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The Orchid in Lore and Legend Paperback - 2010

by Luigi Berliocchi; Mark Griffiths (Editor); Lenore Rosenberg (Translator)

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The orchid is the most evocative of flowers, inspiring in some of its admirers a fanaticism akin to madness, as demonstrated in Susan Orlean's popular novel The Orchid Thief. This elegant survey of the orchid treats its place in legend and suggests the impact that these exotic plants had on the temperate European mind. Berliocchi chronicles the adventurers and scientists who introduced these marvels, discusses their place in the arts from literature and magic to cuisine, and concludes with accounts of the most important genera and their cultivation. Splendidly illustrated with period engravings and botanical paintings, it is literate and delightful.

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TODAY, the exotic orchid is more familiar than at any time in its past.

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  • Title The Orchid in Lore and Legend
  • Author Luigi Berliocchi; Mark Griffiths (Editor); Lenore Rosenberg (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Timber Press (OR), Portland, Oregon
  • Publication date 2010-03-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780881926163 / 0881926167
  • Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.98 x 6.1 x 0.49 in (22.81 x 15.49 x 1.24 cm)
  • Category Gardening / Horticulture
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 000056829
  • Dewey Decimal Code 635.934
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