BROMELIADS A Cultural Manual
Bromeliad Society International. Rewritten and updated to reflect recent nomenclature changes. A 44 page, 5½ x 8½in soft cover booklet with many color photos. FAQ’s addressed for indoor, greenhouse, outdoor and novice growers. Cultural requirements for each genus are covered.
$3.50 #B8

THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ORCHIDS, Alec Pridgeon, ©1992. A beautiful book. Amateur and pro alike will find this volume infinitely useful. 304 pages, 9½ x 12½ , 1,000 color photos for easy identification and capsule information that is understandable to all, only
$45.00 #B22

BROMELIADS for the Contemporary Garden ©2003 198 pages, 290 color photos 8½ x 10¼in hardcover. Beginners, enthusiasts, and connoisseurs will enjoy the descriptions and cultivation information for hundreds of species and cultivars, from Aechmea to Vriesea, along with an impressive range of photographs, to inspire gardeners and collectors.
$29.95 #B56

Botanica’s ORCHIDS ©2002 8 x 6in soft cover. 608 pages with over 1000 photos! What a book! Describes over 1200 species, super photos and concise text. Loaded with good information. And the price! Heck, by the pound it may be our least expensive book! Highly recommended. If you buy only one orchid book… Only
$24.95 #B55

THE BOOK OF BROMELIADS and Hawaiian Tropical Flowers ©2000 Ronald W. Parkhurst 216 pages, 8½ x 11, hardcover. 650 color photos.  A stunningly beautiful, high quality, non technical coffee-table-style bromeliad book.
$39.95 #B40

ORCHIDS Joyce Stewart, 124 pp, 57 color illustrations, 18 line drawings, 7 x 9½”, hardcover, ©2000  An excellent primer for the beginner or hobbyist that covers in layman’s terms cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases. Includes a huge A-Z listing of recommended species and hybrids for various conditions. This is the book you need if you are just starting out.
$19.95 #B42

New Tillandsia Handbook ©1998, Shimizu & Takizawa. 134 pgs, 7 x 10in, soft cover with a dust jacket. 380 color plates. Text and photo captions are in both English and Japanese with technical names in Latin. The best available book on Tillandsias!
$40.00 #B33      Sorry, Sold Out

Manual of Orchids Editors: Joyce Stewart and Mark Griffiths, 448 pp, 107 line drawings, 6 x 9 ½”, hardcover, ©1995 This is the most complete guide to cultivated orchids currently available. A summary of each genus, with cultural information, is followed by descriptions of the species.
$49.95 #B43

Canistropsis - Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest ©1998 by Elton M.C. Leme The second of 3 on the revision of Nidularium. Hardbound, 140 pages, 100 color plates, 30 black and white and over 20 illustrations, covering the genera Canistropsis, Protoregelia and Neoregelia sub. longipetalopsis.
$59.95  #B34

Vandas, Their Botany, History and Culture ©1997, Martin R Motes A complete treatment of the botany, breeding, care and cultivation of Vandas. A beautiful 6x9in hardcover book with 188 pages and 113 color photos.
$32.95 #B36

Northern Mindanao Bromeliads ©2002 Juanilla Alfonso-Go 400+ beautiful color photos of spectacularly colored bromeliads grown on this Philippine island. 38 pages.
$30.00 #B50

NATIVE ECUADORIAN ORCHIDS An important and beautiful treatment of Ecuadorian orchids in 5 volumes. 

Volume 1, Aa to Dracula. 208 pages 372 illustrations; 203 drawings and 169 color photos.   Vol. 1
$100.00 #B48

Volume 2, Dresslerella through Lepanthes. 212 pages  485 illustrations; 201 drawings and 284 color photos. Vol. 2
$100.00 #B49

Volume 3, Lepanthopsis to Lycomormium. 232 pages, 62 of illustrations. Vol. 3
$100.00 #B52

Volume 4, Oncidium to Restrepiopsis.  222 pages, 371 color photos.   Vol. 4
$100.00 #B63

Volume 5, Rodriquezia to Zygosepalum. 290 pages, 375 color photos.   Vol. 5
$115.00 #B64

BROMELIADS, Next Generation ©2000  Zaghini 54 pages with 600 color photos. Many genera, very little text, 8 x 12in, paper,
$30.00 #B39

Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener's Guide, Mary and Gary Irish, 384 pp, 100 color photos, 6 x 9in, hardcover, ©2000 Outlining the gardening use of a many Agaves, Yuccas, and related species. For all with interest in this diverse and horticulturally important group of plants.
$49.95 #B41

