Errol wrote :
Does anyone have any good sources for orchid books, both in-print and
out-of-print?
Errol I have found the place in Quebec province in Canada a good source of
new books. Their name is something like Libraire P Their website is I
think
www.orchidsbooks.com
Why there is an s
Does anyone have any good sources for orchid books, both in-print and
out-of-print?
It seems that the new AOS web site doesn't sell orchid books anymore. It
was handy to be able to order books through them, especially with the 10%
discount.
It was particularly good if you didn't have a title
Errol Porter wrote :
any good sources for orchid books, both in-print and out-of-print?
see http://www.orchidsbooks.com/
***
Regards,
Viateur
___
the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD)
orchids@orchidguide.com
The Malibu Orchid Society is continuing to purge its library of duplicate and
no-longer-needed items, including several classics that are long out of print.
You are invited to view the list at
http://www.malibuorchid.org/Library/booksale2007.htm
Thanks,
Giles
For those who asked (there have been a few), I would like to
note that we decided to go through one last printing of the first
edition of Asymbiotic Technique of Orchid Seed Germination. With
luck, a second revised edition will be available by the time our
current print run is sold
Hello all, Here are two more (and 2 previously posted) classic orchid
books available for download(assuming you have a broadband
connection):
Desbois, F. Cypripedium, Selenipedium Uropedium, Monographie.
France: F. Meyer, 1898. [in French]
(31.3 Mb)
I'll be the first to admit that I rarely read the orchid books in my
library. I buy them, flip to the index to look up any plants I've been
having trouble with, check for any cultural advice then put it on the shelf.
Probably never to be looked at again.
But recently I went back to a few
In a message dated 4/28/06 6:02:04 AM, Lee Bredeson writes:
Perhaps you can recommend a better guide for growing orchids?
I am no authority, but I haven't found anything to replace Rebecca Northen's Home Orchid Growing. I stopped reading the Ortho book when I got to the horrifying photo which
Hi Mike,
Yes, I was interested in something more than just a How To Grow guide. Rik
provided a useful link to his web page of book reviews http://www.riks.be,
and Isobel la Croix's book on African Orchids may fit what I am looking for.
It covers basic weather/terrain as well a species. As
In a message dated 9/18/05 6:03:30 AM, K. Barrett writes:
I always recommend Ortho's 'All About Growing Orchids'.
Isn't that the one where the newest edition is endorsed by the AOS? It advocates humidity trays (a myth in the North), and shows a beautiful color picture of a gravel tray (wonderful
In addition to Tom Hilson's advice to get Rebecca Northen's book I always
recommend Ortho's 'All About Growing Orchids'. Its cheap, can be found
anywhere - I've even seen it at Home Depot, and its jam packed with orchid
info and has many pictures. All that for about $12. How can you beat it?
Does anyone know where I can find a copy of An
Introduction to the Cultivated Angraecoid Orchids of
Madagascar by Hillerman and Holst? The book's been
out of print for a while now, and I can't seem to find
a copy anywhere. I'm willing to pay for one or trade
for another out-of-print book that I
12 matches
Mail list logo
