Toronto, Canada: D. Van Nostrand, 1950. First Canadian Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition of 1950 published simultaneously in Toronto and New York City. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Bi-color red boards/VG; Strong & sound w/light edge wear, rubs to corner tips & fading to spine. DJ/None. PO name to front cover verso. Orchid cultivation illustrated with b/w photos and 10 color plates. 19 chapters: I, Orchids as a Hobby; II, Adult Cattleyas & Their Care; III, Adult Cattleyas & Their Care (cont.); IV, The Cattleya Species; V, Hybrids; VI, Seedling from Flask to Community Pot; VII, Seedlings from Community Pot to First Bloom; VIII, Growing & Sowing Your Own Seed; IX, The Orchid Tribs: The Aërides Tribe; X, The Carrleya Tribe; XI, The Cymbidium Tribe; XII, The Cypriedium Tribe; XIII, The Dendrobium Tribe; XIV, The Odontoglossum Tribe; XV, Collectors' Items; XVI, Mineral Nutrition; XVII, Diagnosing Orchid Ailments; XVIII, Housing Your Orchids; and XIX, The Care & Use of Cut Flowers, followed by 2 appendicies. Fine copy less dust jacket.

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Bookseller: 100 POCKETS (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006604
Title: HOME ORCHID GROWING
Author: Northen, Rebecca Tyson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Canadian Edition, First Thus
Publisher: D. Van Nostrand
Place of Publication: Toronto, Canada
Date Published: 1950
Keywords: Horticulture/Gardening/Orchids
Bookseller catalogs: Horticulture/Gardening;

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