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Title: Orchids

Author: James O'Brien

Release Date: August 31, 2010 [EBook #33593]

Language: English

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Present-Day Gardening

EDITED BY....

R. HOOPER PEARSON

MANAGING EDITOR
OF THE _GARDENERS' CHRONICLE...._

A LIST OF VOLUMES
IN THE SERIES IS
GIVEN ON THE NEXT
PAGE....

[Transcriber's Note: Words surrounded by tildes, like ~this~ signifies
words in bold. Words surrounded by underscores, like _this_, signifies
words in italics.]

_Present-Day Gardening_

List of Volumes in the Series.

1. SWEET PEAS. By HORACE J. WRIGHT, late Secretary and
Chairman of the National Sweet Pea Society. With Chapter on
"Sweet Peas for Exhibition" by THOS. STEVENSON.

2. PANSIES, VIOLAS, AND VIOLETS. By WILLIAM CUTHBERTSON,
J.P., and R. HOOPER PEARSON.

3. ROOT AND STEM VEGETABLES. By ALEXANDER DEAN, V.M.H.,
Chairman of the National Vegetable Society.

4. DAFFODILS. By the Rev. J. JACOB, Secretary of the Midland
Daffodil Society, with Preface by the Rev. W. WILKS, M.A.,
Secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society.

5. ORCHIDS. By JAMES O'BRIEN, V.M.H., Secretary of the
Orchid Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society.

6. CARNATIONS AND PINKS. By T. H. COOK, Head Gardener to
Queen Alexandra at Sandringham; JAMES DOUGLAS, V.M.H.; and
J. F. M'LEOD, Head Gardener to Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan.

7. RHODODENDRONS AND AZALEAS. (_The first popular volume
published on this subject._) By WILLIAM WATSON, A.L.S.,
Curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, with Preface by
Sir FRED. W. MOORE, M.A., A.L.S., V.M.H.

8. LILIES. By A. GROVE, F.L.S., with Preface by H. J. ELWES,
F.R.S.

9. APPLES AND PEARS. By GEORGE BUNYARD, V.M.H., Chairman of
Fruit and Vegetable Committee of Royal Horticultural
Society.