Orchids

by Mark Griffiths

Book Overview

A fabulous work. Highly recommended., Library Journal Orchids were brought to Europe from the tropics and subtropics beginning in the 17th century, and by 1839, English plant nurseries were selling 1,600 different kinds of the flower. Long prized for their exotic beauty and astonishing variety, orchids are the royal family of the plant kingdom. The story of this flower, from the hunt for new varieties in the wild in the 1800s to the development of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810956233
• ISBN13: 9780810956230
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.4" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary