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NEW PUBLICATIONS! LA CROIX THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ORCHIDS In this authoritative, detailed and carefully researched encyclopedia, more than 350 genera of cultivated orchids are included and 1500 species described. Infinitely varied and hugely interesting, these strikingly beautiful plants are sumptuously illustrated with approximately 1000 photographs in a reference that no orchid lover can afford to be without. Isobyl la Croix's broad knowledge of orchids is evident in this encyclopedic account of the largest of all flowering plant families. Her experience gained as a scientist, plant hunter and horticulturist, along with her deep passion for orchids, inform the plant selection and add depth to the plant descriptions. The cultivation advice includes information about the orchid's native habitat including elevation, geography, and climate that will significantly improve the chances of successful growth in the domestic environment. Recent developments in DNA analysis have led to some surprising findings with regard to the relationships between orchids and the author has undertaken an extensive effort to bring all orchid names up-to-date to reflect the latest scientific thinking and taxonomy. From Acampe to Zygostates no other serious reference approaches the depth and authority of this remarkable book. 524 pages, 1015 colour photos HB £40.00 ALSO RECENTLY PUBLISHED: FROWINE MOTH ORCHIDS - THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO PHALAENOPSIS  popular author STEVEN A. FROWINE adds another book to his MINIATURE ORCHIDS and FRAGRANT ORCHIDS. 297 colour photographs, 8 colour paintings, 19 black and white drawings, 1 b/w map, 2 colour diagrams, 204 pp. HB £25.00
OAKELEY LYCASTE, IDA AND ANGULOA. THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE  this long-awaited successor to 'Lycaste Species,The Essential Guide' (1993) contains descriptions and photographs with bibliographical, geological, habitat, cultural and historical information of all the LYCASTES (31 species, 14 natural hybrids and 34 varieties),
IDAS (39 species, 4 natural hybrids and 11 varieties) and ANGULOAS (9 species, 4 natural hybrids and 5 varieties) known to the author. Many are described for the first time in this book. Hard back with dust jacket, 1,400+ photographs, approx. 450 pp HB £50.00 OTHER BOOKS: A.O.S. PESTS AND DISEASES - regret currently out of print 118 pp, with photographs PB £12.00 AVERYANOV/CRIBB SLIPPER ORCHIDS OF VIETNAM
300 colour photos with maps, line drawings and graphs, 320 pp HB £37.00
BAKER/BAKER ORCHID SPECIES CULTURE ONCIDIUM/ODONTOGLOSSUM ALLIANCE
a staggering amount of data has been included within this book, along with recommendations for approximately 1,300 species within this group, 992 pp HB £55.00
BEAMAN/WOOD/ BEAMAN ORCHIDS OF SARAWAK includes records of all orchids known to have been collected in Sarawak over the past 160 years. Over 250 colour photos and line drawings, 600 pp HB £66.00
BIRK THE PAPHIOPEDILUM GROWER’S MANUAL, REVISED SECOND EDITION
a completely modified and updated version of this best-seller; now includes many new
chapters (too many to list!). over 250 colour photos, gold leaf on spine HB £45.00 CLAYTON THE GENUS COELOGYNE A synopsis providing a comprehensive account that includes ecology, morphology, taxonomy, distribution, descriptions of each species with habitat and flowering time, and molecular phylogeny. This will be of great interest to growers and collectors as the author provides detailed information on cultivation and hybridisation based on his own extensive experience raising these fascinating orchids. 23 maps, 133 colour photos and intricate line drawings illustrate the text. 316 pp HB £42.00
