Arditti ed -  Orchid Biology - Reviews and Perspectives IV
This volume has articles on: Orchidology in Southeast Asia, Major Patterns and Processes in Orchid Evolution, Pollination in Orchis, Orchid Stomata, Velamen and Exodermis of Orchid Roots, Development of pollen etc in Orchids, Respiration in Orchids and Orchid diseases . 1987 10 ½ x 7 ½ 349 pages
 
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Arditti ed -  Orchid Biology - Reviews and Perspectives II
This volume has articles on: Reminiscences of an Orchid Search, Review of Orchid Flora of China, Orchid Mycorrhiza, Biology of orchids and Euglossine Bess, Carbon Fixation in Orchids, Mineral Nutrition of Orchids, Flower Induction and Physiology in Orchids and Orchid Seed Germination and Seedling Culture. 1982 10 ½ x 7 ½ 390 pages
 
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Baker & Baker -  Orchid Species Culture - Dendrobium
An encyclopaedia of cultivation information for this popular Genus of Orchids. 1996 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 852 pages
 
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Braem -  Cattleya Volumes 1&2
A detailed look at the Brazilian Bifoliate and unifoliate Cattleyas, well illustrated with sketches, B&W and colour photos and wonderful colour paintings. Text in English and German. 190 pages in total 9 ½ x 6 ½ 1986
 
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Brown & Folsom -  Wild orchids of the Northeastern United States
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Ceulemans, Nicole -  Jean Linden – Explorer/ Master of the Orchid
Recounts the life of the Belgian plant explorer and nurseryman Jean Linden who with his son did a great deal to popularise Orchids in the 19th Century, and produced the marvellous “Lindenia” of wonderful colour illustrations. Well illustrated with contemporary pictures, including colour prints from a number of publications. 2006 11 ¼ x 9 ¼ 237 pages
 
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Chadwick & Chadwick -  The Classic Cattleyas
Written by a father and son team, who are well known in the American society and now run a nursery, this book describes the larger flowered species and cultivars, how to cultivate them and future hybridising possibilities. 2006 10 ¾ x 7 ½ 251 pages
 
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Chan, Lamb, Shim & Wood -  Orchids of Borneo Volume 1
Provides an introduction to the series and covers 100 species mainly of horticulture importance with detailed descriptions, sketches and other information. 22 plates of colour photos. 1994 10 ¼ x 7 ¼ 401 pages
 
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Cribb & Tibbs -  A Very Victorian Passion - The Orchid Paintings of John Day
Based on the wonderful watercolour paintings by John Day, a Victorian collector of Orchids who painted not just his own plants but those from other collections at a time when many of these plants were being introduced to cultivation. The illustrations are supplemented with information on the plants by two well known orchid experts making the book not just an attractive album for those who enjoy botanic art but also useful to Orchid growers. 2004 8 ½ x 12 464 pages
 
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Feinstein & Hesse -  Orchidelirium
An outsize volume of close up photos of Orchid flowers, taken by an accomplished photographer, allowing the details of the colouring and form of the flowers to be easily appreciated. There is a brief introduction to the book by Robert Hesse, otherwise it’s just the pictures with the plants name. 2007 13 ¼ x 11 ¼ 128 pages
 
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Gerritsen & Parsons -  Masdevallias - Gems of the Orchid World
A comprehensive book on these striking Orchids, which starts with their history in cultivation, through botany, growing, propagation and hybridisation, showing, relates genera and their classification before describing selected species and hybrids, very well illustrated with colour photos. l 2005 10 ¼ x 7 ¾ 299 pages
 
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Griffiths, Mark -  Orchids
Telling the history of the introduction of exotic Orchids to cultivation, this is a substantial book sumptuously illustrated with large (many full or near full page) reproduction of the paintings commissioned by the RHS since 1897 of their award winning plants. 2002 12 ¾ x 11 336 pages
 
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Grove, David -  Vandas and Ascocendas and Their Combinations with Other Genera
Looks at the many hybrids that have been produced within this group of orchids, from the history of their production through the theory of their hybridisation and the criteria for the desired floral outcome. 1995 10 ½ x 7 ½ 241 pages plus 40 pages of colour photos and watercolours.
 
