The International Book of Orchids
L. Francis Hunt
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PREFACE
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For twelve years he was involved in the study and cultivation of orchids at Britain's foremost botanical gardens, Kew, the author brings to his subject exceptional expert knowledge.
This book provides the orchid grower with information on establishing suitable environments and cultivation techniques, purchasing orchids or obtaining them from the wild, and benefitting from orchid publications and organizations.
The aim of the book is to introduce plant lovers to both the botany and horticulture of orchids, in the belief that a true understanding of these plants depends on recognizing the relationship between these two aspects.
This book provides the orchid grower with information on establishing suitable environments and cultivation techniques, purchasing orchids or obtaining them from the wild, and benefitting from orchid publications and organizations.
The aim of the book is to introduce plant lovers to both the botany and horticulture of orchids, in the belief that a true understanding of these plants depends on recognizing the relationship between these two aspects.