Book ID: 10249
Veitch,Harry James
Manual of Orchidaceous Plants.2 volumes.London 1887-1894.(Reprint 1996).90 plates(black & white).VII,1270 p. gr8vo.Cloth.
This 1981 reprinted edition has been co-published by an Indian and anAmerican publisher. - This work is still today an important item for the orchideologist.Veitch is one of the first,comprehensiveencyclopedic tratments of orchids.Describes all major genera in detail.Includes botanical descriptions of about 1700 species with culturalnotes.