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BOOKS
North American Native Terrestrial Orchids Propagation and Production by Allen
Orchids by Allikas & Nash
The American Orchid Society Celebrates Its Diamond Jubilee – A
Review of the First 75 Years (1921 – 1996) by AOS
Studies in the Family of Orchidaceae, Volumes 1 – 7 by Ames
Orchids of Guatemala, Volumes 1 – 2 by Ames & Correll
Genus Epidendrum in the U.S. and Middle America by Ames & Hubbard
Orchids by Appell & Kane
Slipper Orchids of Vietnam by Averyanov
Orchid Species Culture – Dendrobium by Baker & Baker
Orchid Species Culture – Pescatorea, Phaius, Phalaenopsis, Pholidota,
Phragmipedium, Pleione by Baker & Baker
Growing Orchids by Banks
The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species, 3 rd Edition by Bechtel & Cribb
The Tropical Asiatic Slipper Orchids (Genus Paphiopedilum) by Bennett
The Paphiopedilum Grower’s Manual (2 copies) by Birk
Beautiful Orchids by Black
Orchid Growing, 2nd Edition by Black & Rittershausen
Greenhouse Gardening for Fun by Blake
Your First Orchids and How to Grow Them by Blowers & Moon
Growing Cymbidium Orchids and Other Flowers
(The Story of El Rancho Rinconada) by Boyle
Botanica’s Orchids by Botanica Series
The Genus Paphiopedilum (Natural History and Cultivation)
Volumes 1 – 2 by Braem & Baker
Botany for Gardeners, An Introduction and Guide by Capon
Miltoniopsis Culture by Carlson
The Slipper Orchids by Cash
Pictorial Encyclopedia of Oncidium by Chase, Ed.
Phalaenopsis, A Monograph by Christenson
Orchids of the Philippines by Cootes
Native Orchids of North America by Correll
Orchids of Guatemala and British Honduras (supplement) by Correll
Orchids Are Easy to Grow (2 copies) by Cosper & Logan
The Antelope and “Latourea” Dendrobiums (a revision) by Cribb
The Genus Cypripedium by Cribb
The Genus Paphiopedilum, 2nd Edition by Cribb
Slipper Orchids of Borneo by Cribb
Hardy Orchids (For the Garden and Frost-free Greenhouse) by Cribb & Bailes
The Genus Pleione, 2 nd Edition by Cribb & Butterfield
Orchids (Their Description and Cultivation) by Curtis
Flora of India – Genus Coelogyne (2 copies) by Das & Jain
Native Ecuadorian Orchids by Dodson & Escobar
Vol. I: AA – Dracula
Vol. II: Dresslerella – Lapanthes
Vol. III: Lepanthopsis - Oliveriana
Vol. IV: Oncidium – Restrepiopsis
The Biology of the Orchids by Dodson & Gillespie
The Orchids – Natural History and Classification by Dressler
The Genus Encyclia in Mexico by Dressler & Pollard
Introduction to the World of Orchids by Dunsterville
Orchid Hunting in the Lost World (and Elsewhere in Venezuela) by Dunsterville
Venezuelan Orchids, Illustrated, Volumes 1 – 4 by Dunsterville & Garay
Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Orchids by Fanfani
The Impressionist Garden by Fell
Renoir’s Garden by Fell
Orchids for Home and Garden (2 copies) by Fennell
Garden Photography ( Brooklyn Botanic Garden) (2 copies) by Fitch, et al
Orchid Photography by Fitch
Growing Orchids under Lights (AOS 2002 rev. Ed.) (2 copies) by Fitch
Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas and Their Color Varieties by Fowlie
The Genus Lycaste by Fowlie
Orchidaceae in Flora of the Presidency of Madras by Gamble
Orchids Are Easy – Beginner’s Guide to Their Care and Cultivation by Gilland
Greenhouses (Sunset Book) by Gilseman
Culture of the Phalaenopsis Orchid, 2nd Ed by Gordon
Phalaenopsis Culture: a Worldwide Survey by Gordon
Orchid Seedling Care (with Special Emphasis on Water Quality) by Gordon
Handbook on Orchid Nomenclature & Registration, 4 th Ed by Greatwood, et al
The Astonishing Stanhopeas by Greer
