The Practical Encyclopedia of Orchids

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Summary: A good starting point
Review: This book gives you the basis to start from with orchids. It gives you the direction for the specific orchids which you can then take to the next level using specific orchid books. You can not go wrong purchasing this book as it will be at your finger tips everytime you do something with your orchids.

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Summary: Updated 2002 version
Review: This publication is now called Orchids A Practical Handbook -A beautiful guide to growing orchids.

This is a excellent book and the best I have seen on the market which gives practical information plus a beautiful encyclopedia of photographs of various orchid families.

There are also numerous photos of the stages in cultivation and more inside tips than I have seen in other orchid books ( I have eight other books on orchid culture)