The Orchid by Lauren Gardiner
This collection of 40 orchids tells the many intriguing stories of this beguiling plant, including notes and letters held in Kew's archives from the Victorian plant hunters who scoured the globe for new species. Box includes 40 frameable art prints.Lauren Gardiner is Curator of the Cambridge University Herbarium and a member of the RHS Orchid Committee. She previously worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where she specialized in the conservation of Madagascan plants, including orchids and palms.
Phillip Cribb is a leading specialist on the taxonomy and conservation of orchids. He was Deputy Keeper of the Herbarium and Curator of the Orchid Herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, until his retirement in 2006.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world-famous centre for botanic knowledge. It holds the most diverse living orchid collection in the world, and the largest and most comprehensive orchid herbarium, with over 400,000 specimens preserved.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780233005492 |
| ISBN 10 | 0233005498 |
| Title | The Orchid |
| Author | Lauren Gardiner |
| Series | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Multiple-component retail product |
| Publisher | Welbeck Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2018-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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