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Orchid Thief
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Susan Orlean
Inspired by a short, bizarre newspaper article, journalist Susan Orlean embarks on an amusing two-year journey to understand a passionate, yet somehow principled crook and one of his ephemeral obsessions--wild orchids. Her profile of John Laroche was the basis for the critically acclaimed film, ADAPTATION (2003), directed by Spike Jonze, and ...
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Backyard Orchardist: A Complete Guide to Growing Fruit Trees in the Home Garden
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Stella Otto
The perfect tree-ripe apple is as tempting today as it was in the day of Adam and Eve. Now every gardener can grow their temptations with the help of this in-depth guide. Over 80 charts and illustrations will lead the novice through selecting, planting, and caring for the young fruit tree. For the more experienced gardener, there are tips on ...
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Flora's Orchids
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Ned Nash (Consultant editor), Isobyl La Croix (Consultant editor)
From the producers of the bestselling "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids" (Timber Press, 1992) comes the definitive reference for orchid enthusiasts. More than 1500 orchids are described in full detail, with over 1500 stunning photographs showing plants in their native habitats wherever possible. Listed alphabetically by botanical name, each ...
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Ortho's All about Orchids
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Elvin McDonald, Ortho
A practical guide to growing 18 different species and making them bloom. Explains potting, staking, and dividing orchids.
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids
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Alec Pridgeon (Editor)
This handsome reference, now available in paperback, is sure to delight gardeners. Encompassing a wide spectrum of orchid genera, more than 1,100 species and hybrids commonly in cultivation are detailed.
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Complete Guide to Orchids
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Ortho Books
- A complete, up-to-date resource on the best and most easily grown orchid species, hybrids, and cultivars readily available in North America. - Inspires gardeners to have confidence to grow these elegant plants successfully. - Step-by-step instructions show how to select, pot, stake, and care for orchids. - Expert advice to ensure healthy ...
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Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy
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Eric Hansen
Eric Hansen writes entertainingly and often hilariously about the sinister world of orchid raising--a $9 billion business worldwide. Specifically, he explores the black market in rare and endangered plants that are smuggled out of ecologically precarious areas and sold to enthusiasts at inflated prices. Hansen's book, full of fascinating stories ...
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Orchids for Dummies
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Steven A Frowine, National Gardening Association
This work is packed with photos, including 8 pages in full color. Color your world with orchids. Orchids are beautiful, fragrant, wonderfully varied, and surprisingly affordable. But aren't they hard to grow at home? No! says orchid grower extraordinaire Steve Frowine. In this handy guide, he shows you step by step how to select the right orchids, ...
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Taylor's Guide to Orchids: More Than 300 Orchids, Photographed and Described, for Beginning to Expert Gardeners
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Judy White (Editor)
One of every seven flowering plants on the Earth is an orchid. In the United States, the largest society devoted to a single plant is the American Orchid Society, with 29,000 members. Research biologist and full-time garden writer Judy White now brings her expertise--and her stunning photographs--to this much needed book for the expanding world of ...
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Botanica's Orchids: Over 1,200 Species Listed
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Botanica Editors (Compiled by)
The orchid is one of the most treasured flowers in the world. Now all the species and varieties of orchids are carefully detailed and categorized in this comprehensive guide. Compiled by Botanica's expert editors, this exhaustive reference stands alongside their equally impressive Annuals and Perennials, Trees and Shrubs, Roses, Gardening ...
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Orchid Biology: Reviews and Perspectives
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Joseph Arditti (Editor)
This is the third volume in a unique series that brings together and scientifically reviews information of orchids. Similar in format to its enthusiastically received predecessors, it includes seven original articles by leading international authorities in the field.
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100 Orchids for the American Gardener
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Elvin McDonald, Steven McDonald (Photographer)
Seductive, exotic, beautiful, with an air of mystery about it, no flower casts a spell like the orchid. Here, Elvin McDonald, an orchid fanatic, shares his experiences and passion, introducing 100 varieties with advice on how to raise and care for them.
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Orchid Growing Basics
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Gustav Schoser
This manual teaches the techniques necessary to raise orchids successfully. Information is provided on the use of artificial light and temperature controls to obtain the required conditions.
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An Enthusiasm for Orchids: Sex and Deception in Plant Evolution
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John Alcock
The male thynnine wasp's extreme sexual enthusiasm is crucial to reproduction of hammer orchids in the wild. Hammer orchids have co-evolved to produce odors identical to those manufactured by female thynnine wasps. The male wasp's superb sensitivity to the scent of his female mate is the basis for the hammer orchid's deceit--in effect, orchids ...
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Beginner's Guide to Orchids
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Geoffrey Hands
By demystifying the orchid, this comprehensive, exquisitely illustrated guide enables even complete novices to grow these beautiful and mysterious plants. Familiarize yourself with the ten most common, readily-available orchids and their needs, and follow the tips for making first purchases. Understand the two basic patterns of growth in orchids: ...
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Cattleyas and Their Relatives: The Debatable Epidendrums
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Carl L Withner, Patricia Harding
Carl Linnaeus established the genus Epidendrum in 1753 to include the mostly epiphytic orchid plants being sent to him from tropical America. Over time, the genus grew to include more than 1000 species of evergreen epiphytic, lithophytic or terrestrial orchids. A portion of the remaining epidendrums are the focus of this volume.
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Ultimate Orchid
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Thomas J Sheehan, American Orchid Society (Contributions by), Smithsonian Institution (Contributions by)
A celebration of the world's most fascinating flower, "Ultimate Orchid" presents more than 400 color photos in complete detail, and features a huge variety of orchids from around the world.
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Four Seasons of Orchids
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Greg Allikas, Ned Nash
This superb book presents a selection of the most exceptional orchids anywhere, all of which can be cultivated at home. But unlike other books on this topic, the text is divided by the season in which they flower, making it easy for any horticulturist to plan his or her orchid year with dazzling displays of color.Creative Homeowner Press
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Easy Orchids: The Fail-Safe Guide to Growing Orchids Indoors
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Liz Johnson
Aimed at the novice grower who wishes to keep orchids as houseplants. Includes advice and tips on how to choose a suitable orchid for your home, plus techniques for care and cultivation. Features a directory of 85 orchids that are easy to grow inside.
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Growing Orchids: Successful Gardening Indoors and Out
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Brian Rittershausen, Wilma Rittershausen
This book on orchids opens with a round-the-world tour of the range of tropical and temperate habitats in which orchids are found, as well as an explanation of the main orchid types. A section on growing orchids indoors is included, whether in glass tanks and baskets or on trees and stones, as well as growing orchids outdoors. An orchid directory ...
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The Cattleyas and Their Relatives: Volume VI: The South American "Encyclia" Species
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Carl L Withner
Cattleyas are frequently called "the Queen of the Orchids," and Carl Withner's passion for them started before World War II. About 12 years ago he published the first in this series of six books, which now comes to a conclusion with this final volume. The South American Encyclia species have not previously been the subject of a book, and the genus ...
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Orchids: A Care Manual
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Brian Rittershausen, Sara Rittershausen
Orchids is the latest addition to the successful Care Manual series. No other plants surpass orchids in their delicate beauty, stunning diversity, and aura of mystery. Extremely adaptable, these plants take equally well to the hothouse, the conservatory, and the garden. Watering, feeding, lighting, and temperature conditions are discussed by the ...
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Easy Orchids: Simple Secrets for Glorious Gardens--Indoors and Out
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Mimi Luebbermann, Chronicle Books, Faith Echtermeyer (Photographer)
Elegant and exotic, orchids are a blend of grace and intrigue commanding a dedicated following. Their long lasting blooms and suitability to the indoors make them especially popular. In Easy Orchids, garden writer Mimi Luebbermann provides a selection of 23 "recipes" for growing a variety of hardier orchids for success every time in any space or ...
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Orchid Growing for Wimps: Techniques for the "Wish I Could Do That" Gardener
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Ellen Zachos, Sasha Fenton, James Duncan (Photographer)
Terrified of orchids? Absolute beginners will become absolute experts once they've mastered this truly empowering information--and enjoyed entertaining images of "orchid wimps" successfully cultivating prized plants. Beginners are welcomed reassuringly to the world of orchids with 16 different low-maintenance varieties (plus types that are an ...
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Understanding Orchids: An Uncomplicated Guide to Growing the World's Most Exotic Plants
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William Cullina
Featuring more than 200 color photographs, "Understanding Orchids" provides readers with easy-to-follow instructions for the orchids they would like to grow.
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