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Harding, Patricia -  Huntleyas and Related Orchids
The first book to treat these attractive plants in such detail, it provides the grower with all the information they need to select which plants to grow – aided by 48 pages of colour photos - and how to grow them. 2008 10 ½ x 7 ½ 260 pages
 
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Hermjakob, Gerd -  Orchids of Greece and Cyprus
33 forms from those found native in the area are given brief descriptions and illustrated with good colour photos for the time of publication. 1974 10 ½ x 8 ¼ About 70 pages
 
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Hsiang, Rue-Chih -  Phalaenopsis Superior Parentages
A wonderful colour photo gallery of the best species and cultivars to use in breeding programmes. Text English and Chinese. 1987 11 ¾ x 8 ½ 332 pages
 
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Johnson, Bytebier & Starker -  Orchids of South Africa: A Field Guide
The introduction sections cover their environments, floral regions, biomes and vegetation types of South Africa, and their naming, structure, reproduction and conservation. Each genus is given a brief introduction and picture before the main part of the book to help determine which genus a plant belongs to, before they are detailed alphabetically by genus. Each species is described along with distribution map, and well-illustrated with usually 3-5 colour photos. 2015 9 ½ x 6 ½ 536 pages
 
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Keenan, Philip -  Wild Orchids across North America
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Koopowitz -  Orchids & their Conservation
An overview of the biology, ecology, distribution, destruction and conservation of orchids across the world. 2001 10 x 7 ½ 176 pages
 
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Kramer -  Botanical Orchids
This book concentrates on the species first introduced in to cultivation, rather than the later hybrids, and covers their botany, environment and cultivation before detailing with many attractive species, all well illustrated with sketches and many colour photos and pictures. 1998 11 ¼ x 8 ½ 222 pages
 
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La Croix et al -  Orchids of Malawi
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La Croix et al -  Malawi Orchids: Volume 1: Epiphytic Orchids
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Lavarack, Harris & Stocker -  Dendrobium & its relatives
The first part of this book looks at the classification, evolution, ecology and cultivation of the plants, whilst the second part describes and illustrates over 400 species, including at least one in each of the 48 subgroups of Dendrobium, including the most popular as well as l1672 known species. 2000 11 ¼ x 8 ½ 287 pages
 
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Lewis & Cribb -  Orchids of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville
The history of plant exploration in the region and its environments are first covered before keys to the plants and the detailed descriptions with sketches. 16 pages of colour photos. 1991 9 ½ x 6 334 pages
 
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McMurtry, Grobler, Groble & Burns -  Field Guide to the Orchids of Northern South Africa
Starting by looking at their habitats, the book then goes on to give thumbnail descriptions of the genera to be found in the area. Each specie is given two pages, with description, distribution map, ecology and conservation status on one page with a series of colour photos on the opposite page showing overall form of the flower, close ups and variation. And added bonus is the 8 pages of colour botanical illustrations. 8 ½ x 6 484 pages
 
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Millar & Mackay -  Orchids of Papua New Guinea
Described as “a first effort to produce a pictorial and geographical record of some of the orchids” the book is based on Millar’s extensive travelling through the area. Brief introduction to the area before descriptions of 203 species and the areas they grow in and illustrated with 270 colour photos by Roy and Margaret Mackay. 1999 11 ½ x 8 ½ 118 pages
 
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Motes -  Vandas
Covers the history, cultivation, hybrids etc of these beautiful plants. 140 pages plus 48 pages of well reproduced colour photos. 1997 9 ¼ x 6
 
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Nash & La Croix -  Flora's Orchids
A beautiful overview of the family which explains what an orchid is, and then goes through 1500 species with descriptions, all well illustrated with over 1500 good colour photos. In slip case. 2005 12 x 9 ¼ 368 pages
 
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Nilsson & Mossberg -  Orchids of Northern Europe
After a brief introduction to orchids, the main part of the book is 58 colour plates of paintings, with a description of the species opposite. 1979 8 x 4 ¾ 136 pages
 
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Noble, Mary -  You can grow Cattleya Orchids
An introductory book covering the basics, with a number of B&W photos plus 6 pages of colour photos and 4 pages of beautiful colour paintings. 100 pages 9 x 6 1991
 
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Rentoul, J N -  Growing Orchids - The Hybrid Story
The last book in the series from this noted Australian grower, this book looks at the history of the hybrids which have been produced over the year, and provides pedigrees for many plants. 74 pages of colour photos. 1991 9 ¾ x 7 ¼ 200 pages
 
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Riley & Banks -  Orchids of Australia
150 species of Australian Orchids are detailed on one page, giving distribution, habitat conservation status along with general comments, but the main element are the botanical illustrations on the opposite page, which show the plant as a whole along with many more detailed illustrations. 2002 13 x 8 ¾ 308 pages.
 
