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Northen, Rebecca Tyson was born on August 24, 1910 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of William Elisha and Elizabeth Tyson (Weems) Northen.
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Orchids are one of the most fascinating plant families to grow. With their tremendous variety of sizes, colors, shapes, habits, and fragrances, orchids offer the opportunity of unparalleled pleasure and excitement to the plant enthusiast. This book shows you how to produce flowering orchids in your home with the modern methods that are already enabling thousands of people to cultivate orchids successfully in their living rooms, sun porches, basements, and elsewhere. It is easier to grow orchids now than it has ever been, and you don't need a greenhouse to do it. Thoroughly revised and brought completely up to date, this book explains the basic needs of orchids and shows you the three common methods of growing them in the house — in a window, in a case, and under artificial light. It goes on to describe cattleyas and many other fascinating kinds of orchids that do well as house plants, including what they each need in the way of temperature, light, humidity, and other requirements. Finally, the concluding chapters present information on potting mature plants, caring for seedling, and treating ailments and problems. 63 photos and line drawings illustrate flowers and growing techniques. If you are intrigued by the prospect of growing orchids as house plants or you already have one or two flowering on your windowsill, this book will enable you to pursue your interest confidently and knowledgeably. It covers a wide range of techniques and types of orchids, and can even be adapted to greenhouse work. With the right information at your fingertips, you can grow orchids at home with surprising ease.
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(from the preface: "This book is designed not only to give...)
from the preface: "This book is designed not only to give the beginner a start but to advance him through the years into every phase of orchid growing. More than that, it gives him, along with the methods, a background in the functions and needs of the plants so that he will be able both to recognize problems and to solve them on the basis of his knowledge." 250 illustrations, 13 in color.
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Excellent, comprehensive guide—meticulously researched, clearly written and profusely illustrated—describes the characteristics and basic needs of hundreds of orchid species—from the thimble-sized Dendrobium frigidum to the large, fragrant blossoms of the Cattleya walkerana. Includes Encyclopedia of Representative Species.
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Whether your garden is a windowsill, a basement, a greenhouse, or a plot of land, "Home Orchid Growing" is the only reference book you'll ever need to cultivate one of natures most varied and fascinating plants. In the past forty years, it has become the best-known and most authoritative work in its field, and even gardeners who still have an original copy of this classic work will find much to inspire and delight them in this revised and updated fourth edition.
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(Whether your garden is a windowsill, a basement, a greenh...)
Whether your garden is a windowsill, a basement, a greenhouse, or a plot of land, "Home Orchid Growing" is the only reference book you'll ever need to cultivate one of natures most varied and fascinating plants. In the past forty years, it has become the best-known and most authoritative work in its field, and even gardeners who still have an original copy of this classic work will find much to inspire and delight them in this revised and updated fourth edition.
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Northen, Rebecca Tyson was born on August 24, 1910 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of William Elisha and Elizabeth Tyson (Weems) Northen.
Student, Radcliffe College, 1930—1933. Bachelor, Wayne State University, 1935. Master of Arts, Mount Holyoke College, 1937.
Lecturer in field.
( Excellent, comprehensive guide—meticulously researched,...)
(Whether your garden is a windowsill, a basement, a greenh...)
(Whether your garden is a windowsill, a basement, a greenh...)
(from the preface: "This book is designed not only to give...)
( Orchids are one of the most fascinating plant families ...)
(Secret Of The Green Thumb, The, by Northen, Henry T. And ...)
Member of Orchid Digest Corporation, American Orchid Society (gold medal 1979, gold medal 1979), Sigma Xi.
Married Henry Theodore Northen, August 9, 1937. Children: Elizabeth Northen Lyons, Philip Tyson, Thomas Henry.