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The new encyclopedia of orchids : 1500 species in cultivation / Isobyl la Croix ; foreword by Phillip Cribb ; photographs by Manuel Aubron. --
Record details
- ISBN: 0881928763
- ISBN: 9780881928761
- Physical Description: 524 p. : col. ill.
- Publisher: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 504-507) and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 68.95 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Orchids > Encyclopedias. Orchid culture > Encyclopedias. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 635.9344 LaC | 31681001909431 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Provides descriptions of fifteen hundred orchid species, including information on native habitats and cultivation advice. - Blackwell North Amer
1500 orchid species are profiled in this authoritative, detailed, and carefully researched encyclopedia. Infinitely varied and hugely interesting, these strikingly beautiful plants are sumptuously illustrated with over 1000 photographs in a reference that no orchid lover can afford to be without. Isobyl la Croix is a scientist, plant hunter, and horticulturalist; her deep passion for orchids informs the plant selection and adds depth to the plant descriptions. The cultivation advice includes information about the orchid's native habitatâincluding elevation, geography, and climate. 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.
- Book News
Botanist La Croix (editor, The Orchid Review, Royal Horticultural Society) draws on fieldwork and on work at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens to present detailed profiles of some 1500 cultivated species of orchids in 350 genera from Acampe to Zygostates. In addition to providing general information about orchid cultivation, she updates plant names per the Kew Genera Orchidacearum project that reflects the latest taxonomic thinking and recent developments in DNA analysis. The volume includes a preface by retired Kew curator Phillip Cribb, stunning photographs by Manual Aubron, a glossary, bibliography, and indexing by common and scientific name. The author grows tropical African orchids, her specialty, in a greenhouse in Scotland. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - Workman Press.
1500 orchid species are profiled in this authoritative, detailed, and carefully researched encyclopedia. Infinitely varied and hugely interesting, these strikingly beautiful plants are sumptuously illustrated with over 1000 photographs in a reference that no orchid lover can afford to be without. Isobyl la Croix is a scientist, plant hunter, and horticulturalist; her deep passion for orchids informs the plant selection and adds depth to the plant descriptions. The cultivation advice includes information about the orchid's native habitat—including elevation, geography, and climate. 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.
- Workman Press.
1500 orchid species are profiled in this authoritative, detailed, and carefully researched encyclopedia. Infinitely varied and hugely interesting, these strikingly beautiful plants are sumptuously illustrated with over 1000 photographs in a reference that no orchid lover can afford to be without. Isobyl la Croix is a scientist, plant hunter, and horticulturalist; her deep passion for orchids informs the plant selection and adds depth to the plant descriptions. The cultivation advice includes information about the orchid's native habitat'including elevation, geography, and climate. 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.
