GROWING ORCHIDS Book Four the Australasian Families by Rentoul, J. N - 1985

Melbourne: Lothian, 1985. 190 pages, index, bibliography, biographical notes, 2 maps, 50 b/w photos, 215 full colour illustrations. Illustrated light card cover in clear Contact which is attached to the inside covers. The book gives full details on potting materials, fertilizers, propagation, and the use of glasshouses as they concern the orchids described. The care and attention needed and how to protect them from pests, diseases and predators are fully explained. Specific contents include the terrestrial orchids: Caladenia, Corybas, Diuris, Dipodium, Pterostylis; epiphytic orchids: Dendrobium Sarcochilus and its associated families.. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Sml 4to.

Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Lothian Publishing, 1985. 190pp. B/white and colour photographic illustrations,plus several b/white line-drawn. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, with a hint of tanning to endpapers. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn, small, soft corner crease to rear panel. " . . . gives full details on potting materials, fertilizers, propagation, and the use of glasshouses as they concern the orchids described. The care and attention needed and how to protect them from pests, diseases, and predators are fully explained Specific contents, items of the Australasian families, include: the terrestrial orchids - Caladenia, Corybas, Diuris, Dipodium, Pterostylis and others; Australian epiphytic orchids; Dendrobium; Sarcochilus and its associate families . . . " Includes Bibliography andIndex. Book weight approx. 582g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 4to - (approx. 24.5cm x 18.5cm).