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General Information:

Andrews, Elena. 1990. Orchids in the Concrete Jungle.  Brooklyn, NY.

AOS. 1998. Handbook on Orchid Culture. American Orchid Society, West Palm Beach, Florida.

AOS. 1986. Handbook on Orchid Pests and Diseases.  American Orchid Society, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Arthurs, Kathryn L. 1977.  Orchids.  Sunset Books, Menlo Park, CA. (2 copies)

Blowers, J.W. 1962. Orchids.  St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY.

Ebel, Friedrich & Birnbaum, Otfrierd. 1972. The Strange and Beautiful World of Orchids. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, NY .

Fennell, T.A. Jr. 1959. Orchids for Home and Garden. Hold, Rinehart & Winston, New York, NY .

Hollingsworth, Albert P. 1988.  Growing Orchids is Fun.  Sun Bulb Co. , Arcadia, FL.

Lipanovich, Marianne. 1999. Orchids. Sunset Books, Menlo Park, CA.

MacDonald, Ross. 1994. Cool Flowering Orchids Throughout the Year.  Ross MacDonald, Wanganui, New Zealand.

MacDonald, Ross. 1999. More Flowering Orchids. Ross MacDonald,Wanganui, New Zealand.

McDonald, Elvin. 1998. 100 Orchids for the American Gardener. Smith & Hawken,  New York, NY.

Morris, Frank & Eames, Edward A. 1929. Our Wild Orchids. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, NY.

Mukherjee, S.K. 1983. Orchids. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India.

Mulder, D. & Mulder-Roelfsema, T. 1990. Orchids Travel by Air. Het Houten Hert, Wageningen, the Netherlands.

Northen, Rebecca Tyson. 1976. Orchids as House Plants. General Publishing Co., Don Mills, Toronto, Canada.

Rentoul, J.N. 1989. Expanding Your Orchid Collection. Lothian Publishing Co. Melbourne, Australia.

Rittershausen, Brian & Wilma. 1993. Orchids in Colour. Blandford Press Ltd., London, UK.

Rittershausen, Brian & Wilma. 1970. Popular Orchids. David & Charles Publishers Ltd., Devon, UK.

Rittershausen, Wilma, ed. 1989. Exotic Orchids. HP Books, Los Angeles, CA.

Rittershausen, Wilma. 1997. Success with Orchids. Smithmark Publishers, New York,  NY.

Sauleda, Ruben P. et al, editors. An Introduction to Orchids.  South Florida Orchid Society.

Sheehan, Thomas J. 2001. Ultimate Orchid. DK Publishing , New York, NY.

Shuttleworth, Floyd S., et al. 1970. Orchids. Golden Press,New York, NY. (3 copies)

Stewart, Joyce. 1991. Orchids. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Webber, Georgiana. 1978. Anyone for Orchids?. Schiffer Ltd., Exton, PA.

Williams, Brian. 1984. Orchids for Everyone. Gallery Books, New York, NY.

Young, Lesley editor. 1995. Success with Orchids. Merehurst Ltd, Hong Kong.

Culture:

Arthurs, Kathryn L. ed. 1977. How to Grow Orchids. Sunset Books, Menlo Park, CA.

Baker, Margaret L. & Baker, Charles O. 1991. Orchid Species Culture, Pescatorea, Phaius, Phalaenopsis, Pholidota, Phragmipedium & Pleione. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Black, Peter McKenzie. 1992. Orchid Growing.  Ward Lock, London, England.

Blowers, John & Moon, Alan. 1993. Your First Orchids and How to Grow Them.  The Eric Young Foundation, Jersey, UK.

Bond, Rick. 1988. All About Growing Orchids. Ortho Books, San Ramon, CA.

Edinger, Philip, ed. 1975. How to Grow Orchids. Sunset Books, Menlo Park, CA.

Fitch, Charles Marden. 1997. Growing Orchids Under Lights. American Orchid Society, West Palm Beach, FL.

Gordon, Bob. 1991. Orchid Seedling Care.  Laid-Back Publications, Running Springs, CA.

Hawkes, Alex D. 1961. Orchids, Their Botany and Culture. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, NY.

Jaworski, Henry. 1992. Orchids Simplified, An Indoor Gardening Guide. Chapters Publishing Ltd.  Shelburne, VT.

Leroy-Terquem, Gerald & Parisot, Jean. 1989. Orchids Care and Cultivation. Cassell Publishers, Ltd., London, England.

Noble, Mary. 1968. You Can Grow Cattleya Orchids. Mary Noble McQuerry, Jacksonville, FL.

Noble, Mary. 1985. You Can Grow Orchids, revised edition 4. American Orchid Society, West Palm Beach, FL.

Noble, Mary. 1971. You Can Grow Phalaenopsis Orchids. American Orchid Society, West Palm Beach, FL.

