Orchids

by Floyd S. Shuttleworth

ORCHIDS, a Golden Nature Guide, surveys the fascinating family Orchidaceae - a worldwide group of more than 25,000 different plants. Identified here are some 420 representative species; not only the wild types that exemplify family characteristics and diversities, but also numerous cultivated beauties favored by orchid growers. The enthusiastic amateur and the exacting professional alike will delight in the elegant full-color illustrations of this most useful guide.

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Floyd Stephen Shuttleworth (1913-1968), professor of botany at the University of Miami, Ohio