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Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy
ISBN: 9780679771838 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The acclaimed author of Motoring with Mohammed brings us a compelling adventure into the remarkable world of the orchid and the impossibly bizarre array of international characters who dedicte their lives to it.
The orchid is used for everything from medicine for elephants to an aphrodisiac ice cream. A Malaysian species can grow to weigh half a ton while a South American species fires miniature pollen darts at nectar-sucking bees. But the orchid is also the center of an illicit international business: one grower in Santa Barbara tends his plants while toting an Uzi, and a former... The acclaimed author of Motoring with Mohammed brings us a compelling adventure into the remarkable world of the orchid and the impossibly bizarre arr...
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91,73 zł |
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Orchids For Dummies
ISBN: 9780764567599 / Angielski / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Packed with photos, including 8 pages in full color
Color your world with orchids Orchids are beautiful, fragrant, wonderfully varied, and surprisingly affordable. But aren't they hard to grow at home? No says orchid grower extraordinaire Steve Frowine. In this handy guide, he shows you step by step how to select the right orchids, keep them healthy, encourage blooms, and even propagate your own plants. Discover how to: * Select orchids that will thrive in your home * Water, fertilize, repot, and propagate orchids * Decipher... Packed with photos, including 8 pages in full color
Color your world with orchids Orchids are beautiful, fragrant, wonderful... |
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93,84 zł |
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100 Orchids for Florida
ISBN: 9781561643677 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here are 100 beautiful orchids that you can grow in Florida.
These orchids were chosen for their beauty, ease of cultivation, and suitability to Florida's climate. Whether you are an old hand at growing orchids or are a beginner anxious to try it, you will find help here choosing the plants that will work for you, as well as help on how best to make them prosper. First you will learn about the structure of orchids; how they are named; and how to pot, water, feed, ventilate, and protect them from weather and insects. You will find you can grow them inside and outside in Florida, and some... Here are 100 beautiful orchids that you can grow in Florida.
These orchids were chosen for their beauty, ease of cultivation, and suitability to Fl... |
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71,53 zł |
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The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Illustrated Dictionary of Orchid Genera
ISBN: 9780801447372 / Angielski / Twarda / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Published in Association with Selby Botanical Gardens Press"The hundreds of orchid genera and thousands of species can seem unbelievably complex, but they are beautiful, mysterious, and alluring. Therefore we want reliable ways in which to refer to them ways that will be understood by those who hear us or read our written communications about these plants. The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Illustrated Dictionary of Orchid Genera will become a convenient reference for those many people who are fascinated by orchids. By referring to this guide, one can find a secure mooring for any species of...
Published in Association with Selby Botanical Gardens Press"The hundreds of orchid genera and thousands of species can seem unbelievably complex, but ...
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325,30 zł |
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An Atlas of Orchid Pollination : European Orchids
ISBN: 9789054104865 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work follows on from the 1995 publication on European orchids. The atlas is now completed with a second part, containing data on the pollination of orchids of the continents of America, Asia, Africa (including Madagascar) and Australia (including New Zealand).;The first part of the book is adapted from the general account of the previous publication and is extended with chapters on taxonomy and pollinators. The general account deals with such things as the history, evolution, morphology, chemistry and genetics of orchid pollination. The second part gives a systematic account for each...
This work follows on from the 1995 publication on European orchids. The atlas is now completed with a second part, containing data on the pollination ...
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918,20 zł |
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Anyone for Orchids?
ISBN: 9780916838126 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A manual of orchid growing, this book covers all you need to know in order to grow the queen of flowering plants, the orchid.
A manual of orchid growing, this book covers all you need to know in order to grow the queen of flowering plants, the orchid.
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73,41 zł |
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A History of the Orchid
ISBN: 9781604690477 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Describes the intriguing adventures of orchid hunters and the early attempts at orchid identification and classification.
Describes the intriguing adventures of orchid hunters and the early attempts at orchid identification and classification.
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174,72 zł |
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Orchid Species Culture: Pescatorea, Phaius, Phalaenopsis, Pholidota, Phragmipedium, Pleione
ISBN: 9780881922080 / Angielski / Miękka / 992 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A data-intensive guide to the culture of individual orchid species, covering six popularly cultivated orchid genera: Pescatorea, Phaius, Phalaenopsis, Pholidota, Phragmipediu, and Pleione.
A data-intensive guide to the culture of individual orchid species, covering six popularly cultivated orchid genera: Pescatorea, Phaius, Phalaenopsis,...
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87,32 zł |
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Orchid Species Culture: Dendrobium
ISBN: 9780881923667 / Angielski / Miękka / 992 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A data-intensive guide to the culture of species in the orchid genus Dendrobium.
A data-intensive guide to the culture of species in the orchid genus Dendrobium.
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152,84 zł |
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Bulbophyllums and Their Allies
ISBN: 9780881929843 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This groundbreaking, practical guide for orchid lovers focuses on those species likely to be cultivated, including 375 Bulbophyllum species and 170 related species and hybrids. This is a black-and-white edition.
This groundbreaking, practical guide for orchid lovers focuses on those species likely to be cultivated, including 375 Bulbophyllum species and 170 re...
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152,84 zł |
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African Orchids in the Wild and in Cultivation
ISBN: 9781604691214 / Angielski / Miękka / 423 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covers the orchids of sub-Saharan Africa, excluding Madagascar and other Indian Ocean islands, but including the islands off the west coast of the continent. This is a black-and-white edition.
Covers the orchids of sub-Saharan Africa, excluding Madagascar and other Indian Ocean islands, but including the islands off the west coast of the con...
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174,68 zł |
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Phalaenopsis: A Monograph
ISBN: 9781604691719 / Angielski / Miękka / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A definitive monograph on the orchid genus Phalaenopsis, the first thorough treatment sin Herman Sweet's revision in 1969.
