Book list
Here is a list of the books in our personal library with it expanding all the time.
I was wondering if any of you had some that you found to be either invaluable or just a down right good read. Orchids Flowers of Romance and Mystery Abrams ISBN # 0810902702 Native Ecuadorian Orchids Volume II: Dresslerella – Lepanthes Calaway H. Dodson ISBN# 9978419233 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids Pridgeon/Morrison ISBN# 0881922676 Orchids Travel by Air a pictorial Safari D. Mulder ISBN# 9090036326 Orchids of Papua New Guinea Andree Millar ISBN# 0881924385 The Slipper Orchids Catherine Cash ISBN# 0881921831 The Manual of Orchid Species Bechtel/Cribb/Launert ISBN# 0262023393 A Passion for Orchids Jack Kramer ISBN# 3791326996 The Orchid Mark Griffiths ISBN#0810904381 The Complete Practical Guide to Orchids and their Cultivation: Growing Orchids Brian and Wilma Rittershausen ISBN# 0681603720 Home Orchid Growing Fourth Edition Rebecca Tyson Northern ISBN# 067176327X Growing Classic Orchids Mike Tibbs / Ray Bilton ISBN# 0806962852 Ortho’s All About Orchids ISBN# 0897214242 Orchids: Care and Cultivation Gerald Leroy-Terquem & Jean Parisot ISBN# 0304343293 Sunset Orchids Lane publishing ISBN# 0376035552 Dendrobium and its Relatives Lavarack/Harris/Stocker ISBN# 0881924903 Slipper Orchids of Vietnam Averyanov/Cribb/Ke Loc/Tien Hiep ISBN# 0881925926 The Cattleyas and their Relatives Volume I. The Cattleyas Carl L. Withner ISBN# 0881920991 The Cattleyas and their Relatives Volume II. The Laelias Carl L. Withner ISBN# 0881921610 The Cattleyas and their Relatives Volume III. Sckomburgkia, Sophronitis and other South American Genera Carl L. Withner ISBN# 0881922692 The Cattleyas and their Relatives Volume IV. The Bahamian and Carribean Species Carl L. Withner ISBN# 0881923443 The Cattleyas and their Relatives Volume V. Brassavola, Encyclia and other Genera of Mexico and Central America Carl L. Withner ISBN# 0881924563 The Cattleyas and their Relatives Volume VI. The South American Encyclia Species Carl L. Withner ISBN# 0881924369 The Cattleyas and their Relatives: The Debatable Epidendrums Carl L. Withner and Patricia A. Harding ISBN# 0881926213 Botanica’s: Orchids ISBN# 1571457216 Growing Orchids Under Lights Charles Marden Fitch AOS Guide Orchids: A Practical Handbook B&W Rittershausen ISBN# 1843092093 Die Orchideen Richard Dressler ISBN# 3860474138 Lycaste Orchids: Cultivation and Hybridisation A.F.W. Alcorn ISBN# 0646143212 100 Orchids for the American Garderner Elvin McDonald ISBN# 0761110712 The Orchid Thief Susan Orlean ISBN# 044900371X Orchid Fever Eric Hansen ISBN# 0679451412 The Orchid in Lore and Legend Luigi Berliocchi ISBN# 0881924911 A History of the Orchid Merle A. Reinikka ISBN# 0881923257 Orchid Pests and Diseases 1995 revised AOS edition Sarcochilus Orchids of Austrlia Walter T. Upton ISBN# 0646097342 Commercial Propagation of Orchids in Tissue Culture: Seed-Flasking Methods, an Illustrated Manual Kay S. Greisen ISBN# 0972227008 Fragrant Orchids Steven A. Frownie ISBN# 0881927392 African Orchids in the Wild and in Cultivation Isobyl & Eric La Croix ISBN# 0881924059 Masdevallias, Gems of the Orchid World Mary E. Gerritsen & Ron Parsons ISBN# 0881927376 I added the ISBN numbers for easier access to them on the net, just copy and paste the number into your favorite search engine and "Ta Da!" :biggrin: Please feel free to add to the list as I am of the personal opinion that there is no such thing as "too much" knowledge on any subject, that and I might learn something new.;) |
Hi,
I have Bulbophyllums and Their Allies: A Grower's Guide [Illustrated], Masdevallias: Gems of the Orchid World [Illustrated] in shipment, I have Phalaenopsis: A Monograph [Illustrated] by Christenson, Eric A. waiting to be shipped, and currently own Flora's Orchids [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover), which I think is very cool. Has many examples of orchids for begginners to get an idea of whats out there. I go back to it all the time. |
I'm doing this from memory since I'm not at home in front of my library.
Phalaenopsis -A monograph- Eric Christienson the modern day taxonomic authority on phals. Angraecoid Orchids- Joyce Stewart an excellent modern review of this group. Sander's Orchid Guide- from 1927. A very interesting guide to growing and older taxonomy. I'm forgetting more than a few..... Cribbs monographs on paphs and cymbidiums... |
Phantasm, how did you find the Phalaenopsis monograph? Is it good? Did you like it? I hope I get mine. Its hard to find the book.
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I'll second Angreaecoid Orchids by Joyce Stewart!
