Old stock but is new, for those of us who still enjoy the feeling of a real book. this is a big heavy book. 54 pages Hard Back an amazing reference book. This book is a true epic in orchidology in Australia. It includes each of the 200 odd species and varieties and 72 genera of orchids in Tropical Australia and also included all the epiphytic species in Australia as a whole. Each species and variety was covered by a full page illustration along with a full description including habitat notes synonymy and distribution. The line drawings are botanically remarkably accurate considering that most were done with the aid of nothing more than a hand lens. This book was instrumental in encouraging local naturalists such as Bruce Gray, Rev. Ron Collins and Lewis Roberts to look for new species.
