Books

Below we have listed a number of books you may want to delve into during dormancy. If you want to review or add a book, feel free to edit this page. In case you have a book in PDF format, feel free to upload it in the media library.

We don't sell the books listed here, btw.

Terrestrial Orchids: From Seed to Mycotrophic Plant
by Hanne N. Rasmussen
Publisher
ISBN-13: 9780521451659 / ISBN-10: 0521451655

Orchid Seed Germination – asymbiotic technique of,
by Aaron J. Hicks (founder of the Orchid Seedbank Project)
Description on the OSP site

An Enthusiasm for Orchids - Sex and Deception in Plant Evolution
by John Alcock, A very different but successfull approach to orchid evolution, the author explains evolution for the most minute details of orchids. If you want to read a lot of background information. Focusses primairily on Australian and Northern orchids. Publisher ISBN-13: 978-0-19-518274-3

An Atlas of Orchid Pollination - European Orchids
by NA Van der Cingel
Publisher A.A. Balkema ISBN-10: 9054101903 (1995)

An Atlas of Orchid Pollination - America, Africa, Asia, and Australia
by NA Van der Cingel
Publisher A.A. Balkema ISBN-10: 9054104864

Orchids: Crete and Dodecanese. The orchid flora of the islands of Crete, Kasos, Karpathos and Rhodes.
by Dr Horst and Gisela Kretzschmar, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Eccarius
publisher

The orchids of Crete and Karpathos
by Chrysoula & Antonis Alibertis
published by the authors (Heraklion)

Orchids of Britain and Ireland
by Anne and Simon Harrap
publisher

Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
by Pierre Delforge
publisher UK publisher US

Growing South African Indigenous Orchids
by Karsten H. K. Wodrich
Chapter 2 is about terrorchids, with focus on Bonatea, Disa, Eulophia, Habenaria, Herschelianthe, Satyrium & Stenoglottis.
Amazon UK info Publisher: "A.A. Balkema Uitgevers B.V." ISBN: 9054106506

Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History
by James Alexander Fowler
Mainly aimed at identification, written in a narrative way.
Google books info and Publisher ISBN-10: 1570035660

Orchids of Manitoba: a fieldguide
by Ames, BainardAcheson, Heshka, Joyce, Neufeld, Reeves, Reimer, Ward
Strengths are identification, photography, where to find them.
Google books info and Publisher:NOCI ISBN: 0973486406

Field guide to the Orchids of New South Wales and Victoria
by Anthony Bishop, Tony Bishop
Google books info and Publisher ISBN: 9780868407067

Orchids of Australia
by David P. Banks, John J. Riley
Contains high-quality illustrations
Google books info

Britain's Orchids
by David Lang
A Guide to the Identification and Ecology of the Wild Orchids of Britain and Ireland
Homepage - Book can be downloaded in PDF

Orchids of the British Isles
by Michael Foley & Sidney Clarke
Complete with distinguishing characteristics, ecological and distributional notes, analysis of hybrids and varieties, distribution maps, and close-up photographs.
NHBS

Field Guide to Orchids of Britain and Europe
by Karl P. Buttler
Covering all 216 European species and 30 subspecies
Amazon.com

The Orchids of Cyprus, a guide to the Cyprus orchids
by Yiannis Christofides
List all species from Cyprus with detailed photographs and descriptions. Also contains accurate flowering times, handy for when you're planning to visit.
no reference for the moment

Orchids of Mexico
by Eric Hàgsater
Not only tropicals, but also species from the coastal planes, aride zones and alpine regions. With 450 species described in 162 of the 164 genera, this book covers a third of the species in Mexico
no reference at this moment

Die Orchideen Mitteleuropas und der Alpen
by Presser Helmut
ISBN 3 609 65600 X

Collins Photo Guide: Orchids of Britain and Europe
by Pierre Delforge
HarperCollins Publishers ISBN 0002200244 ,originally published in French by Delachaux et Niestle.

