Book ID: 39151
SOON, Teoh Eng
Orchids of Asia. 2nd revised ed. 1989. more than 250 colour photographs. 45 line-drawings. X, 317 p. Lex8vo. Cloth.
Contents: Preface/ Introduction/ The Orchid Plant and Its Flowers/ Life History of the Orchid/ Sympodial Orchids/ Monopodial Orchids/ Orchid Plant Requirements/ Practical Aspects of Growing/ Propagation/ Hybrids/ Standards of Quality/ Control of Flowering/ Diseases of Orchids/ Orchid Farming/ Handling Cut Flowers/ Orchids as Aphrodisiac, Medicine & Food/ Glossary/ Bibliography/ Index.