Project Gutenberg 2005-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 253 Boyle, Frederick 1841 1914 About orchids : $b a chat Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Ben Beasley, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries.) "About Orchids: A Chat" by Frederick Boyle is a horticultural discussion written in the late 19th century. The book presents an approachable and personal narrative on the cultivation of orchids, interwoven with the author's experiences and reflections. It seeks to demystify the world of orchid gardening, making it accessible to enthusiasts with modest resources, while also providing insights into the charm and allure of these unique plants. The opening of the work introduces Boyle's personal journey into the world of gardening, particularly focusing on orchids. He shares the trials and triumphs of transforming a small plot of land into a vibrant orchid house, detailing his learning curve in horticulture and the challenges of managing such delicate plants. The narrative is rich with humor and honesty, revealing his early misconceptions about orchid cultivation and his eventual discoveries that make it more attainable than many believe. His reflections serve both as a guide and encouragement for novice gardeners and orchid enthusiasts, aiming to dispel the myths surrounding orchid care while celebrating the beauty of these remarkable flowers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orchids Orchid culture SB Text Horticulture Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 420726 420585 2024-11-07T13:59:50.732649 2023-09-08T04:45:19.612644 text/html text/html 410169 2020-12-13T07:01:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 550692 2020-12-13T07:01:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 658657 2024-11-07T13:59:59.874597 application/epub+zip 657906 2024-11-07T13:59:53.105625 application/epub+zip 230130 2024-11-07T13:59:51.649632 application/epub+zip 817872 2024-11-07T14:00:04.768549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 773987 2024-11-07T13:59:58.441604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321034 2022-09-08T09:31:29.604959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348523 348273 2024-11-07T13:59:49.681668 2023-09-08T04:45:18.737582 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 348238 2020-12-13T07:01:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 138079 2020-12-13T07:01:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 348348 2020-12-13T07:01:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137989 2020-12-13T07:01:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21861 2024-11-07T14:00:04.916540 application/rdf+xml 10985 2024-11-07T13:59:52.225612 image/jpeg 2982 2024-11-07T13:59:51.935604 image/jpeg 615653 2024-11-07T13:59:50.799879 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia