Rumphius' Orchids
Orchid Texts from The Ambonese Herbal
Contents
List of Original Plates.........................................ix
Acknowledgments.................................................xi
Introduction....................................................xv
About This Translation..........................................xlix
Rumphius' Orchids
One The Inscribed Angrek........................................3
Two The White, Double Angrek....................................14
Three The Red Angrek............................................22
Four The Fifth Angrek...........................................25
Five The Yellow Angrek..........................................27
Six The Remaining Yellow Angreks................................32
Seven The Dog Angrek............................................37
The Fifty Seventh Chapter of the Auctuarium.....................40
Eight The Purple Angrek.........................................50
Nine The Beseeching Plant.......................................55
Ten The First Ground Angrek.....................................61
Eleven The Second Ground Angrek........ ... read full excerpt from Rumphius' Orchids: Orchid Texts from "The Ambonese Herbal" ebook
