Genus Cymbidium (Botanical Magazine Monograph)

Beautiful book about a new orchid I am hoping to keep alive and thrive! Probably more complex information than I need or will use. I'd say an orchid specialist would appreciate the detailed information therein. Lovely dust jacket, and in Mylar plastic ...very happy with seller as well. I have yet, however,to really sit down with this book.

I have been searching for this book for years and eventually I am very proud to have it added to my collection.It is a very informative piece of work from one of the authorities in the orchid world, Phillip Cribb.This book will teach you more about the history, Morphology, hybrid uses and much more of the oldest grown orchid genus, namely Cymbids.Please note this book is not however a Monograph of all the relevant Cymbid species but a lot are talked about and shown in beautiful photographs and spectacular water colour depicting not only the flowers, but also foliage and growth habit.Defenately a Must Have in any Orchid species enthusiasts or serious Cymbidium growers book shelf.

The information is good in this book but it is hard to use. The publisher chose an unintuitive typeface for each species listing which makes it a challenge to find the species you want to read about. The photo section is also a bit strange as there are numerous hybrids included that don't jive with the text. Weird that such little things like this can make or break a book. I think it needs to be republished.

Very good reference book

The genus Cymbidium has never been adequately covered within a single volume. A new monograph by Drs Du Puy and Cribb, for the first time, brings together all of the pertinent information on these important orchids. The introductory chapters cover the structure and anatomy of the species, their chromosome numbers, pollination and floral fragrances, distribution, biogeography and evolution, their ethnobotanical uses and how to grow them.The book traces the history of Cymbidium in cultivation, going back at least 2,000 years in the Far East. A chapter on the history of hybridization in the genus, with particular reference to the significance of the species, has been specially written by Ernest Hetherington and Andy Easton, two of the world's foremost authorities on the development of horticultural Cymbidiums.The main part of the text comprises a complete taxonomic account of all known species in the genus. The authors recognize forty-four species, and have used modern biological techniques as well as classical methods to arrive at their decisions. Most of the species are known to the authors in cultivation, and the majority have been studied by them in the wild.28 watercolour paintings143 colour photographs8 halftones24 line illustrations48 maps

Just what we were looking for. Great book.