ORTHO'S ALL ABOUT ORCHIDS

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Table of contents:

ORCHID PRIMER.......................4
Orchid Environments: Light..........6
Orchid Environments: Temperature...12
Orchid Environments: Humidity
   and Air Circulation.............14
Growing Orchids Outdoors...........16

BUYING, GROWING, AND CARING
   FOR ORCHIDS.....................18
Types of Orchids...................20
Buying Orchids.....................24
Potting Orchids: Growing Mediums...26
Potting Orchids: Step by Step......28
Orchids on Slabs:
   Mimicking Mother Nature.........30
Staking............................31
Growing Orchids: Watering..........32
Growing Orchids: Fertilizing.......34
Dividing and Repotting Orchids.....36
Propagation........................40

ORCHID PROBLEMS....................42
Diseases...........................44
Cultural Problems..................46

ORCHID BOTANY AND NOMENCLATURE.....48
Orchid Botany......................50
Orchid Breeding....................52
What Kind of Orchid Is That?.......54

ORCHID GALLERY.....................56