Vandas & Ascocendas (and Their Combinations with Other Genera) by Grove
Cymbidiums by Guest, et al
More Cymbidiums by Guest, et al
I’ve Got Spikes (Guide to Flowering & Enjoying Cymbidium Orchids) by Guest, et al
Wild Orchids of the Middle Atlantic States by Gupton & Swope
How to Grow Aeroids, Bromeliads, Orchids, etc. by Gutierrez
American Cattleyas: Species and Clones that Define American Hybridizing by Hackney
American Cattleyas: Species and Outstanding Clones by Hackney
When Does It Flower? (Blooming Months of 3,500 Species) by Hamilton
Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids by Hawkes
The Slipper Orchids by Hennessy & Hedge
An Annotated Checklist of the Genus Dracula by Hermans
A Culture Manual for Aerangis (3 copies) by Hillerman
A Culture Manual for Angraecoid Orchid Growers, 2 nd Ed. (2 copies) by Hillerman
Introduction to the Cultivated Angraecoids of Madagascar by Hillerman & Holst
Flora Brasilica: Fascicles 1 (1940), 5 (1942), 8 (1945), 10 (1953)
in Portuguese) by Hoehne
World of Catasetums by Holst
Flora of Malaya (Volume 1 – Orchids) by Holttum
Native Orchids of Taiwan by Horng-Jye Su
Quality Cattleyas in Color ( South Taiwan Orchids) by Hsiung Hsu
The Orchid by Hunt
The Country Life Book of Orchids by Hunt & Grierson
What Pest Is That? (Garden Pests: How to Identify & Control Them) by Hutchison
Quality Stream Cattleyas
(Color photos captioned in Japanese & English) Japan Orchid Growers
Orchids Simplified – An Indoor Gardening Guide by Jaworski
Handbook on Orchids (Brooklyn Botanic Gardens) (2 copies) by Jesup & Withner
Intriguing Masdevallias by Kelleher
Paphiopedilums (Special Reprint from Vol. 64 (4) of Orchid Digest by Koopowitz, et al
Growing Orchids at Your Window by Kramer
Miniature Orchids to Grow and Show by Kramer & Crafton
Your Homemade Greenhouse (and How to Build It) by Kramer
The World Wildlife Fund Book of Orchids by Kramer
Orchid Basics by la Croix
A Book for Orchid Lovers by Lambert, et al
Dendrobium and Its Relatives by Lavarack, et al
A Dictionary of Botany by Little & Jones
Folia Orchidacea – an Enumeration of the Known Species of Orchids
(Volume 1) by Lindley
Easy Orchids by Luebberman
The Native Orchids of Florida (2 copies) by Luer
The Native Orchids of the U.S. and Canada by Luer
Cool Flowering Orchids Throughout the Year by MacDonald
More Flowering Orchids Throughout the Year by MacDonald
100 Orchids for the American Gardener by McDonald
Orchids of Brazil by McQueen
Cattleya Labiates Autumnalis by Menezes
Orchids of Papua New Guinea by Millar
The Odontoglossum Compendium (16 th World Orchid Congress) by Miller, Ed.
Laelinae Intergenerics by Moir & Moir
Variegata Oncidiums by Moir & Moir
Vandas by Motes
Australian orchids by Mullins & Martin
Miniature Orchids of Japan and China by Nagano
Growing Phalaenopsis at Home by Neal
As Lycopodiaceas (club mosses) do Brazil (in Portuguese) by Nessel
Orchids of Australia by Nicholls
You Can Grow Orchids, 5th Ed by Noble
You Can Grow Cattleya Orchids by Noble
You Can Grow Phalaenopsis Orchids, Revised Ed. II by Noble
Home Orchid Growing, 4 th Ed by Northen
Orchids as House Plants, 2 nd Revised Ed byNorthen
Miniature Orchids and How to Grow Them by Northen
Orchideen (in the Dutch language) by Odijk
Ortho’s All About Greenhouses by Ortho Series
Ortho’s All About Orchids by Ortho Series
Orchids and Ecology in Columbia – to the Rescue of Paradise by Ospina
Handbook on Judging & Exhibition (AOS), 10 th Ed by Parker, et al
Orchids of Costa Rica by Perez
Orchids of East Africa by Piers
Oakes Ames – Jottings of a Harvard Botanist by Plimpton, Ed.
