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Library Book List
Members may borrow books from this list at any meeting from our librarian Mr George Hall. They may be kept for a month and renewed if no one else wishes to borrow them.
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Encyclopaedia of Cultivated Orchids
 by Alex D. Hawkes
(No 1) (1965) Detailed plant descriptions, information about origins and useful cultivation notes. Thousands of plants described with line drawings and quite a few colour photos. 602 pp
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Home Orchid Growing
 by Rebecca Tyson Northern
(No 2) 3rd Ed 1970. This is a classic book on all aspects of Orchid cultivation, although mainly for greenhouse cultivation it includes information for windowsill conditions. Over 500 species noted, many black and white photos, 100 in colour. Very useful appendices which include orchid keys, pesticides and funcides, orchid literature etc. 374pp
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Orchids
 by J. Oplt, illustrations by J. Kaplická
(No 3) (1970) A little bit of cultural information but mainly 56 lovely colour plates with useful information about 50 or so genera and some species within each. 140pp
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Popular Orchids
 by Brian and Wilma Rittershausen
(No 4)(1970) Basic culture book by with black and white drawings and photos. Covers greenhouses, composts and repotting, pests and diseases, seeds and seedlings, exhibiting, and a list of popular orchids with descriptions and cultivation notes. 240pp
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Pictorial Orchid Growing
 by John W. Blowers
(No 5) (2nd ed. 1971) This book is a bit old fashioned but an excellent cultivation guide well illustrated with black and white photos of all aspects of growing orchids. It includes all aspects of setting up your greenhouse potting, propagating, even training flowers for shows. 137pp |
Beautiful Orchids
 by Peter McKenzie Black
(No 6) (1973) A nice history of orchid culture with plenty of photographs, 60 in colour. The book contains some useful cultivation tips as well. 128pp |
Orchids in colour
 by Brian and Wilma Ritterhausen
(No 7) (1979) This is a good basic book written for the amateur orchid grower with lovely colour photos of the most commonly grown orchids and notes on how to grow them. 192pp |
The Colour Nature Library Orchids
 by Peter Taylor
(No 8) (1979) This is a picture book of gorgeous photographs. When describing species the place of origin is given. 62pp
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Orchid Growing Illustrated
 by Brian & Wilma Rittershausen
(No 10) (1985) This is one of many basic books by these authors to help new growers set up a greenhouse and care for the most common orchids. Excellently illustrated with black and white and colour photos. 159pp |
Growing Orchids Book Two, The Cattleyas and other Epiphytes
 by J. N. Rentoul
(No 11)(1989) An Excellent guide to the cultivation of Cattleyas and other mainly South and Central American epiphytic orchids. Amply illustrated with pictures of both species and hybrids. 218pp
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids
 by Alec Pridgeon [ed]
(No 12) (1992) This is an excellent reference book with approximately 300 genera and more than 1,000 species are described with place of origin. They are beautifully illustrated with colour photographs. It includes a glossary, bibliography and index. 300pp |
Vandas and Ascocendas and their Combinations with Other Genera
 by David L. Grove
(No 13) (1995) This is a comprehensive guide to Ascocendas, Vandas and related genera. It describes their origins and ancestry, identification, plant selection, care and hybridising. 100 colour photos. 241 pp
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Bulbophyllums and Their Allies: A Grower’s Guide
 by Emily S. Siegerist
(No 14) (2001) Bulbophyllums are the largest Orchid genus and the book covers 375 species and 170 related hybrids with enough detail to help growers succeed with these interesting orchids. She gives practical suggestions for each plant she describes and there are 77 colour photographs. 296pp |
Phalaenopsis A Monograph
 by Eric A. Christenson
(No15) (2001) This is a complete work on Phalaenopsis species and an essential reference with keys for the species, descriptions and taxonomic notes of each, hybridisation and place of origin. There are many line drawings and 212 colour photos. 396pp |
Botanica’s Pocket Orchids
 by Lavarack, Peter and Wayne Harris
(Nos 16a and 16b) (2002) Identification of 1,180 species in 262 genera of orchids, including Dendrobium (75 types), Bulbophyllum ((56), Epidendrum( (24), Phalaenopsis( (23), and Cattleya (20). Includes new classification and genera. 1,000 colour photos 1,000pp
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Orchids For All
 By Jörn Pinske (No 17)(2005) This a colourful new basic guide to growing the most common types of orchids with instructions for repotting, mounting, growing mediums etc. The subtitle is “How to choose and care for your plants” and it is exactly that, but it also contains expert tips and new ideas for the experienced grower.143pp |
FIELD GUIDES
The society owns a few field guides which are useful when visiting local quarries. |
Orchids of Europe
 by Aloys Duperrex Trans by A. J. Huxley
(FG1) (1955) This book has a useful cm/inch linear ruler in the front and lovely line drawings of the plants described. The English orchids are included and there are 32 colour photos as well. There is an index to the species listed and of English common names. 235pp |
A Field Guide to the Orchids of Britain and Europe
 With North Africa and the Middle East
By John G Williams, Andrew E Williams and Norman Arlott
(FG2) (1978) This is an excellent field guide with lovely painted illustrations of all the orchids you are ever likely to see when out in the field. It is as helpful as any such book can be. 176pp
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Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe
 by Paul and Jenne Davies and Anthony Huxley
(FG3) (1988) Clear species description with line drawings. These include a reference number to the central section of excellent photos Unfortunately photos 65-158 are missing. 256pp |
Masdevallias, Gems of the Orchid World
 by Mary E. Gerritsen & Ron Parsons
(18) (2005) This an excellent guide to growing this genus. It includes a practical instruction for their care, potting mixes, fertilizers, pests and diseases etc. It is illustrated throughout with excellent diagrams and photographs of the plants. Included are botanical keys to the species and hybrid lists.299pp |
Growing Orchids from Seed
 by Philip Seaton & Margaret Ramsay
(19) (2005)A publication by Kew giving very clear instructions on how to pollinate your plants, collect and store the dust like seed. It then goes into culture media, the importance of sterility and seed sowing. It also covers deflasking seedlings and potting them up in seedling mixes. The book contains excellent diagrams and drawing throughout. |
Dendrobium and its Relatives
 by Bill Lavarack, Wayne Harris, Geoff Stocker
(No 20) (2006) An essential book for anyone growing Dendrobiums, and related species like Dockrillias. Part 1 explores the cassification, and cultivation of Dendrobiums. while Part 2 has colour photographs of 411 species with descriptions and how to grow thm. 287pp
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Growing Hardy Orchids
 by John Tullock
(No 21) (2005)This book will to help you grow hardy orchids in your garden or outside in pots. It deals with conservation and general cultivation of Hardy Orchids. It also contains a catalogue of 103 hardy and half-hardy orchids including such genera as; Cypripedium, Dactylorhiza, Pleione, and Spiranthes and gives detailed cultivation and propagation techniques for them. It is illustrated with colour photographs throughout. 244pp
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The Classic Cattleyas
 by A.A Chadwick and Arthur E. Chadwick
(No 22)(2006) This is an excellent guide to growing large flowered Cattleya species and their hybrids. The authors are authorities on this genus and give the instructions for the culture of each classic species,with many photographs of the varieties that are available and include details of how each is used in producing the rich variety of colours and forms in the many hybrids. Details include humidity, watering, fertilizing, propagation, diagnosing and treating problems. 251pp |
Pocket Guide to Orchids
 By Geoffrey Hands (No 23) (2006)[An excellent guide to which orchids will suit your conditions and how to care for them. It covers everything from watering, putting and pests. Lovely photographs and clear instructions. 240pp
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Orchids for Everyone
 by Many Orchid Specialists (No 9a)(1980) A practical guide to the home cultivation of over 200 of the world's most beautiful varieties. This book is full of useful cultivation instruction. It includes Orchid morphology, pollination and growing seed. It covers setting up a greenhouse, or growing in the house. The second part covers a lovely section with photographs of many varieties you can grow. 208pp |
Orchids for Everyone
 By Many Orchid specialists (9b) (1989) Reprint of the 1980 book. It looks to the same to me. |
The Orchid Expert
 By Dr. D. G. Hessayon (No 24) (2008)Another excellent book for the beginner grower with clear pictures and diagrams. At the beginning it covers orchid structure and the different types, choosing and buying orchids. There is a large section on orchid care, pots and potting etc. There is a chapter on the history of orchid growing, and one on orchid troubles and pests. Then there is a section to help you identify orchids bought at non-specialist outlets. 128pp |
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