Northen, Rebecca Tyson. 1950. Home Orchid Growing. D. Van Nostrand Co. Inc., New York, NY.

Northen, Rebecca Tyson. 1986. Home Orchid Growing, 3rd edition. Prentice Hall Press. New York, NY.

Northen, Rebecca Tyson. 1990. Home Orchid Growing, 4th edition. Prentice Hall Press. New York, NY.

Rentoul, J.N. 1989. Growing Orchids, Book One, Cymbidiums & Slippers. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Rittershausen, Brian & Wilma. 1985.  Orchid Growing Illustrated. Sterling Publishing Co., New York, NY. (2 copies)

Rittershausen, Wilma, et al. 1993. Growing & Displaying Orchids, A Step-by-Step Guide. Whitecap Books, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Sander, David. 1956. Orchids and Their Cultivation. Blandford Press, London, UK.

Schoser, Gustav, Dr. 1993. Orchid Growing Basics. Sterling Publishing Co.,  New York, NY.

Sessler, Gloria Jean. 1978. Orchids & How to Grow Them. Prentice-Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Thompson, PA.1977. Orchids from Seed. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Wakehurst Place, UK.

Tibbs, Mike & Bilton, Ray. Growing Classic Orchids. Sterling Publishing Co. Inc., New York, NY.

Wisler, Gail C. 1989. How to Control Orchid Viruses, The Complete Guidebook. Maupin House Publications, Gainesville, FL.

Hydroponics:

Deco Plants Company. 1979. Soilfree Growing & Decorating Ideas. Meredith Publishing Co., Des Moines, Iowa. 

Vocke, Gabriele. 1985. Hydroculture, The Carefree Way to Beautiful Plants. Frech, Stuttgart, Germany. 

Greenhouses:

Arthurs, Kathryn, L. ed. 1982. Greenhouse Gardening. Sunset Books, Menlo Park, CA.

Fitch, Charles Marden, editor. 1997. Orchids for the Home and Greenhouse. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY.

Lang, Susan, ed. 1991. Greenhouses. Ortho Books, San Ramon, CA.

Martin, Tovah, editor. Greenhouses & Garden Rooms. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY.

Judging:

AOS. 1992. 1990 Awards Annual. Shinkaku Co, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. (2 copies)

AOS. 1991. Handbook on Judging and Exhibition 9th edition. American Orchid Society, West Palm Beach, FL.

Fisher, James R. & Bishop, David A.  American Orchid Society Awards 1932-1999. AOS.

Fisher, James R. & Bishop, David A. 1994. American Orchid Society Awards 1932-1993. AOS.

Fisher, James R. 1993. American Orchid Society Awards 1932-1992. AOS.

Encyclopedias:

Bechtel, Helmut, et al. 1986. The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. (2 copies)

Grubb, Roy. Selected Orchidaceous Plants, Part 1. Roy & Ann Grubb, Caterham, Surrey, UK.

Grubb, Roy. 1962. Selected Orchidaceous Plants, Part 2. Roy & Ann Grubb, Caterham, Surrey, UK.

Grubb, Roy. 1963. Selected Orchidaceous Plants, Part 3. Roy & Ann Grubb, Caterham, Surrey, UK.

Grubb, Roy. 1966. Selected Orchidaceous Plants, Part 4. Roy & Ann Grubb, Caterham, Surrey, UK.

Hawkes, Alex D. 1965. Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids. Faber & Faber, Boston, MA. (2 copies)

Pridgeon, Alec, ed. 1992. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids. Timber Press, Portland, OR. (2 copies)

Schuler, Stanley. 1988. Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Orchids. Simon & Schuster, New York, NY.

Sheehan, Tom & Marion. 1979. Orchid Genera Illustrated. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca, NY.

Stewart, Joyce, ed. 1995. Manual of Orchids. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Webster, Patsy. 1992. The Orchid Genus Book. San Antonio, TX.

White, judy. 1996. Taylor’s Guider to Orchids. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA.

Withner, Carl L. editor. 1959. The Orchids, A Scientific Survey. The Ronald Press Co., New York, NY.

By Genus:

Catasetum:

Holst, Arthur W. 1999. The World of Catasetums. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Cattleya Alliance:

Braem, Guido J. Cattleya, The Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas. Brucke-Verlag Kurt Schmersow, W. Germany.

Braem, Guido J. 1986. Cattleya Band II, The Unifoliate Cattleyas.  Brucke-Verlag Kurt Schmersow, W. Germany.

Fowlie, J.A. 1997. The Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas and Their Color Varieties.  Day Printing Corp., Pomona, CA.

Goodale Moir, W.W. & Moir, May A. 1982. Laeliinae Intergenerics. Harold L. Lyon Arboretum, Honolulu, HI.

