Simon & Schuster's Guide to Orchids

by Alberto Fanfani and Walter Rossi

Book Overview

Brimming with intriguing and practical details and illustrated with 250 beautiful color photos, "Simon & Schuster's Guide to Orchids" provides everything the enthusiast needs to know about this most... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671677985
• ISBN13: 9780671677985
• Release Date: June 1989
• Publisher: Touchstone Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.6" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Generally Quite Useful

Its a useful little handbook for a quick reference on a wide range of orchids. I did note that for the dendrobium section, it omitted the 2 most popular dendrobiums, that of the 'dendrobium phalaenopsis' and the 'dendrobium biggibum', which are probably the parents of most of the dendrobium hybrids in the cut-flower business. Otherwise, really very good. Some of the terms used are a bit ambiguous, e.g. I'm not sure if Indo-Chinese peninsular refers to all of mainland Southeast Asia or to Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia. Another note, I wonder if Marsh Orchids should also have been included?

Good, Basic Information

This is a handy little book if you need a quick source of basic cultural information about a particular orchid. The book contains 250 color photos over 160 types of orchid species and hybrids. This makes it a valuable aid in identifying those mystery orchids that we all seem to come across.