Discovering New World Orchids by Steve Manning, Rudolf Jenny PDF
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374 BOOK REVIEW New Steve Manning. Foreword by Rudolf Jenny. 2010. Discovering World Orchids. (ISBN: 978-0-9565594-0- CW5 1, hbk). Steve Manning, 4 The Cedars, Nantwich, Cheshire, 5GZ, U.K. (Orders: Steve Manning,! CW5 The Cedars, Nantwich, 5GZ, Cheshire, U.K.; [email protected]). £45 (approx. US $68.25), 8 669 color throughout, x 11 pp., 1/4" we Rarely do find such an exceptionally large, carefully researched and documented, beautifully illustrated botanical volume. Where else do you find a chapter titled “POLITICS, INTRIGUE, and JEALOUSY—The story of Masdevallia uniflora”? Even the preliminary pages are fascinating: • “Do you have any who idea Baron V have you ever heard of Mr. Falkenberg?” ir (Fore- ward, Rudolf Jenny) • from South America we “It is that obtain we the best orchids have, might be related of the adventures experienced by collectors of Orchids.” (Introduction, F.W. Moore, Orchid Review, June 1903:163) By means, all read the Introduction first. In part: “The amateur enthusiasts who were willing spend to on orchids and fortunes other tropical plants were Envy— often subject to that green-eyed monster as were the were sionals incompetent, not amateurs were aln^LI^rere all self-centered and w^s much co-operation between amateurs and professionals, between traders and customers.” Each chapter is well written and contains excellent information. There are beautiful illustrations of plants, photos, early illustrations of settlements and mines and flowers, and often maps, comments, bits of his- tory, etc. This an is excepiinnal volume, with exquisite illustrations, and documented information. Ills carefully also a lascinating, “canT put down" read Some it readers might he a daunted hy a 669-pa|e vofomt. bit large, but absotately tt IS beautifully presented, carefully researched, and an astonishing historically informational, New florrcultural history of the World orchids.-HelenJeude, Rorart Volunteer und Botanical Assistant Editor, Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, U.SA.
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