1861 – The Orchid Manual – Thomas Appleby | First Edition Botany & Flower Guide

The Orchid Manual by Thomas Appleby is one of the earliest guides on cultivation of stove, greenhouse, and hardy orchids. This first edition contains full-page and in-text illustrations, offering practical instructions from watering techniques to pest identification including woodlice, and an organized month-by-month calendar for optimal care.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Orchid Manual: For the Cultivation of Stove, Greenhouse, and Hardy Orchids
• Author(s): Thomas Appleby
• Publisher: London, Journal of Horticulture and Cottage Gardener Office
• Edition: First Edition, 1861
• Binding: Gilt-titled cloth boards
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Size:  6.75 in x 4 in (17.1 cm x 10.2 cm)
• Collation: 92 pp
• Illustrations: Full-page and in-text floral illustrations
• Contents Include:
  • Cultivation practices for stove, greenhouse, and hardy orchids
  • Notes on pests, diseases, watering methods
  • Calendar of monthly operations
  • Classified lists of orchid specie

Condition:

Very Good. The gilt-titled cloth binding is secure and complete. The spine is sound. Interior text block is tight with mild toning to preliminary leaves. No foxing observed.

Why Collect This?

• Rare early horticultural manual specific to orchids
• Includes both species lists and monthly care instructions

• Of interest to botanical collectors and garden historians

Item Number: # 29884