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Sunset ORCHIDS BY JOHN R. DUNMIRE AND THE EDITORS OF SUNSET BOOKS SUNSET Books * MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA CONTENTS UNDERSTANDING ORCHIDS 5 What ts an Onchid? « Where They Grow + A Brief History + Understanding Orchid Names « American Orebid Sociely Awards GROWING HEALTHY ORCHIDS 17 Temperature and Humidity + Light and dir + Waler + Fertilizer « Hydroponics » Troubleshooting Problems ADDING TO YOUR COLLECTION 29 Growing Your Own + Dividling Orchids « Raising Seedlings jrom Flasks « Potting Techniques + Minialere Orchids + Shopping for Orchids GREENHOUSE AND OUTDOORCARE 43 Orchids Under Glass + Orchid Beauty Outdoors « Orchids for Near Tropical Regions * Orchids for Temperate ‘Regions + Hardly Orcbids +A Note on Conservation A GALAXY OF STAR PERFORMERS 53 How Orchids Ave Classified « Tbe Catileva Alliance + Cymbiditums « The Vanda Aliance » The Dendrobium Alliance + The Oncidizam Alliance « The Sliper Orchids + The Botanicals GLOSSARY 109 INDEX 112

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