CRIBB SLIPPER ORCHIDS OF BORNEO – a description of the history, taxonomy, distribution and biology of these plants, illustrated in colour; all species listed are pictured,120 pp SB £14.50 CRIBB THE GENUS CYMBIDIUM the first major work on this genus since 1988. Their biology, usable classification consistent with the latest molecular techniques, evolution, ecology and distribution are all carefully explored. Cultivation, soils, potting, ventilation, watering and propagation are all covered. Over 200 maps, photos and paintings, 368 pp HB £40.00 CRIBB THE GENUS PAPHIOPEDILUM - SECOND EDITION published 1998 - all known species are described and lavishly illustrated with over 200 colour plates, photographs and distribution maps, 438 pp HB £55.00
CRIBB THE GENUS PLEIONE – a highly authoritative, richly illustrated book, printed in full colour, 165 pp HB £33.00 CRIBB/HERMANS FIELD GUIDE TO THE ORCHIDS OF MADAGASCAR a handy single reference to all the most likely species encoutered by growers, collectors and in the field. 600 colour photographs, 512 pp PB £36.00 COOMBER ORCHIDS OF SUMATRA 139 genera and 1,118 species of orchid occurring in Sumatra. 1036 pp. HB £95.00 DIXON/KELL/ BARRETT/CRIBB ORCHID CONSERVATION 35 orchid scientists and conservationists have collaborated to explain how orchid conservation is achievable, and how depleted orchid populations can be rebuilt, monitored and protected. Illustrated throughout, this book covers threats to conservation, orchid taxonomy and genetics, population, biology, education, etc. 433 pp HB £49.00
FITCH ORCHID CULTURE UNDER LIGHTS
recent reprint of this popular book PB £16.00
FITCH ORCHID PHOTOGRAPHY written by the A.O.S. and Charles Marden Fitch PB £16.00
FOLEY/CLARKE ORCHIDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES excellent guide to all of the wild orchids. Good colour pictures, diagrams and maps and information on where these exquisite plants can be found - pub.2005, 390 pp HB £45.00
FROWINE FRAGRANT ORCHIDS a good guide to help you choose which fragrant orchid to grow without being caught out by some of those “pungent” varieties! 125 colour photographs, approx. 200 pp HB £20.00 FROWINE MINIATURE ORCHIDS profiling some 300 miniature orchids and listing another 200 by key characteristics, with information on the plants' geographic or hybrid origin, plus details about the flowers, flowering season, mature size, habit, culture, light and temperature, and culture tips. 272 pp HB £20.00 GERRITSEN/PARSONS MASDEVALLIAS offering detailed advice on all aspects of culture, 149 colour photographs,
line drawings and maps, 300 pp HB £30.00
HERMANS/CRIBB/
BOSSER/DU PUY MASDEVALLIAS - SECOND EDITION new edition including diagnostic notes, distribution, habitat and flowering times. Colour photos covering 250 orchids, line drawings of new species, the bibliography has been refined to include essential references. 400 pp HB £75.00
JENKINSON WILD ORCHIDS OF DORSET
a chapter covers every species growing in Dorset, together with distribution maps and flowering periods; also chapters on the geology, orchid habitats, nature reserves and SB £13.95
the structure of orchid flowers - over 60 colour photographs, etc., 120 pp HB £17.95
JENKINSON WILD ORCHIDS OF HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT
a chapter covers every species growing in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with colour distribution maps and flowering periods; also chapters on the history of Hampshire botany, the geology, nature reserves, habitat conservation and orchid reproduction - SB £19.95
over 150 colour photographs, etc., 198 pp HB £24.95
JENNY MONOGRAPH OF THE GENUS GONGORA RUIZ AND PAVON published in 1993, this is the first complete/detailed survey of the genus Gongora since it was first described in 1794 HB £95.00
KEENAN WILD ORCHIDS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA
good book detailing 145 wild orchids in their natural habitat, 170 colour photos, 321 pp PB £20.00
KELLEHER INTRIGUING MASDEVALLIAS the first book on Masdevallias at a price you can afford! this deals with many aspects of Masdevallia growing – a very popular subject. Published 1984, 22 colour plates and many b/w drawings, 76 pp SB £6.95 KOOPOWITZ TROPICAL SLIPPER ORCHIDS Paphiopedilum and Phragmipedium Species and Hybrids. This horticultural account brims with tips and advice for growing the tropical members of this family, while providing comprehensive information on their history, biology, ecology, conservation and hybridisation. 350 illustrations, 432 pp HB £45.00 LANG WILD ORCHIDS OF SUSSEX
