The Slipper Orchids. Selenipedium. Phragmipedium. Criosanthes. Cypripedium. Paphiopedilum. 1989. 104 water- colour paintings. Numerous line-drawings. VII, 263 p. Large 4to. Cloth.

Life-sized illustrations in colour of members of all five genera of the subfamily Cypripedioideae are presented in one volume, accompanied by a comprehensive text, which details the species' distinguished features, their distribution in the wild, their natural habitats and the history of their introduction into cultivation. An important additional feature is the information on hybrids and the ways hybridization has been effected, on chromosome counts and on the culture of plants, as well as the criteria used in judging slipper orchids. An introductory section provides an authoritative synthesis of information on this fascinating group. Also included are a glossary of botanical terms.

Second hand copy. Out of print.