This handsome reference now available in paperback is sure to delight gardeners with a casual interest in orchids as well as the committed enthusiast and professional. Encompassing a wide spectrum of orchid genera over 1100 species and hybrids commonly in cultivation... Lees meer.

Orchids are among the most popular and widely collected of plant families with tropical species and hybrids being cultivated the world over. This volume covers the first 100 species of the Orchidaceae family. It is useful both for scientists and for orchid breeders an... Lees meer.

This sixth and final volume in the Genera Orchidacearum series treats 140 genera in tribes Dendrobieae and Vandeae of the largest subfamily Epidendroideae including some of the showiest orchids often used in hybridizing. For centuries orchids have been among the mo... Lees meer.

Genera Orchidacearum is the first monograph of the world s orchid genera that reflects their long evolutionary history and reveals relationships based on genealogical descent and the most up-to-date DNA data. For centuries orchids have been among the most popular of... Lees meer.

The orchid is one of the most passionately cultivated flowers worldwide and for centuries it has been a symbol for the exotic and mysterious in the human imagination. As the brilliant photographs in this book show the shapes hues and textures of many of these extraor... Lees meer.

Revolutionary Visions examines recent cinematic depictions of Jewish involvement in 1960s and 1970s revolutionary movements in Latin America. In order to explore the topic the book bridges critical theory on religion politics and hegemony from regional Latin American... Lees meer.

The Making of Modern Law. U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs 1832-1978 contains the world s most comprehensive collection of records and briefs brought before the nation s highest court by leading legal practitioners - many who later became judges and associates of... Lees meer.

This book details the lives of two married geniuses Aden and Marjorie Meinel who helped to pioneer modern optics and solar energy in the U.S. Aden B. Meinel and Marjorie P. Meinel stood at the confluence of several overarching technological developments during their l... Lees meer.

Orchids are among the most popular and widely collected of plant families with tropical species and hybrids being cultivated the world over. This volume includes Cypripedioideae the slipper orchids arguably the most attractive and popular orchids of all. It is useful... Lees meer.

This book details the lives of two married geniuses Aden and Marjorie Meinel who helped to pioneer modern optics and solar energy in the U.S. Aden B. Meinel and Marjorie P. Meinel stood at the confluence of several overarching technological developments during their l... Lees meer.