Ultimate Orchid
by Thomas J. Sheehan
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The ultimate guide to selecting and growing orchids-over 350 orchid varities. Includes orchids in history, classification, cultivating orchids at home, orchid collectibles and more.Tags
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One of the foremost orchid experts. This splendid book, almost a paragon of what an orchid book should be. The photography, representing the best fro the vast photo collecion of the American Orchid Society, etc. Captioning is accurate 7 clear. Sheehan has spent his career educating horticulturists & it shows in this book. History, morphology, classification, & variability are presented with exceptional clarity.
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Thomas J. Sheehan is professor emeritus of environmental horticulture at the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Science & Nature, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 635.9 — Applied science & technology Agriculture Garden crops (Horticulture) Flowers and ornamental plants
- LCC
- SB409 .S53 — Agriculture Horticulture. Plant propagation. Plant breeding Plant culture Flowers and flower culture. Ornamental plants Culture of individual plants
- BISAC
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- Languages
- English, French, German, Norwegian (Bokmål)
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 7
- UPCs
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