Hello all, Here are two more (and 2 previously posted) classic orchid books available for download(assuming you have a broadband connection):
Desbois, F. Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium, Monographie. France: F. Meyer, 1898. [in French] (31.3 Mb) http://www.slipperorchids.info/literature/Desbois1898.pdf Veitch, James & Sons. A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants. Chelsea, England, 1887-94. (Vol. 1, 59.2 Mb) http://www.slipperorchids.info/literature/Veitch1(1887-94).pdf (Vol. 2, 69.1 Mb) http://www.slipperorchids.info/literature/Veitch2(1887-94).pdf Lindley, John. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants. London: Ridgways, Piccadilly, 1830-40. (26.4 Mb) http://www.slipperorchids.info/literature/Lindley1840.pdf Sanders' Orchid Guide, Revised (1927) Edition. St. Albans: Sanders, 1927. (19.7 Mb) http://www.slipperorchids.info/literature/Sander1927.pdf All of the above are scans I've made of either books I own or have gotten from a library. Please only download each file once, as the site has limited bandwidth per month. If you don't have a broadband connection, but still want the above (or other) pdfs, please send me an e-mail off-list. More literature, mostly relating to the slipper orchids, is available here: http://www.slipperorchids.info/literature/ Other great orchid literature sites include: The Digital Orchid Library, http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/orchids/ Rare Books from the MBG Library, http://www.illustratedgarden.org/mobot/rarebooks/ --Stephen _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