Indian Orchids: Guide to Identification & Culture, Volumes I & II by Pradhan
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids by Pridgeon
Genera Orchidacearum, Vol. 1: General Introduction, Apostasioideae, Cypripedioideae by Pridgeon, et al
Genera Orchidacearum, Vol. 2: Orchidoideae (Part I) by Pridgeon, et al
Orchids of India by Rao
The Enchantment of Paphiopedilums by Ratcliffe
Growing Orchids – Cymbidiums & Slippers by Rentoul
Growing Orchids – Book II, Cattleyas & Other Epiphytes by Rentoul
Orchid Corsages and Leis (2 copies) by Reusch
Corsage Craft by Reusch & Noble
A Masdevallia Cultural Guide (2 copies) by Rhodehamel
The Orchid World (2 copies) by Richter
Orchids as Indoor Plants by Rittershausen
Orchids, the Complete Grower’s Guide by Rittershausen
The Practical Encyclopedia of Orchids by Rittershausen
Orchidaceae in Flora of Tropical Africa by Rolfe
Sander’s Orchid Guide to Species, Varieties and Natural Hybrids
(1927 Revised Ed.) (2 copies) by Sanders
Sander’s Complete List of Orchid Hybrids (1946) (2 copies) by Sanders
Sander’s One-Table List of Orchid Hybrids (1946-1960) (2 copies) by Sanders
Volume 1 – Cool to Intermediate Culture
Volume 2 – Intermediate to Warm Culture
Sander’s List of Orchid Hybrids, Addendum 1961-1970 (2 copies) by RHS
Sander’s List of Orchid Hybrids, Addendum 1971-1975 (2 copies) by RHS
Sander’s List of Orchid Hybrids, Addendum 1976-1980 by RHS
Sander’s List of Orchid Hybrids, Addendum 1981-1985 by RHS
Sander’s List of Orchid Hybrids, Addendum 1986-1990 by RHS
Sander’s List of Orchid Hybrids, Addendum 1991-1995 by RHS
Sander’s List of Orchid Hybrids, Addendum 1996-1998 by RHS
An Introduction to Orchids – A guide to the Growing & Breeding of Orchids by Sauleda
Orchid Growing Basics by Schoser
The Orchids of Thailand by Seidenfaden, et al
Orchids and How to Grow Them (2 copies) by Sessler
The Ultimate Orchid by Sheehan
Orchids – A Golden Guide, Revised Ed by Shuttleworth
Time-Life Encyclopedia of Gardening – Orchids (2 copies) by Skelsey
Bulbophyllums & Their Allies – A Grower’s Guide by Siegerist
The Private Lives of Orchids by Simon
Orchids, Revised Ed by Stewart
Manual of Orchids by Stewart & Griffiths
Orchids of Africa by Stewart & Hennessy
Wild Orchids of Southern Africa by Stewart, et al
Orchids of Kenya by Stewart
Orchids – How to Grow in Greenhouse or Garden by Sunset Books
The Genus Phalaenopsis by Sweet
First Symposium on Scientific Aspects of Orchids (1974) by Szmant & Wemple
Paphiopedilums in Taiwan
(Chinese text; color photos with English titles) by Taiwan Paph. Society
Orchids from Seed by Thompson
Growing Classic Orchids by Tibbs & Bilton
Orchids, Their Pollination & Evolution by Van der Piji & Dodson
Manual of Orchidaceous Plants (2 sets) by Veitch
Vol. 1 Epidendreae
Vol. 2 Vandeae – Cypripedieae
A Survey of the Slipper Orchids by Waters & Waters
Growing Orchids (AOS) – 2002 Revised Ed. by Watson
Orchid Pests and Diseases (AOS) – 2002 Revised Ed. (2 copies) by Watson
Taylor’s Guide to Orchids by White
The Orchid Grower’s Manual by Williams
Orchids for Everyone (2 copies) by Williams
Field Guide to Orchids in North America by Williams & Williams
The Orchids – A Scientific Survey by Withner
The Cattleyas and Their Relatives – A Book in Six Parts by Withner
Vol. I: The Cattleyas
Vol. II: The Laelias
Vol. III: Schomburgkia, Sophrinitis, and Other South American Genera
Vol. IV: The Bahamian and Caribbean Species
Vol. V: Brassavola, Encyclia, and Other Genera of Mexico and Central America
Vol. VI: South American Encyclia Species
Orchid Growing for Wimps by Zachos
MISC.
Miniature Cattleyas
(in Japanese and English languages; color photos with English titles)
Orchids (in Japanese; color photos with English titles)
Proceedings of the 3rd World Orchid Conference in London – 1960
Proceedings of the 4 th World Orchid Conference in Singapore – 1963
Proceedings of the 5 th World Orchid Conference in California – 1966
Proceedings of the 6 th World Orchid Conference in Australia – 1969
Proceedings of the 7 th World Orchid Conference in Columbia – 1972
Proceedings of the 8 th World Orchid Conference in Germany – 1975
Proceedings of the 11 th World Orchid Conference in Florida – 1984
VIDEOS
American Orchid Society – Growing Into the Millennium by AOS
Anyone Can Grow Orchids – Even You by Conklin
Growing Orchids Under Lights by AOS
Growing Orchids Under Lights with Bob Webster by AOS
Orchid Pests and Diseases with Bob Webster by AOS
Orchids Are for Everyone by Chadwick
The Many Worlds of Orchids (2 copies) by AOS
Potting and Mounting Orchids – Cool Temperatures by AOS
Potting and Mounting Orchids – Warm and Intermediate by AOS
PERIODICALS
Orchids – AOS monthly magazine (formerly called AOS Bulletin)
1949-1973; 1975-1979; bound yearly
1980 through the present; semi-bound yearly
Cumulative Index: Volumes 1-63 (1932-1994)
Part I: General Index (titles, subjects, and plant names)
PART II: Authors and Illustrations Indices
Orchid Digest (quarterly publication) – 1999 to present
Awards Quarterly – 1970 through the present (some issues missing)
Cumulative Index to the Awards Quarterly: Volumes 1-25 (1970-1994
