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THE GENUS CYPRIPEDIUM (A BOTANICAL MAGAZINE MONOGRAPH)

by Phillip Cribb; Peter Green

Illustrated by Mary Bates; et al.

Published by Royal Botanic Gardens; Timber Press. 1st. 1997

Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. This monograph by the curator of the Orchid Herbarium at Kew considers the history, biology, evolution, conservation, cultivation, and classification of cypripediums, popularly called lady's slippers or moccasin flowers. Edited by Peter Green. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. 301 pages including index.

Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Top corners lightly bumped. Text block slightly dusty. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and a little scuffed, old price-label to rear panel, tiny nick to top rear edge.

ISBN: 0881924032
Stock no. 1831236

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Contents

  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • HISTORY
  • THE CYRPRIPEDIOIDEAE
  • THE DELIMITATION OF CYPRIPEDIUM
  • MORPHOLOGY
  • HABIT
  • INFLORESCENCE
  • FLOWER
  • SEED PROTOCORM
  • LIFE HISTORY
  • GERMINATION AND DEVELOPMENT
  • POLLINATION
  • CYTOLOGY
  • CHROMOSOME NUMBERS IN CYPRIPEDIUM
  • PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
  • RELATIONSHIPS OF THE SLIPPER ORCHID GENERA
  • RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN CYPRIPEDIUM
  • BIOGEOGRAPHY
  • ECOLOGY
  • MYCORRHIZAL ASSOCIATIONS
  • SEASONALITY
  • HABITATS
  • SUBSTATE AND pH
  • RAINFALL AND MOISTURE
  • SUCCESSION
  • USES
  • CONSERVATION
  • THE LADY'S SLIPPER ORCHID IN THE BRITISH ISLES
  • CULTIVATION, BY HOLGER PERNER
  • GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
  • CULTIVATION UNDER LIGHTS
  • CULTIVATION UNDER GLASS
  • CULTIVATION OUTDOORS
  • PLANTING
  • COMPOST
  • FERTILISER
  • WATERING
  • PROPOGATION
  • PESTS AND DISEASES
  • CULTURAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SPECIES AND HYBRIDS
  • ARTIFICIAL HYBRIDIZATION
  • TAXONOMY OF CYPRIPEDIUM
  • GENERAL DESCRIPTION
  • INFRAGENERIC CLASSIFICATION
  • ARTIFICIAL KEY TO THE SPECIES OF CYPRIPEDIUM
  • SECTION SUBTROPICA: SPECIES 1-2
  • SECTION IRAPEANA: SPECIES 3-6
  • SECTION OBTUSIPETALA: SPECIES 7-9
  • SECTION CYPRIPEDIUM: SPECIES 10-27
  • SECTION ENANTIOPEDILUM: SPECIES 28
  • SECTION ARIETINUM: SPECIES 29-30
  • SECTION FLABELLINERVIA: SPECIES 31-32
  • SECTION ACAULIA: SPECIES 33
  • SECTION BIFOLIA: SPECIES 34-35
  • SECTION RETINERVIA: SPECIES 36-38
  • SECTION TRIGONOPEDIA:SPECIES 39-45
  • NATURAL HYBRIDS
  • APPENDIX
  • SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES

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