Covers cultivation methods including potting material, fertilisers, propagation and the use of glass-house. Details of pests and diseases and how to eradicate them. Stories of some of the more prominent nurseries and the adventures of their field staff, particularly in South America in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s”- Orchids. Cultivation | Orchid culture. | Cymbidium. | Paphiopedilium. | Orchids — Australia. pp. 218 illusts #0820 (Gift inscription on prelim.) ISBN 10: 085091146XISBN 13: 9780850911466