Culture of Orchids. A Guide for Enthusiasts

Reprint from the publication. Moscow, 1913. From 36 Fig (4 color) unique publication that has not lost relevance to this day. The author of the book gives a brief and practical description of those conditions that are required for the breeding of orchids and the latest methods and techniques for breeding them, which the amateur gardener should know for growing these amazing plants in the harsh conditions of the Russian climate.
Methodology I.I. Troyanovsky is based on the combined use of three types of greenhouses: warm, cold and moderate. Controling the life of plants through months throughout the year, Troyanovsky gives detailed instructions for the culture of orchids of all temperature groups, for seasonal work and even on the arrangement and heating of the greenhouses. In addition, in his book, he characterizes most of the species known at that time, their features of growing and flowering. Complete the book valuable for lovers `Brief tables on the culture of orchids`.
Author - Ivan Ivanovich Troyanovsky (1855 - 1928) - a talented doctor, surgeon and therapist, widely known among the Moscow creative intelligentsia as a passionate fan of art, collector of paintings by Russian artists. In Europe, he was known as an orchidist, organizer and chairman of the Moscow Society of orchid lovers, the creator of the now lost hybrid Odontoglossum Troyanovskianum.
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