Special List Established Exotic Orchids And Native Hardy Orchids

Author : Thomas Appleby
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330381755
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book The Orchid Manual written by Thomas Appleby and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Orchid Manual: For the Cultivation of Stove, Greenhouse, and Hardy Orchids, With a Calendar of Monthly Operations, and Classified Lists of Species He first wrote a small book on the subject, printed it, and bound the first edition with his own hands, and generously gave the first edition away to his friends, and all the cultivators of Orchids that he knew of. That small work was so well thought of, that he was induced to write a considerably enlarged edition, much improved both in form and matter. This was published in 1845, in London, by Mr. J. Ridgway, and by Messrs. Hodge and Smith, of Dublin, and is now, I believe, out of print. Another somewhat larger work on the culture of these lovely plants is from the pen of Mr. B. Williams, formerly gardener to J. Warner, Esq., of Broxbourne, Herts. I may venture to mention also that I wrote a few essays on their culture in the earlier volumes of The Cottage Gardener. Notwithstanding all these publications, it seems that a few concise instructions in a simpler form and in less compass are needed, and will be useful to young gardeners, amateurs, and others, that may be desirous of growing Orchids, and wish to know the best way to set about their culture. On each point of culture I shall endeavour to give plain instructions in such language that the veriest tyro can understand; and if he will, or can, put them in practice as far as his means extend, I have no doubt by careful attention he will succeed in growing his plants in a satisfactory manner. The Orchid-House. - Let not the amateur be alarmed about the expense of a house suitable for Orchids. If his collection at first is small, any kind or form of house, if sufficiently heated, will, with judicious care, grow them on till a larger house is needed; but where expense is no object, then a proper house should be put up for them. Experience has proved that a span-roofed house is the best form. Now, as these plants mostly grow on trees in their native country, there they enjoy a large amount of light. Hence we should study to give them as much light as we possibly can in our, comparatively speaking, dark climate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.