sponsored by English Nature, this practical guide to the wild orchids of Sussex comes in a handy soft-back book. 100 colour pictures, 33 distribution maps, 144 pp SB £14.95
LAVARACK/HARRIS/ STOCKER DENDROBIUM AND ITS RELATIVES a study of more than 400 species in this genus with illustrations and 206 colour photographs, 288 pp PB £25.00 LEPPER MEDITERRANEAN ORCHIDS a good handbook. 60 colour photographs, 86 pp PB £4.99 LEPPER ORCHIDS OF GREECE a good handbook. 32 colour photographs, 56 pp PB £3.50
LINDEN PESCATOREA -
ICONOGRAPHY OF ORCHIDS (1854) – 1860
the beauty of the plates, the variety of species which Linden chose and the interesting notes make this a desirable book, 155 pp, limited to 1,500 copies HB £73.00
MASAAKI PHALAENOPSIS SPECIES BOOK
a good reference guide, written in Taiwanese but the names are in English, 136 pp HB £20.00
MATHIS THE GARDENER’S GUIDE TO GROWING HARDY PERENNIAL ORCHIDS
many colour photos, helpful advice on how to grow these stunning plants in your garden, published 2005, 93 pp SB £20.00
MENEZES CATTLEYA WARNERI
in this book nature’s wonderful creativity is shown in about 75 beautiful and lifelike photographs which illustrate clearly the rare and unexpected variety of shapes and colours; published 1994,128 pp HB £34.00
NASH/LA CROIX FLORA’S ORCHIDS
an informative guide giving information on natural distributon, characteristics and cultivation. 1368 colour photographs, 368 pp HB £40.00 PEDERSEN/ OPHRYS: A GUIDE TO THE BEE ORCHIDS OF EUROPE FAURHOLDT this handy book can be used as a field guide (keys, descriptions and 192 photos), background reading (chapters on structure, biology, evolution, classification, conservation), handbook for growers (planting, watering, breeding, propagation, pests and diseases) and a chapter on recommended excursions. 256 pp PB £30.00
PODEVIJN CHARLES VUYLSTEKE –
FINE FLEUR VAN DE BELGISCHE SIERTEELT
a commemorative volume on the life and achievements of Charles Vuylsteke, written in Belgian - a stunning book! 407 very beautiful colour plates, 320 pp HB £56.00
POTTINGER AFRICAN ORCHIDS – A PERSONAL VIEW 10 full colour and 30 black and white photographs, published 1983, 64 pp SB £5.95
RATCLIFFE THE ENCHANTMENT OF PAPHIOPEDILUMS, 1977
an anthology of facts and fancies, 101 pp SB £10.00
REINIKKA A HISTORY OF THE ORCHID
the best source of information on those who collected, grew, hybridized or studied orchids, from Ames to Warszewics, 324 pp HB £22.50
RITTERSHAUSEN 100 YEARS OF ORCHIDS – 1893-1993
“The Orchid Review” Centenary Year Book SB £19.99
SEATON/RAMSAY GROWING ORCHIDS FROM SEEDS
well written guide from how to pollinate a flower through to how to sow the seeds, and replating; many excellent colour photos and illustrations - pub. 2005, 83 pp – a “must”! HB £9.99
SIEGERIST BULBOPHYLLUMS AND THEIR ALLIES
devoted solely to Bulbophyllums, this is an introductory guide for both amateur and advanced orchid growers - published 2001, 77 colour photographs, 296 pp HB £25.00
STEWART/HERMANS/ ANGRAECOID ORCHIDS CAMPBELL
describing 690 species, 59 illustrations and 290 photos – pub. 2006, 432 pp HB £52.50
TULLOCK GROWING HARDY ORCHIDS
an excellent guide to finding the perfect plant for you and your conditions, encompassing techniques and cultivation, 99 colour illustrations, 244 pp HB £20.00
WILSHAW ORCHID STAMP COLLECTING
covering 1935-1981, 401 near-lifesized colour reproductions of orchid stamps are featured in this unique book; many stamps are extremely rare and valuable and are the culmination of 30 years’ selective collecting by the author; large format, 22 pp SB £5.95
WITHNER THE CATTLEYAS AND THEIR RELATIVES, VOL 7 - THE DEBATABLE EPIDENDRUMS
explores the ramining species in this group – “a must for hobbyists and collectors” – 98 colour photographs, 69 line drawings, 300 pp HB £32.50
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