Literature Indices & Scans

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Complete Books

Year Author Title
1830-1840 Lindley, J.H. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants (26.4 Mb)
1886 Pfitzer, E.H. Morphologische studien über die orchideenblüthe (13.7 Mb)
1887-94 Veitch, J. & Sons A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants, Volume 1 (59.2 Mb)
1887-94 Veitch, J. & Sons A Manual of Orchidaceous Plants, Volume 2 (69.1 Mb)
1894 Williams, H. The Orchid Grower's Manual, 7th Edition (69.1 Mb)
1898 Desbois, F. Cypripedium, Selenipedium & Uropedium, Monographie (31.3 Mb)
1904 von Faber, F.C. Beitrag zur vergleichenden Anatomie der Cypripedilinae (11.1 Mb)
1927 Sander Sander's Orchid Guide, Revised (1927) Edition (19.7 Mb)

Color Plates from Lindenia

Indices

Year Work
2002 Proceedings of the 16th World Orchid Conference
1985 Proceedings of the 11th World Orchid Conference
1971 Proceedings of the 6th World Orchid Conference
1966 Proceedings of the 5th World Orchid Conference
1960 Proceedings of the 3rd World Orchid Conference
1958 Proceedings of the 2nd World Orchid Conference
1977-90 Orchid Biology, Reviews and Perspectives, I-V
1974 The Orchids, Scientific Studies
1971-74 The Paphiopedilum World, 1(2) & 4(1-4)
1959 The Orchids, A Scientific Survey
1885-1906 Lindenia: Iconography of Orchids
1860 Pescatorea: Iconography of Orchids

19th and Early 20th Century Book Excerpts

Year Author Title
1821 Lindley, J.H. Collectanea Botanica; or, Figures and Botanical Illustrations of Rare and Curious Exotic Plants (410 Kb)
1823 Hooker, W.J. Exotic Flora, Vol. 1 (3.19Mb)
1826 Lindley, J.H. Orchidearum Sceletos (1.53 Mb)
1844 Hooker, W.J. Icones Plantarum; Figures with Brief Descriptive Characters and Remarks of New or Rare Plants (436 Kb)
1845 Blanco, M. Flora De Filipinas (337 Kb)
1848-53 Walpers, G. Synopsis Plantarum Phanerogamicarum Novarum (749 Kb)
1851 Griffith, W. Icones Plantarum Asiaticarum, Part III (625 Kb)
1852 Wight, R. Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis (503 Kb)
1878 Reichenbach fil., H.G. Otia botanica Hamburgensia (189 Kb)
1879 Franchet, A. & Savatier, L. Enumeratio Plantarum in Japonia Sponte Crescentium (714 Kb)
1881 Boissier, E. Flora Orientalis (523 Kb)
1883 Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. Genera Plantarum (590 Kb)
1890 Hooker, J.D. The Flora of British India, Vol. V (2.49 Mb)
1894 Hooker, J.D. The Flora of British India, Vol. VI (3.85 Mb)
1920 Schlechter, R. Die Orchideenfloren der sudameriakanischen Kordillerenstaaten (510 Kb)

Misc. Journal Articles

Year Vol. Pages Author Journal Article Species Covered
1844   409 Reichenbach fil., H.G. Linnaea Plantae Leiboldianae Cyp. moile
1859-60   541 Meinshausen, K.F. Linnaea Beitrag zur Pflanzengeographie des Sud-Ural-Gebirges Cyp. calceolus, Cyp. macranthon, Cyp. guttatum
1894 19 1-42 Pfitzer, E. Botanische Jahrbucher Beitrage zur Systematik der Orchideen --
1901-03 2 149, 161   Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants Collected by R.S. Williams and J.B. Tarleton Cyp. guttatum, Cyp. passerinum

Xenia Orchidacea, by H.G. Reichenbach fil.

Volume Year Species
1 1858 Selenipedium, Sel. chica, Sel. palmifolium, Sel. hartwegii, Sel. schlimii, Sel. boissierianum, Uropedium lindenii (2.52 Mb)
2 1874 Cyp. superbiens, Cyp. hirsutissimum, Cyp. fairieanum, Cyp. hookerae, Cyp. stonei low var. platyiaenium, Cyp. virens, Cyp. niveum, Sel. wallisii, Cyp. haynaldianum, Cyp. druryi, Cyp. debile, Sel. reticulatum (3.76 Mb)
3 1900 Cyp. dayanum, Cyp. haynaldianum, Cyp. spicerianum, Cyp. roebeleni, Sel. lindleyanum, Cyp. wolterianum, Cyp. chamberlainianum (4.20 Mb)

Slipper Orchids From Curtis's Botanical Magazine

The following articles were scanned from microfiche of Curtis's Botanical Magazine. I checked Volumes 1-176 (1793-1964)(except 57-63) for slipper species.

