| Beauty
Worlds recommends the following books at www.Amazon.com |
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| Taylor's
Guide to Orchids 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 home orchid growers. 302 color photos. 12 illustrations |
| The
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids 1,100 stunning
orchids, illustrated and described This large and beautiful
volume is aimed at a broad audience, from the flower lover with
a casual interest in orchids to the committed enthusiast and
professional. It encompasses a wide spectrum of orchid genera
and over 1,100 species and hybrids commonly in cultivation.
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| Orchids
Simplified : An Indoor Gardening Guide
Orchids can in fact be grown easily by anyone who has basic
indoor gardening skills and a convenient, sunny windowsill.
This clearly written and illustrated guide provides all the
know-how and inspiration needed to begin cultivating brilliant
blooms year round. Color photos throughout |
| The
Orchid Thief Orchidelirium is the name the Victorians
gave to the flower madness that is for botanical collectors
the equivalent of gold fever. Wealthy orchid fanatics of that
era sent explorers (heavily armed, more to protect themselves
against other orchid seekers than against hostile natives or
wild animals) to unmapped territories in search of new varieties
of Cattleya and Paphiopedilum. |
| Orchid
Fever : A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust and Lunacy
Amazon.com At first blush, the subtitle of intrepid traveler
Eric Hansen's floral account might seem, well, hyperbolic. After
taking this whirlwind tour of the hidden world of rare orchid
collectors, the reader will find the words well chosen. Hansen
invites us into a strange demimonde of intrigue and desire,
at the center of which is the orchid, that shadowy and somewhat
sinister parasitic oddball of the plant kingdom. Orchid raising
and trading is big business. Worldwide, the retail economy in
orchids adds up to some $9 billion; in the United States, wholesalers
ship nearly 8.5 million plants a year, while in Holland a single
nursery produces 18 million. |
