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Excerpt from Orchids for Everyone
The object of the present work is to extend greatly the popularity of Orchids among that ever-increasing class of business people who have a great love for plants and ?owers, and find in their study and culture a delightful recreation and an absorbing hobby. The arrangement of the subject matter is unique. No previous attempt has been made to group Orchids according to their value for general cultivation, and it is believed that the system will appeal strongly to those who contemplate the culture of Orchids, as well as to those thousands who have newly fallen under the fascination of these wonderfully beautiful and interesting plants. This arrangement should be the means of saving beginners from much vexation of spirit, and from the disappointment and loss that are sure to follow a bad selection of kinds to start with.
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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.
The object of the present work is to extend greatly the popularity of Orchids among that ever-increasing class of business people who have a great love for plants and ?owers, and find in their study and culture a delightful recreation and an absorbing hobby. The arrangement of the subject matter is unique. No previous attempt has been made to group Orchids according to their value for general cultivation, and it is believed that the system will appeal strongly to those who contemplate the culture of Orchids, as well as to those thousands who have newly fallen under the fascination of these wonderfully beautiful and interesting plants. This arrangement should be the means of saving beginners from much vexation of spirit, and from the disappointment and loss that are sure to follow a bad selection of kinds to start with.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Charles H. Curtis
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780267807802
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 434
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ISBN - 9781330484906
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