Tomlinson, P.C. Cattleya Alliance, A Cultural Guide. Wellington Orchid Society Inc., Wellington, New Zealand. (2 copies)

Cymbidium:

DuPuy, David & Cribb, Phillip. 1988. The Genus Cymbidium.  Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Tomlinson, P.C. Cymbidiums, A Cultural Guide. Wellington Orchid Society Inc., Wellington, New Zealand. (2 copies)

Dendrobium:

Lavarack, Bill, et al. 2000. Dendrobium and it’s Relatives. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Schelpe, Sybella & Stewart, Joyce. 1990. Dendrobiums, An Introduction to the Species in Cultivation. Orchid Sundries Ltd, Dorset, UK.

Upton, Walter T. 1989. Dendrobium Orchids of Australia. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Lycaste:

Fowlie, J.A. 1970. The Genus Lycaste. Day Printing Corp., Pomona, CA.

Oakeley, Henry F. 1970. Lycaste Species, The Essential Guide. Vigo Press Ltd., London, UK.

Tomlinson, P.C. Lycaste & Anguola, A Cultural Guide. Wellington Orchid Society Inc., Wellington, New Zealand. (3 copies)

Oncidium Alliance:

Bockemuhl, Leonore. 1989. Odontoglossum, A Monograph and Iconograph. Brucke-Verlag Kurt Schmersow, West Germany.

Chase, Mark. 1997. The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Oncidium. Zai Publications, New York, NY.

Miller, John E. 1999. The Odontoglossum Compedium. Odontoglossum Alliance, Westport, MA.

Phalaenopsis:

Christenson, Eric A. 2001. Phalaenopsis A Monograph. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Gordon, Bob.  1988. Phalaenopsis Culture: A Worldwide Survey. Laid-Back Publications, Rialto, CA.(2 copies)
Sweet, Herman R. Ph.D. 1980. The Genus Phalaenopsis. The Orchid Digest, Inc.

Pleurothallid Alliance:

Holladay, Ken & Rhodehamel, Will. 1997. A Dracula Cultural Guide. USA.
Kelleher, Jo. 1984. Intriguing Masdevallias. H.G.H. Publications, Wokingham’ Berkshire, England. (3 copies)

Luer, Carlyle A. 1986. Icones Pleurothallidinarum I, Systematics of Pleurothallidinae, vol 15. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle A. 1986. Icones Pleurothallidinarum II, Systematics of Masdevallia, vol 16. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle, A. 1986. Icones Pleurothallidinarum III, Systematics of Pleurothallis, vol 20. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle, A. 1987. Icones Pleurothallidinarum IV, Systematics of Acostaea, Condylago & Porroglossum, vol 24. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle, A. 1988. Icones Pleurothallidinarum V, Systematics of Dresslerella & Scaphosepalum, vol 26. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle A. 1989. Icones Pleurothallidinarum VI, Systematics of Pleurothallis, subgenera Ancipitia & Scopula, and Trisetella, vol 31. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle A. 1990. Icones Pleurothallidinarum VII, Systematics of Platystele, vol 38. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle A. 1991. Icones Pleurothallidinarum VIII, Systematics of Lepanthopsis, Rerstrepiella, Restrepiopsis, Salpistele & Teagueia, vol 39. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle A. 1992. Icones Pleurothallidinarum IX, Systematics of Myoxanthus, vol 44. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle A. 1994. Icones Pleurothallidinarum XI, Systematics of Lepanthes subgenus Brachycladium and Pleurothallis subgenera Aenigma, Elongatia, Kraenizlinnella, vol 52. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle, A. 1995. Icones Pleurothallidinarum XII, Systematics of Brachionidium, vol 57. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle A. 1997. Icones Pleurothallidinarum XV, Systematics of Trichosalpinx, vol 64. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle A. 1996 Icones Pleurothallidinarum XIV, Systematics of Draconanthers Lepanthes, vol 61. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle A. 1997. Icones Pleurothallidinarum XV, Systematics of Trichosalpinx, vol 64. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle A. 2000. Icones Pleurothallidinarum XIX, Systematics of Masdevallia,Part One, vol 77. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

Luer, Carlyle A. 2000. Icones Pleurothallidinarum XX, Systematics of Jostia, Andinia, Barbosella, Barbrodria,  vol 79. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.
Rhodehamel, William Ames. 1988. A Masdevallia Cultural Guide. William Ames Rhodehamel, Indianapolis, Indiana. (3 copies, 2 signed by author)

Slipper Alliance:

Birk, Lance A. 1983. The Paphiopedilum Grower’s Manual. Day Printing Corp. Pomona, CA.
Braem, G.J. et al. 1998. The Genus Paphiopedilum, vol 1. Botanical Publishers Inc., Kissimmee, Fl.

