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Darnell, A. W.

Orchids of the Outdoor Garden; A Descriptive list of the World's Orchids for the Use of Amateur Gardeners

1976

40.42 €

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(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1976
Place of printing
New York. Dover Publications
Author
Darnell, A. W.
Keyword
Gardening - Orchids Orchids Orchids
Languages
English

Description

8vo [21 x 14 cm]; xxiv, 467 pp, glossary, 22 plates including frontis from the author's paintings, index. original pictorial heavy paper wraps, title lettering on spine and cover, light crease on cover else excellent copy, interior clean and fine, cover quite good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. This is an unabridged and complete edition of the first edition of 1930 but in smaller format but with an additional preface to this edition by Gordon Dillon of Harvard University and the American Orchid Society. There are 977 species in 117 genera described, a complete listing of the orchids that can be grown outdoors in the British Isles and anywhere with a similar climate including much of the United States, each with one or more species described including the plant's origin, date of bloom, growing conditions, etc. Blunt and Stearn 301.
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