Perrine's literature. Structure, Sound and Sense.

Helicon Publishing 2001, cm.10,5x21, pp.448, ill.col. Paperback. Whether you are stuck in the garden centre or nettled in your own garden, this work offers a guide to finding the correct names for different types of plants, quickly. From alpines to trees and shrubs, and houseplants to wild flowers, it covers 30,000 terms on every plant you could possibly come across. The text aims to make it easy to convert common names into their botanical equivalents and offers a listing of common epithets - helping the reader to understand the plant naming system. The work also provides earlier versions of botanical names, and both UK and North American common names.

Antique Collectors Club Dist 2001, cm.21,5x28,5, pp.222, ill.col. hardcover, dustjacket. Orchids - The Complete Grower's Guide covers all aspects of cultivating orchids. It is suitable both for the beginner starting out, as well as for the more committed orchid enthusiast looking to try some of the more unusual species available. The authors, backed by years of hands-on experience, take an in-depth look at orchid growing today. Areas covered include a comprehensive background to the orchid and its history together with information on hybridisation and the conservation of rare and threatened species in the wild. On the practical side there is down-to-earth advice with step-by-step instructions on the care of orchids for the amateur and the more advanced gardener: watering, feeding, pests, greenhouse cultivation, re-potting, root care and compost are amongst the many subject areas covered. Superb, specially commissioned photographs accompany the text and reveal the intrinsic beauty of these exotic plants.