Orchid Fever by Eric Hansen

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Orchid Fever by Eric Hansen

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Part of Methuen Non-Fiction series

Summary

From the Orinoco River to the hothouses of Kew, this is a dark and humorous tale of orchid smugglers, visionary breeders; of corruption and murder; and of the bizarre world of international plant politics and the gentle people whose passion is the cultivation of these beautiful, fragile flowers.

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Orchid Fever by Eric Hansen

A true story of one of the world's strangest plants and humanity's oddest obsessions: the orchid, brought to book by the author, traveller and self-confessed orchid obsessive. From the Orinoco River to the hothouses of Kew, and the clandestine nurseries of Europe to the peat bogs of Minnesota, this is a dark and humorous tale of orchid smugglers, ice-cream makers and visionary breeders; of courruption, murder and moths with 12-inch tongues; and of the vicious, bizarre world of international plant politics and the wide range of gentle people whose overriding passion is the cultivation of these beautiful, fragile flowers.

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ISBN 13 9780413747501
ISBN 10 0413747506
Title Orchid Fever
Author Eric Hansen
Series Methuen Non-Fiction
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Methuen Publishing Ltd
Year published 2001-04-05
Number of pages 240
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.