Disa Uniflora - Its propagation and cultivation
by Louis Vogelpoel
Focussing on a very popular species, published by the Disa Orchid Society of S.A. Cape Town

The Orchid Genera Anacamptis, Orchis, Neotinea.
by Horst Kretzschmar, Wolfang Eccarius, Helga Dietrich
Systematics, Taxonomy, Morphology, Biology, Distribution, Ecology, Hybridisation.
publisher - also available in German

Cymbidium - a cultural guide 2nd Edition
Published by the Wellington Orchid Society
ISBN 0-908684-04-5

The Genus Cypripedium.
by Phillip Cribb
History, Ecology, Morphology, Biology, Distribution.
Amazon.com discription

The Genus Pleione.
by Phillip Cribb and Ian Butterfield
Biology, classification, cultivation and hybrid listing.
Kew Gardens Publication ISBN 983-812-040-5

The Genus Pleione.
by Gianantonio Torelli
History, morphology, Cultivation, Taxonomy, The Species and Hybrids. The book is in English & Italian, published as a special edition of Caesiana, the Italian Journal of Orchidology
email Franco Bruno ISSN 1123-5217

A Synopsis of The Genus Pleione
by Phillip Cribb and Ian Butterfield
A special edition of "The Orchid Digest"
Order from the Orchid Digest

Corybas West of Wallace's Line
by Dransfield, John
Publisher: H.M.S.O. 1986, 38 pages
No ISBN

Ophrys The Bee Orchids of Europe
by Henrik Aerenlund and Niels Faurhodt
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2007
ISBN-13: 9781842461525

Growing Orchids in Your Garden
by Robert G. M. Friend
Backyard culture of orchids - considerable section on terrorchids
publisher

Growing Hardy Orchids
by John Tullock
Temperate outdoor culture
Google books info

The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hardy Perennial Orchids
by William Mathis
Temperate outdoor culture
Review on University of Vermont

Orchideen im Garten. Verwendung, Pflege und Vermehrung
by Gerd Kohls and Ulrich Kähler
Parey, ISBN 3 489 636244

Orchideen für den Garten: Europäische und tropische Erdorchideen
by Alfons Bürger
Ulmer, ISBN 3 8001 64876

Das Moor im eigenen Garten: Moorgärten anlegen,gestalten und pflegen
by Erich Maier
Parey, ISBN 3 8263 3301 2

Hardy orchids
by Phillip Cribb and Christopher Bailes
Timber Press ISBN 0 88192 147 5

The fifth kingdom
by Bryce Kendrick
The CDROM has an intimidating amount of photographs. This encyclopedia packs 386 pages, chapter 17 is on mycorrhiza.
Visit the Author's homepage for more information

In Vitro Culture of Mycorrhizas
Edited by S Declerck, DG Strullu and JA Fortin, part of Soil Biology series
388 pages, Published by Springer ISBN-10: 3540240276

These books are no longer subject to copyright in most countries. The PDF files, however, are copyrighted by the person or institution that took the effort of scanning and compiling them. They can be downloaded for personal use but if you wish to use the PDFs or their content for other reasons please ask the copyright holder in the comment below the book title.

On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by insects
by Darwin, C. R. 1862
The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online by Dr John van Wyhe has the complete book online (plus much more), visit to read
darwin_orchids.pdf from the British Library

West Australian Orchids
by Emily H. Pelloe, 1930
Courtesy of Project Gutenberg of Australia
The book is on the Wiki

The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants
by Lindley, J.H. 1830 - 1840
Courtesy of SlipperOrchids dot info
lindley1840.pdf (27 Mb)

Morphologische studien über die orchideenblüthe
by Pfitzer, E.H. 1886
Courtesy of SlipperOrchids dot info
pfitzer1886.pdf (14 Mb)

A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants, Volume 1
by Veitch, J. & Sons 1887 - 1894
Courtesy of SlipperOrchids dot info
veitch1_1887-94_.pdf (59 Mb)

