Simon & Schuster's Guide to Orchids

by Alberto Fanfani and Walter Rossi

Book Overview

From the mid-eighteenth century on, cultural life in the northern valley of the St John River blended the traditions of Acadian and French Canadian settlers with those of American immigrants. In the southern valley, Mi'kmaq interacted with American newcomers and Loyalist settlers, while the later influx of Scottish and Irish immigrants introduced more layers of cultural traditions. Using an impressively diverse combination of artifacts, artwork, maps,...

• 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.