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Rittershausen -  The Gardener's Guide to Growing Orchids
Covers all aspects of the plants and their uses, well illustrated with colour photos, and written by the people who have done so much to popularise them. 159 pages 2001 9 ¾ x 7 ¼
 
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Sheehan, Tom & Marion -  An Illustrated Survey of Orchid Genera
The magnificent culmination of 25 years work, this book covers over 150 genera. Each is given a full page of description, distribution, cultivation etc, and opposite a full page of botanical drawings of a specie beautifully painted by Marion. A brief introduction covers the overall picture on Orchids. 1994 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ 421 pages
 
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Siegerist, Emily -  Bulbophyllums and Their Allies
Brief introductory chapters cover their history and classification and cultivation before going on to describe the plants in a fair amount of detail. Cirrhopetalum and other allied genera are also covered to the same degree. 44 pages of colour photos. 2001 9 ¼ x 6 ¼ 251 pages
 
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Soon, Teoh Eng -  Orchids of Asia - 3rd expanded edition
A much expanded edition of a classic book which covers not only orchids native to Asia but also those which have been introduced. Over 500 good colour photos now enhance the book, along with sound cultivation advice. 2005 10 x 10 367 pages
 
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Stewart & Campbell -  Orchids of Tropical Africa
The introduction explains the distribution of Orchids in Africa, and the climate and vegetation of Tropical Africa before 46 species are described each with quite a long description on one page with a colour photo on the opposite page. 1970 10 ½ x 8 ¾ 117 pages
 
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Stewart & Campbell -  Orchids of Kenya
The epiphytic, terrestrial and liane Orchids of Kenya are described, with about 2/3rds of them illustrated by colour photos. Many of the species grow in adjacent countries, and this wider distribution is covered. 1996 10 ½ x 7 ½ 176 pages.
 
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Stewart, Joyce -  Orchids
A good introductory book which covers the basics of cultivation, and helps with the selection of what to grow. Well illustrated with colour photos. Revised 2000 edition (original edition 1988). 9 ¾ x 7 ½ 124 pages
 
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Summerhayes -  Flora of Tropical East Africa - Orchidaceae (Part 1)
A technical book which describes the genera and species with a few sketches. 1968 10 ¾ x 6 ¼236 pages
 
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Vermeulen -  Orchids of Borneo volume 2
Covers the first 100 species of Bulbophyllum species to be found in the area, with detailed descriptions and botanical sketches and 19 plates of colour photos. 1991 10 ½ x 7 ½ 342 pages
 
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Webster, Patsy -  The Orchid Genus Book
An attempt by an amateur to make sense of the Orchid family, its classification and cross references to the sources of information available. Whilst technical, it is written for the enthusiast non technical person. 1992 11 x 8 ½ approx 200 pages
 
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Williamson, Graham -  Orchids of South Central Africa
Not many people know that the late Graham Williamson, the well know expert on South African Succulents, started his book writing career with this book! A very brief introduction is followed by detailed descriptions of the plants, with botanical sketches of the plant and flower detail. A very youthful photo of him is on the back flyleaf! 1977 11 x 8 ½ 237 pages plus 48 pages of colour photos.
 
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Withner -  The Cattleyas and their Relatives vol 6 - The South American Encyclia species
Whilst a somewhat technical book, there is plenty of readable information about these plants. 194 pages plus 28 pages of 72 colour photos. 2000 10 ½ x 7 ½
 
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Withner -  The Cattleyas and their Relatives - Volume 2 The Laelias
A very readable account of these attractive plants. 154 pages with numerous colour illustrations. 1990 10 ½ x 7 ½
 
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Wood, Howard -  The Dendrobiums
Will there ever be a more comprehensive book on the Dendrobiums? This substantial book is the culmination of 50 years of Orchid growing, and 20 years to produce this book. It covers all you would wish to know, from their evolution, botany, habitats and cultivation through to their classification. 659 colour illustrations complete the feast. 2006 11 ¾ x 8 ½ 996 pages
 
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Wood, J J -  Orchids of Borneo volume 4
Covers a number of species to be found in the area, with detailed descriptions and botanical sketches and 25 plates of colour photos. Also includes errata and nomenclatural changes from the previous volumes and a revised classification scheme and new keys. 2003 10 ¼ x 7 ¼ 314 pages
 
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