A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants, Volume 2
by Veitch, J. & Sons 1887 - 1894
Courtesy of SlipperOrchids dot info
veitch2_1887-94_.pdf (69 Mb)

The Orchid Grower's Manual, 7th Edition
by Williams, H. 1894
Courtesy of SlipperOrchids dot info
williams1894.pdf (69 Mb)

Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium, Monographie
by Desbois, F. 1898
Courtesy of SlipperOrchids dot info
desbois1898.pdf (31 Mb)

Beitrag zur vergleichenden Anatomie der Cypripedilinae
by von Faber, F.C. 1904
Courtesy of SlipperOrchids dot info
vonfaber1904.pdf (11 Mb)

Sander's Orchid Guide, Revised (1927) Edition
by Sander 1927
Courtesy of SlipperOrchids dot info
sander1927.pdf (20 Mb)

Die Orchidaceen Deutschlands, Deutsch-Österreichs und der Schweiz
by Schulze, Max 1894
Courtesy of Kurt Stueber at Biolib.de
High-res (179 Mb) normal (78 Mb)

Die Orchideen des temperirten und kalten Hauses : ihre Cultur und Beschreibung etc. nebst einer Synopsis aller bisher bekannten Cypripedien
by Burbidge, Frederick W. 1875
Courtesy of Kurt Stueber at Biolib.de
Hi-res (143 Mb) normal (47 Mb)

Orchids and how to grow them in India and other tropical climates
by Jennings, Samuel 1875
Courtesy of Kurt Stueber at Biolib.de
Hi-res (152 Mb) normal (58 Mb)

Collection des orchidées les plus remarquables de l'Archipel Indien et du Japon
by Blume, Carl Ludwig von 1858
Courtesy of Kurt Stueber at Biolib.de
Hi-res (157 Mb) normal (68 Mb)

Genera et species Orchidearum novarum
by J. Barbosa Rodrigues 1877
Courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden
PDF (19 Mb)

Papers on pollination
by Charles Darwin 1861-69
Courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden
PDF (6 Mb)

Select Orchidaceous plants - first series
by Robert Warner 1862-65
Courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden
PDF (13 Mb)

Select Orchidaceous plants - second series
by Robert Warner 1865-75
Courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden
PDF (12 Mb)

Sertum Orchidaceum
by John Lindley 1838
Courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden
PDF (19 Mb)

Xenia Orchidaceae
by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach 1858
Courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden
PDF (41 Mb)

Orchidaceae Chilenses
by Karl Reiche 1910
Courtesy of the National Botanical Garden, Chili
PDF (2.5 Mb)

Orchidaceae Monandrae - Coelogyninae
by Pfitzer, Ernst Hugo Heinrich & Kraenzlin, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig 1907
Courtesy of the Botanical Garden Real, Spain - Digital Library
PDF (49.9 Mb)

Orchidaceae Monandrae - Thelasinae
by Kraenzlin, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig 1911
Courtesy of the Botanical Garden Real, Spain - Digital Library
PDF (14.0 Mb)

Icones Florae Germanicae et Helvaticae Vol 10
by Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav 1848
Courtesy of the Botanical Garden Real, Spain - Digital Library
PDF (25.5 Mb)

Icones Florae Germanicae et Helvaticae Vol 13 & 14
by Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav 1850-51
Courtesy of the Botanical Garden Real, Spain - Digital Library
PDF (78.0 Mb)

Histoire naturelle des Îles Canaries Part 1
by Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav 1848
Courtesy of the Botanical Garden Real, Spain - Digital Library
PDF (32.9 Mb)

Histoire naturelle des Îles Canaries Part 2
by Webb, Philip Barker & Berthelot, Sabin 1840-42
Courtesy of the Botanical Garden Real, Spain - Digital Library
PDF (31.3 Mb)

Flora Iberica - Orchidaceae
by Aedo Pérez, Carlos & Herrero Nieto, Alberto 1848
Courtesy of the Botanical Garden Real, Spain - Digital Library
PDF1 (6.1 Mb) & PDF2 (12.6 Mb)