TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hansen, Eric
TI  - Orchid fever : : a horticultural tale of love, lust, and lunacy
SN  - 9780679771838
U1  - 635.934 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New York : 
PB  - Vintage Departures, 
KW  - Orchid industry
KW  - Nursery growers
KW  - Orchids
KW  - Plant collectors
KW  - Travel
KW  - Gardening
KW  - Voyages and travels
N1  - Journey to Fire Mountain --
; Bodice rippers --
; The wizard of Oz --
; Orchid fever --
; Henry Azadehdel: orchid collector --
; The fox testicle ice vream of Kemal Kucukonderuzunkoluk --
; Au Yong and the pollen thief --
; The orchid judges --
; The scent of an orchid --
; Perfumed legs at the oyster bar --
; On the road with Dr. Braem --
; The orchid raids --
; A visit to Kew Gardens --
; The forbidden flowers of Gunnar Seidenfaden --
; Orchids, guns, and harpsichords --
; Tom Nelson and the bog orchid rescue --
N2  - xplores the lesser-known political and bureaucratic adventures surrounding the orchid; reveals its esoteric uses, from elephant medicine to aphrodisiac; and considers its horticultural mysteries and the lengths to which some have gone for its cultivation
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