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A History of the Orchid [Hardcover]

Merle A. Reinikka (Author)
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Publication Date: 6 Sep 1995 | ISBN-10: 0881923257 | ISBN-13: 978-0881923254 | Edition: New edition
An engaging account of humanity's growing fascination with orchids from ancient times onward, together with a biographical gallery of 50 great scientists, naturalists, and explorers who contributed to our knowledge of orchids. The nomenclature and bibliography have been updated for this edition.

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  • Hardcover: 340 pages
  • Publisher: Timber Press; New edition edition (6 Sep 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0881923257
  • ISBN-13: 978-0881923254
  • Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.4 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars A glimpse into the history of orchid growing 23 Jan 2002
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Format:Hardcover
Great book. The first couple of chapters give a good introduction, but the history of the persons is where you get value for your monye.

The author has clearly been hard at work finding bits of facts about the persons involved in first introducing orchid growing to Europe, and later the US. All persons have been described with great respect for their lives (personal as well as professional) and leaves you with a clear image og what that person must have been like.

It can get a bit confusion tryng to imagine the relationships between all the persons. A kind of geanology tree of persons described would perhaps given a better overview.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best of its kind !!! 22 Jun 2001
By John Driller - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
This is by far the best book on orchid history ever written. A wealth of information on each historical orchid people that deserve to be there and with their corresponding photo!! It's all here!

All the other chapters are simply a delight to read. A must have for any orchid people with a sense for the past.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book 25 April 2013
By Kenneth Dale Harrison - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Dr. Reinikka did a great job in writing this book and all the information is useful. I a great reference in writing papers his book contains allot of citations that are hard to find and to reference them.
5.0 out of 5 stars BEAUTIFUL 14 April 2013
By Gustavo Adrian Sesti - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
THE BOOK IS VERY GOOD. Guided WELL AND RICH IN INFORMATION. VERY GOOD OF ILLUSTRATION AND CURIOUS IN HISTORY. I RECOMMENDED IT.
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