ISBN: 0-88192-788-0 and Masdevallias, Gems of the Orchid World by Gerritsen & Parsons ISBN: 0-88192-737-6 Also Orchids of Kenya by Joyce Stewart ISBN: 1-873040-28-8 Miniature Orchids by Steven Frowine ISBN: 0881928364 The Cattleyas and Their Relatives: The Debatable Epidendrums by by Carl L. Withner & Patricia A. Harding ISBN: 0881926213 Orchids: The Complete Grower's Guide by the Rittershausen's ISBN: 1870673344 |
Just ordered the Joyce Stewart book as Angraecoids are my thing. Thanks for the reference.
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Here's a few ratings and brief reviews of most of my orchid books. The ratings and notes are based on my personal interest in compiling a list of epiphytic species orchids to grow outdoors year around in nearly frost free climates. Many of the books that didn't rate very high for my purposes would probably be useful for other orchid enthusiasts. If you know of any other books with detailed distribution, elevation range and/or minimum temperature requirements of orchids please let me know!
Botanica's Orchids: Over 1200 Species Author: Botanica Editors ISBN: 1571457216 Pages: 608 Date: 2002 Price: $24.95 Species: 1200 Rating: Very good Notes: Lists zone information for each species as well as temperature requirements… cool, intermediate, warm. Notes minimum cool down to 45F (7C). No easy reference chart. Flora's Orchids Author: Isobyl LaCroix ISBN: 088192721X Pages: 368 Date: 2005 Price: $41.97 Species: 1500 Rating: Excellent Notes: Displays whether each species is an epiphyte, lithophyte or terrestrial and lists temperature requirements… cool, intermediate warm. Interestingly it notes the minimum for the cool temperature down to 39F (4C) which is the coldest minimum temperature I've seen listed for the cool range. Based on orchids that I’ve grown I think it’s a more accurate minimum temperature. Very nice reference chart. Growing Orchids in Your Garden Author: Robert G. M. Friend ISBN: 0881926590 Pages: 220 Date: 2004 Price: $21.86 Species: 500 Rating: Good Notes: Organized by epiphytes, lithophytes and terrestrials. Includes easy reference chart and basic regional info… Temperate (> 37 degrees latitude) Cooler (between 30 degrees and 37 degrees latitude), Subtropical (Tropic of Capricorn/Cancer to 30 degrees latitude) and Tropical (between Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer). Native Orchids of Australia Author: David L. Jones ISBN: 999517572X Pages: 480 Date: 1988 Price: $75 Species: 1300 Rating: Excellent Notes: Organized by terrestrials and epiphytes. Includes elevation range and distribution by state. Also includes some temperature tolerance information for the Genus… whether it should grow in a greenhouse, bushhouse (shade house) or outdoors in frost free locations. Native Orchids of China in Colour Author: Singchi Chen ISBN: 7030069633 Pages: 416 Date: 2007 Price: $85 Species: 403 Rating: Excellent Notes: Lists whether the species is an epiphyte, lithophyte or terrestrial and includes elevation range and distribution by province. Map of China included in front and back of the book. Orchid Species Culture: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance Author: Charles O. Baker ISBN: 0881927759 Pages: 992 Date: 2006 Price: $55.97 Species: 1300 Rating: Very excellent Notes: Precise distribution and climate information. Their Dendrobium book is impossible to find for less than $500 and I have no idea why Timber Press doesn't reprint it. Also, not sure why they haven't published an Orchid Species Culture: Cattleya Alliance book as Mr. Baker already has most of the data. If you'd love to have more of Mr. Baker's books give Timber Press a call and let them know that you are interested in buying more books from Mr. Baker. Orchids for the South Author: Jack Kramer ISBN: 0878338578 Pages: 176 Date: 1994 Price: $29.95 Species: 200 Rating: Poor Notes: Only lists one epiphytic orchid (Rhyncostylis) in its outdoor growing section. Orchids of Mexico Author: Hagsater, Eric ISBN: 968788908X Pages: 304 Date: 2006 Price: $129.95 Species: 1200 Rating: Very good Notes: Beautiful coffee table book but organization is a little difficult. Instead of alphabetically listing the species it lists the species by climate type..ie "Savannahs and Forests of Pinus oocarpa and P. caribaea". Except, it doesn't provide an easy to use list it just names the species in the text. Unfortunately some climate types are distributed throughout the country so it will be difficult to discern latitude and elevation to predict minimum temperatures. Outdoor Growing Orchids for the Greater Los Angeles Area Author: Southern California Horticultural Society of Los Angeles ISBN: 0963811819 Pages: 28 Date: 1997 Price: $6 Species: 250 Rating: Good Notes: Distribution by country, epiphytic or terrestrial, star system for ease of cultivation Southern African Epiphytic Orchids Author: Ball, J.S ISBN: 0868750018 Pages: 247 Date: 1978 Price: $175 Species: 114 Rating: Excellent Notes: Out of my collection the only book with an actual distribution map with latitudinal lines. Also lists orchids by region. Missing some elevation data though. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids Author: Alec Pridgeon ISBN: 0881928011 Pages: 304 Date: 2006 Price: $19.77 Species: 1100 Rating: Poor Notes: Doesn't note whether the species is epiphytic or terrestrial, rarely mentions minimum temperatures or elevation information. No easy reference chart. |
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I just got my copy of Phalaenopsis A Monograph by E.A. Christenson. I am very happy! The drawings are very descriptive. I'm impressed and can't wait to dig in!
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