The Culture of Greenhouse Orchids: Old System and New (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from The Culture of Greenhouse Orchids: Old System and New

This is no disparagement of the valuable works existing. What they lack may be expressed in one word - precision. General terms are used, and they suffice for the experienced. But the beginner knows not how to interpret them. He does too much or too little, and always he is irritated by uncertainty. Upon these points it is unnecessary to say more; the reader will judge.

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Excerpt from The Culture of Greenhouse Orchids: Old System and New

The literature of orehidology is voluminous in these days. But the book written "by an amateur for amateurs" is stilt needed. I have at least the advantage of knowing what manner of work it should be, for I have suffered from the want of it. The various manuals current are not fitted, though designed, for the class I would address-that large number of persons whose gardener, competent in other branches of his profession, must "turn up the volume" for guidance in dealing with orchids, and, often enough, appeals to his master's judgment thereon. How many they are my correspondence proves. Such persons demand plain words from the author, not general expressions; having no capacity to read between the lines, they must needs mark every gap where all is smooth for the trained orchid-grower. From that class I myself have struggled upwards until I, too, consult the expert without observing deficiencies.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.