Orchid Thief shows [Orlean’s] gifts in full bloom.”—The New York Times Book Review “Fascinating . . . an engrossing journey [full] of theft, hatred, greed, jealousy, madness, and backstabbing.”—Los Angeles Times “Orlean’s snapshot-vivid, pitch-perfect prose . . . is fast becoming one of our national treasures.”—The Washington Post Book World “Orlean’s gifts [are] her ear for the self-skewing dialogue, her eye for the incongruous, convincing detail, and her Didion-like deftness in description.”—Boston Sunday Globe “A swashbuckling piece of reporting that celebrates some virtues that made America great.”—The Wall Street Journal

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids
Author: Alec M. Pridgeon
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Orchid culture
ISBN: 9780881928013

Covers 1,100 common species of orchids with descriptions, names, geographic distribution, and recommendations for successful cultivation.

Orchids

Orchids
Author: Anna Maria Botticelli
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Orchids
ISBN: 9788854407657

Important entrepreneurs have become fanatic collectors of orchids. It is not unusual, then, for even a master photographer like Fabio Petroni to be so deeply struck. He decided to portray them in still-lifes, to present us with close-ups, macros, and details of great charm and appeal.

Complete Guide to Orchids

Complete Guide to Orchids
Author: Ortho Books
Publisher: Meredith Books
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2005-01-18
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780897215060

Slecting, growing and displaying Orchids. Endorsed by the American Orchid Society.

A History of the Orchid

A History of the Orchid
Author: Merle A. Reinikka
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-11-14
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781604690477

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. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.

Understanding Orchids

Understanding Orchids
Author: William Cullina
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2004
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780618263264

Featuring more than 200 color photographs, "Understanding Orchids" provides readers with easy-to-follow instructions for the orchids they would like to grow.

Darwin's Orchids

Darwin's Orchids
Author: Retha Edens-Meier
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2014-11-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0226044912

A quorum of scientists offer reviews and results to celebrate the 150th anniversary of 'On The Various Contrivances By Which British And Foreign Orchids Are Fertilised By Insects, And On The Good Effects Of Intercrossing' (1862). Authors of the first ten chapters follow research on the pollination and breeding systems of the same orchid lineages that interested Darwin, including temperate and tropical species. Authors on the last two chapters provide information on the floral attractants and flowering systems of orchids using protocols and technologies unavailable during Darwin's lifetime.

The World Wildlife Fund Book of Orchids

The World Wildlife Fund Book of Orchids
Author: Jack Kramer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1989
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781558590014

Kramer's lively, authoritative text covers legend, botany, and cultivation of orchids. The gorgeous pictures and complete captions on the stellar members of this family make this a book no orchid collector can be without. 234 illustrations, 212 in full color.