Field Guide to the New Zealand Orchids
By Ian St George, Bruce Orwin, Dan Hatch, Eric Scanlen, 135pp limpbound, The New Zealand Native
Orchid Group, Wellington 2001, RRP$34.95. First published in 1996, this is a second edition of line drawings and field notes. It recognises that in the ensuing four years new genera and species have been described and new taxa recognised, and more renaming has taken place. With its monochromatic approach, this book is quite a contrast with Ian St George’s beautifully illustrated colour guide to orchids, The Nature Guide to Native Orchids (Godwit, 1999). Instead of colour photographs this book is illustrated with line drawings —
actually a more useful guide in the field when trying to distinguish one similar species from another. There are useful notes, often in botanical shorthand, on characteristics, habitat, flowering seasons, distribution and conservation status. If you are interested in orchids buy both books.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 303, 1 February 2002, Page 44
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