Beginning of my Orchid Library

[Marc]

Allthough orchids have surrounded me all my life and I allready had a couple for a few years, my true interest in orchids as a hobby started last year.
And because I had no orchid books of my own this weekend I decided to place an order on amazon as a start of my own Orchid library.

Today was the big day and my package from amazon arrived. Not too bad, delivery in 3 days and still made use of the free shipping option.

So since today I'm proud owner of these two books.

Tropical Slipper Orchids by Harold Koopowitz, nothing to explain here I think.

Orchideen in unserem Garten ( = Orchids in our Garden ) by Irmin Vogler. This is a book in German containing a very practical guide on the cultivation of European and Northern American Orchids in your own backyard. It contains nice guides depicting how to create a habitat for various types of Orchids. And best of all it contains a lot of information about Cypripedium's.

For now there is one book left on my "want to buy" list and that's the "Paphiopedilum Growers Manual" by Lance Birk.

 

[NYEric]

How much was the Koopowitz book?

 

[goldenrose]

Nice start! I have the 1st & 3rd & use them on a regular basis.

 

[Marc]

How much was the Koopowitz book?

I paid 31.50 British Pounds for it.

 

[NYEric]

!!

 

[mormodes]

I pulled out the Koopowitz book the other day and got side tracked by the discussion of CITES and paphs (pg 70? 74?). A succinct explanation of how we arrived into this situation. After you've drooled over all the lovely pictures I recommend reading that section.

 

[Marc]

!!

Even amazon.com hat is listed for $37,- a.t.m.

http://www.amazon.com/Tropical-Slip...864X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300383137&sr=8-1

 

[chrismende]

I, too, bought Koopowitz first. Then Birk. (both editions) Both books are "must have" books. I'd get the Cribb second edition next, followed by Slipper Orchids of Vietnam and The Genus Paphiopedilum in China - both wonderful books! All of these are important reference material if you want to be broadly informed. One book I still want and haven't yet bought is our "Guru" Olaf Gruss's one one the albino paphs. There are several other really cool older books, but these are all very current.

 

[Marc]

I, too, bought Koopowitz first. Then Birk. (both editions) Both books are "must have" books. I'd get the Cribb second edition next, followed by Slipper Orchids of Vietnam and The Genus Paphiopedilum in China - both wonderful books! All of these are important reference material if you want to be broadly informed. One book I still want and haven't yet bought is our "Guru" Olaf Gruss's one one the albino paphs. There are several other really cool older books, but these are all very current.

I think the having the 2nd edition of Lance Birke's book will do? Or is there information the 1st that isn't to be found in the 2nd?

 

[mormodes]

I pulled out the Averynov book the other day not for the paph info, but for the information about the growing regions in Vietnam which had to do with a Den I had just purchased.

I have the 2nd ed of Birk's book. He's around here somewhere and can speak to the differences between the two eds. Personally I usually go with the more recent assuming the author wanted to change or update something about what the 1st ed said. Might merely be taxonomy. Or might be something more important, *G*.

 

[goldenrose]

I think the having the 2nd edition of Lance Birke's book will do? Or is there information the 1st that isn't to be found in the 2nd?

I would think the 2nd one would be preferred.
On the inner cover flap it tells the difference, seems to be updated with culture requirements like more water, more air movement, more light.

 

[chrismende]

Yes - they are surprisingly different books!