Conservation ►

Orchid Reference Library

Information

Orchid Reference Library
Location: In the Conservation Center
Hours: Tuesdays by appointment
Phone: 404.591.1725
Email: lschwarz@atlantabotanicalgarden.org

The Librarian is happy to provide reference assistance in person at the Garden, via telephone or email.

An important component of the Center for Conservation and Education is the Orchid Reference Library.

A collection of books specific to the study of orchids and to native and global plant conservation is available to staff and to researchers by apointment.

The Library of Congress Classification Schedule is used in the library. The card catalog provides entry to information by author, title and subject. Creation of a digital catalog database is currently in progress. The collections are noncirculating.

Read the latest news on the Fuqua Orchid Center blog:

The Orchid Column

Orchid Reference Library

A collection of books specific to the study of orchids and to native and global plant conservation is available to staff and to researchers. Library information is used to identify orchids, verify nomenclature and access descriptions of native habitats for display purposes. The Orchid Reference Library also houses other books featuring extensive information about the many other plants in the Conservatory including blooming tropicals, palms, bromeliads, conifers, and carnivourous plants.

Featured Title

Research titles are featured here from the Orchid Reference Library.

Featured Title: Orchids - The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Oncidium

The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Oncidium includes more than 850 color illustrations of plants and flowers painted from living orchids to reflect actual size. Definitive essays include taxonomic descriptions, distribution by countries, habitat, elevation and horticulture notes.

Illustrated By: Henry Zelenko et al
Edited by: Mark W. Chase
Pubished: revised, 2d ed, c2002
Call #: QK 495.O64 P488  2002