A History of the Orchid

A History of the Orchid
Author: Merle A. Reinikka
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-11-14
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781604690477

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An engaging account of humanity's growing fascination with orchids from ancient times onward, together with a biographical gallery of 50 great scientists, naturalists, and explorers who contributed to our knowledge of orchids. The nomenclature and bibliography have been updated for this edition. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.


A History of the Orchid
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Merle A. Reinikka
Categories: Gardening
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-11-14 - Publisher: Timber Press

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An engaging account of humanity's growing fascination with orchids from ancient times onward, together with a biographical gallery of 50 great scientists, natur
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Pages: 313
Authors: Jim Endersby
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-07 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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The prize-winning history of the orchid: “an engaging and enlightening account of one of the Earth's most mythologized botanical wonders” (Richard Conniff,
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Language: en
Pages: 322
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Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-07-20 - Publisher: Ballantine Books

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Language: en
Pages: 332
Authors: Robert L. Dressler
Categories: Science
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Looks at the structure, classification, evolution, and ecology of orchids, including the methods they have developed to manipulate pollinating insects
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Language: en
Pages: 657
Authors: Mark W. Chase
Categories: Gardening
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-03-13 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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One of every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Some are stunningly over the top; others almost inconspicuous. The Orchidaceae is the second most wid