Braem, G.J. et al. 1999. The Genus Paphiopedilum, vol 2. Botanical Publishers Inc., Kissimmee, Fl.

Cash, Catherine. 1991. The Slipper Orchids. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Cribb, Phillip. 1997. Slipper Orchids of Borneo. Natural History Publications, Kota, Kinabalu.

Cribb, Phillip. 1997. The Genus Cypripedium. Timber Press, Portland, OR. (2 copies)

Koopowitz, Harold & Hasegawa, Norito. 1989. Novelty Slipper Orchids. Angus & Robertson Publishers, Auckland, New Zealand.

Tomlinson, P.C. 1987. Paphiopedilums, A Cultural Guide. Wellington Orchid Society Inc., Wellington, New Zealand. (3 copies)

Wilson, William W. MD. 1990. Paphiopedilum Hybrids, Their Parents & Progeny as Registered from 1869-.  Penn Valley Orchids, Wynnewood, PA

Stanhopea:

Greer, Barney. 1998. The Astonishing Stanhopeas. Barney Greer, Collaroy Beach, NSW, Australia. 

Vanda Alliance:

Grove, David L. 1995. Vandas and Ascocendas and Their Combinations with Other Genera. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Hillerman, Fred E. & Holst. 1986. Arthur W. An Introduction to the Cultivated Angraecoid Orchids of Madasgascar. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Motes, Martin R. 1997. Vandas, Their Botany, History and Culture. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Miniatures:

McQueen, Jim & Barbara. 1992. Miniature Orchids. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Northen, Rebecca Tyson. 1980. Miniature Orchids. Prentice Hall Press. New York, NY. (2 copies)

By Region:

Africa:

Stewart, Joyce & Campbell, Bob. 1970. Orchids of Tropical Africa. AS Barnes & Co., Cranbury, NJ.

Wodrich, Karstern H.K. 1997. Growing South African Indigenous Orchids. AA Balkema Publishers, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Australia:

Nicholls, W.H. 1969. Orchids of Australia. Dai Nippon Printing Co., Hong Kong.

Borneo:

Chan, C.L. 1994. Orchids of Borneo, vol 1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  England.
Vermuelen, J.J.1991. Orchids of Borneo, vol 2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England.
Wood, J.J. 1997. Orchids of Borneo, vol 3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England.

Mexico:

Wiard, Leon A. 1987. An Introduction to the Orchids of Mexico. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca, NY.

New Guinea:

Millar, Andree. 1978. Orchids of Papua New Guinea. Australian National University Press, Canberra, Austrailia.

New Zealand:

Bonham, Nancie & Dennis. 1990. A History of Orchid Growers in New Zealand. WJ Deed Printing Ltd., Waiuku, New Zealand.
Cooper, Dorothy. 1981. New Zealand Native Orchids, A Field Guide. Wellington Orchid Society Inc. Wellington, New Zealand.

North America:

Allen, Carol. 1996. North American Native Terrestrial Orchids.  North American Native Terrestrial Orchid Conference, Germantown, Maryland.
Brown, Paul Martin. 1997. Wild Orchids of the Northeastern United States, A Field Guide. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca, NY. (2 copies)
Chapman, William K. 1997. Orchids of the Northeast, A Field Guide.  Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, NY.
Cullina, William. 2000. The New England Wild Flower Society Guide to Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, MA.
Gupton, Oscar W. & Swope, Fred C. 1986. Wild Orchids of the Middle Atlantic States. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, TN.
Keenan, Philip E. 1998. Wild Orchids Across North America, A Botanical Travelogue. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Miller, David & Warren, Richard, PhD. 1994. Orchids of the High Mountain Atlantic Rainforest in Southeastern Brazil. Salamandra Consultoria Editorial S.A., Rio de Janiero,  Brazil.

Philippines:

Davis, Reg S. & Steiner, Mona Lisa. 1952. Philippine Orchids. The William-Frederick Press, New York, NY.

World Orchid Conference:

1990. Proceedings of the 13th World Orchid Conference 1990. World Orchid Conference, Auckland, NZ.
1999. Proceedings of the 16th World Orchid Conference.  Vancouver  Orchid Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Misc:

Arthurs, Kathryn L. 1988. How to Grow African Violets. Sunset Books, Menlo Park, CA.
Editors. Flowering Houseplants. 1990. Storey Communications, Inc.  Stamford CT.
Fitch, Charles Marden. 1995. Orchid Photography. American Orchid Society, West Palm Beach, FL.
Hansen, Eric. 2000. Orchid Fever. Pantheon Books, New York, NY.
Orlean, Susan. 1998. The Orchid Thief. Random House, New York, NY. (2 copies)
Zimmerman, Maureen W. 1990. House Plants A to Z. Sunset Books, Menlo Park, CA.
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