A definitive monograph on the orchid genus Phalaenopsis, the first thorough treatment sin Herman Sweet's revision in 1969.
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305,54 zł |
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Rebecca Northen Recollected: Letters to Two Orchid Friends
ISBN: 9781442174993 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rebecca Northen penned her first letter to Robert M. (Bert) Hamilton in 1968 requesting a copy of his book, "Orchid Flower Index." From that small beginning grew a correspondence that continued for 35 years until 2003. Northen passed away in 2004, but Hamilton had carefully kept the almost 300 letters, notes, and cards he and his wife, Anne, had received from their dear friend. Hamilton, 97 years old, asked friends and family to help organize his collection of Northen's letters. "Rebecca Northen Recollected" is the result. Northen's frank and witty observations about the world of the orchid...
Rebecca Northen penned her first letter to Robert M. (Bert) Hamilton in 1968 requesting a copy of his book, "Orchid Flower Index." From that small beg...
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82,33 zł |
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The Orchid in Lore and Legend
ISBN: 9780881926163 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The orchid is the most evocative of flowers, inspiring in some of its admirers a fanaticism akin to madness, as demonstrated in Susan Orlean's popular novel The Orchid Thief. This elegant survey of the orchid treats its place in legend and suggests the impact that these exotic plants had on the temperate European mind. Berliocchi chronicles the adventurers and scientists who introduced these marvels, discusses their place in the arts from literature and magic to cuisine, and concludes with accounts of the most important genera and their cultivation. Splendidly illustrated with period...
The orchid is the most evocative of flowers, inspiring in some of its admirers a fanaticism akin to madness, as demonstrated in Susan Orlean's popular...
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87,32 zł |
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Cool Orchids (Trade): And How to Grow Them: With a Descriptive List of All the Best Species in Cultivation
ISBN: 9781429091183 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Englishman Frederick William Burbidge (1847-1905) was a legendary and intrepid collector of tropical orchids, traveling in Borneo, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Australia, and the Fiji Islands in search of specimens. His experience trying to cultivate these tropical plants in more temperate regions led him to publish "Cool Orchids" in 1874, which focused on successful orchid growing in cooler climates. Burbidge, who worked for Victorian orchid distributor James Veitch and Sons, was named Curator of the Trinity College Botanic Gardens at Dublin, Ireland in 1879. More than 20 black-and-white...
Englishman Frederick William Burbidge (1847-1905) was a legendary and intrepid collector of tropical orchids, traveling in Borneo, Malaysia, Indonesia...
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85,49 zł |
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The Military Orchid
ISBN: 9781908213051 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over three decades and through two world wars, in the deserts of Libya and the woodlands of Italy, in the chalk downs of Kent, Sussex and Hampshire, he searched continually for his most beloved and elusive Orchis militaris, the military orchid. Jocelyn Brooke blends memoir, botany and satire to recall this lifelong quest.
Over three decades and through two world wars, in the deserts of Libya and the woodlands of Italy, in the chalk downs of Kent, Sussex and Hampshire, h...
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51,74 zł |
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Growing Orchids - A Picture Guide: How We Grow Orchids In Our Hawaii Garden
ISBN: 9781478259404 / Angielski / Miękka / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Growing Orchids - A Picture Guide The third in a series of gardening how-to books designed specifically for gardeners in Hawaii but relevant to gardeners everywhere who are interested in learning more about these exotic and spectacularly varied plants and flowers.
Growing Orchids - A Picture Guide The third in a series of gardening how-to books designed specifically for gardeners in Hawaii but relevant to garden...
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68,57 zł |
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Orchid Fever
ISBN: 9780413747501 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A true story of one of the world's strangest plants and humanity's oddest obsessions: the orchid, brought to book by the author, traveller and self-confessed orchid obsessive.
A true story of one of the world's strangest plants and humanity's oddest obsessions: the orchid, brought to book by the author, traveller and self-co...
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46,53 zł |
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Orchidee. Guida pratica alla crescita di orchidee per principianti.
ISBN: 9781492220251 / Włoski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mi chiamo Filippo Fabbri e sono un appassionato della coltivazione di orchidee. Questo libretto e pensato per il principiante che si avvicini per la prima volta alla coltivazione delle orchidee. Vi troverete semplici consigli sui piu comuni tipi di orchidee. Spero lo troverete utile e che vi piacera Informazioni sull'autore Come far fiorire le orchidee Come far fiorire le orchidee cattleya Come far fiorire le orchidee cymbidium Come far fiorire con facilita le orchidee dendrobium Come far fiorire le orchidee oncidium Come far fiorire le orchidee paphiopedilum Come... Mi chiamo Filippo Fabbri e sono un appassionato della coltivazione di orchidee. Questo libretto e pensato per il principiante che si avvicini per l... |
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32,06 zł |
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Orquideas: Historias & Personajes
ISBN: 9781499658194 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Orquideas, Historias y Personajes Desde el inicio, la busqueda de la belleza ha sido una de las prioridades del ser humano, y con respecto a la belleza de las orquideas, no fue secundario para nadie. Desde siempre el ser humano ha cultivado plantas para usarlas como alimento u otras utilizaciones materiales, pero junto a las plantas "utiles" ha cultivado tambien flores que, no teniendo un uso material, satisfacian una necesidad espiritual. Fascinantes y misteriosas, las orquideas son las reinas de las flores. Este libro es como un relato que guia al lector en la exploracion del maravilloso e...
Orquideas, Historias y Personajes Desde el inicio, la busqueda de la belleza ha sido una de las prioridades del ser humano, y con respecto a la bellez...
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45,86 zł |
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