Author

Publication

2000-02-22 - Pantheon

Language

English

Word Count

72,000 words, Guess

Page Count

288 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number99044582
  • LibraryThing105571
  • Goodreads7101163

Classifications

  • LCCSB61 .H36 2000

Description

Explores 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.

First Sentence

There is something distinctive about the sight and sound of a human body falling from the rain forest canopy.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and LunacyHardcoverPantheon2000-02-22

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