CAUDICIFORM & Pachycaul Succulents, Rowley ©1993, The bible for caudex lovers. 10 x 10in hardbound, 282 pages, 400 color photos and informative, often humorous text covering every aspect of these weird and wonderful plants.
 $95.00 #B17

Jewels Of The Jungle: Bromeliaceae Of Ecuador, Part I - BROMELIOIDEAE ©2000 Jose Manzanares A treatment of one of the richest bromeliad floras on earth, an incredible 455 species of bromeliads in one of the smallest countries in South America. 9 x 12 Hardbound, with hundreds of magnificent photos.
$130.00 #B53

The Splendid Sansevieria ©2005 B. Juan Chahinian, 178 pages, numerous color plates, 6 ¾ x 8 ½in, softbound. A long awaited book that deals with the Sansevieria species and hybrids, display, cultivation, propagation, a key to the species and a complete list of Sansevieria species. Color photos and detailed descriptions of all plants dealt with.  $34.95 #B62

Jewels Of The Jungle: Bromeliaceae Of Ecuador,   Part II - PITCAIRNIOIDEAE ©2005 Jose Manzanares The much anticipated second part of a planned four part series. A spectacular look at one of the more obscure bromeliad subfamilies. A must-have book for any serious bromeliophile. 9 x 12 Hardbound, with hundreds of magnificent photos.
$130.00 #B61

SUCCULENTS, The Illustrated Dictionary, ©1994, Sajeva & Costanzo An extremely useful book! 1,212 color photos. 239 pages, 9 x 11in Softbound. A greatvalue for all this information and color.
$29.95 #B18

Reptiles and Amphibians of the Amazon: An Ecotourists Guide by Richard & Patricia Bartlett ©2003 448 pages, soft cover, hundreds of color photos. A must-have field guide for any with an interest in herpetology or who travels in the Amazon region. $29.95 #B57

Succulents for the Contemporary Garden By  Cave ©2002 Hardcover, 176 pages, 346 color photos. Descriptions and cultivation information for hundreds of species and cultivars, will help gardeners choose plants that are best suited to their design requirements and garden conditions.
$29.95 #B59

Pachyforms; A Guide to Growing Caudiciform and Pachycaul Plants by Philippe de Vosjoli. ©2004 336 pages, 380 color photos. 10 x 7in soft cover. The new standard! A great book for beginner or expert grower, packed with information on growing, and loaded with photos to give you collecting fever! Value priced at only $39.95 #B58

Bananas You Can Grow Waddick & Stokes ©2000 128 pages, soft cover. Everything a hobby grower of bananas could want to know. Beautiful color photos of over 60 varieties, both edible and ornamental. FAQ’s and even recipes!
$19.95 #B44

Bromeliaceae III ©2002 Francisco Oliva-Esteve A total of 320 bromeliad species from throughout the Neotropics, representing 29 genera, are described and pictured. Spectacular habitat photographs set the scene for the plants. 9¾” x 13”. Hard cover. 274 pp. 564 color photos and 18 color and b/w line drawings.
$95.00 #B47

The Amazing Aglaonema ©2002 Brown 140 pages, 200 color photos. Covers horticulture, taxonomy, pests, and hybridizing.
$18.95 #B51

NEW! The Beginner's Guide to Successfully Growing Tillandsias ©2003 Arthur L Comer, Jr.8.5 x 5.5in, 10 pages, paperback. A growing guide that offers need-to-know growing tips for the novice and contains color photographs and descriptions of 30 varieties of Tillandsias.
$3.95 #B65
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The Cordyline (Ti Plant) "King of Tropical Foliage" B. Frank Brown ED. D, ©1994 105 pages, 205 color photos, descriptions, history and culture of most cultivated varieties. 8½ x 12in, hardbound.
$24.95 #B2

NEW! Orchid Growing Basics DVD with Brian the orchid guy. ©2006 Brian Petraska. An instructional DVD with a hands-on look at orchid culture. Sections include: Blooming, Repotting, Pests, Fertilizing and much more. The theme is “Orchids are for everyone”, and this informative and entertaining DVD will give you the grow-how.
#DVD1 $19.95

Crotons of the World by B. Frank Brown ED. D, ©1995 A fantastically beautiful book detailing the many colorful forms of Codiaeum. History, culture and use are covered in an easily read and interesting format. Lavishly color illustrated with 450 color photos. Outstanding!
$39.95 #B7

NEW! Rhythms In The Clouds DVD ©2006 Mark Wainright & Alexander Villegas. A DVD about biodiversity and conservation in the Monteverde region of Costa Rica. Far too complex to describe here, it is nothing short of ‘eye candy’ for all those interested in plants, animals, conservation and natural beauty. A treasure to own. $24.95 #DVD2