Volume Year Plates Species
6 1793 192, 216 Cyp. acaule, Cyp. album
23 1806 911 Cyp. parviflorum
38 1813 1569 Cyp. arietinum
47 1820 2129 Cyp. venustum
56 1829 2938 Cyp. macranthon
72 1846 4234 Cyp. barbatum
82 1856 4901 Cyp. purpuratum
83 1857 4990, 5024 Cyp. hirsutissumum, Cyp. fairieanum
88 1862 5349 Cyp. stonei
89 1863 5362 Cyp. hookerae
90 1864 5466 Cyp. caricinum
91 1865 5513, 5508 Cyp. concolor, Cyp. laevigatum
92 1866 5614 Cyp. schlimii
95 1869 5791 Cyp. parishii
96 1870 5853 Cyp. candidum
97 1871 5922 Cyp. niveum
98 1872 5970 Cyp. longifolium
101 1875 6175 Cyp. argus
102 1876 6217 Cyp. roezli
103 1877 6296 Cyp. haynaldianum
105 1879 6432 Cyp. lawrenceanum
106 1880 6490 Cyp. spicerianum
112 1886 6876 Cyp. godefroyae
116 1890 7102 Cyp. rothschildianum
117 1891 7178, 7188 Cyp. klotzschianum, Cyp. californicum
119 1893 7275, 7319 Cyp. fasciculatum. Cyp. montanum
121 1895 7416, 7446 Cyp. charlesworthii, Sel. sargentianum
122 1896 7510 Cyp. exul
124 1898 7578, 7629 Paph. victoria-marie, Paph. mastersianum
126 1900 7746 Cyp. guttatum
132 1906 8070, 8084 Cyp. tibeticum, Paph. glaucophyllum
133 1907 8126 Paph. villosum var. annamense
134 1908 8183 Cyp. debile
137 1911 8386 Cyp. speciosum
148 1922 8965 Cyp. himalaicum
152 1926 9117, 9155 Cyp. manchuricum virescens, Paph. robinsonii
157 1931 9364 Cyp. cordigerum
160 1937 9481 Paph. wardii
161 1938-39 9520 Cyp. japonicum
164 1943-48 9671 Paph. callosum
167 1950 89 Paph. delenatii

The Botanical Register

The following articles were scanned from microfiche of The Botanical Register. I checked all volumes for slipper species.

Volume Year Plates Species
10 1824 788 Cyp. venustum
18 1832 1534 Cyp. macranthos
20 1834 1666 Cyp. spectabile
23 1837 1991 Cyp. purpuratum
27 1841 misc. 110 Cyp. barbatum
28 1842 17 Cyp. barbatum
32 1846 58 Cyp. irapeanum

The Linnean Society Journal of Botany

The following articles were scanned from microfiche of volumes 1-42 of The Linnean Society Journal of Botany.  I still need to review the remainder of the series

Volume Year Pages Author Article Species Mentioned
18 1881 281-289, 358-359 Bentham, G. Notes on Orchideae  
21 1886 300-301 Rolfe, R.A. On the Flora of the Philippine Islands, and its Probable Derivation  
22 1887 402-22, Pl. 20 Masters, M.T. On the Floral Conformation of the Genus Cypripedium Cyp. argus
24 1888 156-169 Rolfe, R.A. On Bigeneric Orchid Hybrids  
25 1890 211-243 Rolfe, R.A. A morphological and Systematic Review of the Apostasieae  
28 1891 135 Collett, H.; Hemsley, W.B. On a Collection of Plants from Upper Burma and the Shan States Cyp. concolor, var. godefroyae, Cyp. niveum, Cyp. bellatulum
29 1893 319-20 Hemsley, W.B. Observations on a Botanical Collection made by Mr. A.E. Pratt in Western China, with Descriptions of some new Chinese Plants from Various Collections Cyp. himalaicum, Cyp. tibeticum
30 1895 45-50, Pl. I, II Ewart, M.F. Notes on Abnormal Cypripedium Flowers Cyp. Sedeni, Cyp. boxalli
31 1895-97 261-62, 304-05 Ridley, H.N. An Enumeration of all Orchideae hitherto Recorded from Borneo Cyp. dayanum, Cyp. hookerae, Cyp. javanicum, Cyp. lawrenceanum, Cyp. lowei, Cyp. stonei, Cyp. nigritum
32 1896 414-415 Ridley, H.N. On Orchideae and Apostasiaceae of the Malay Peninsula Cyp. niveum, Cyp. barbatum
36 1903-05 63-67   An Enumeration of all the Plants Known from China Proper, Formosa, Hainan, The Corea, The Luchu Archipelago, and The Island of Hong Kong Cyp. arietinum, Cyp. calceolus, Cyp. corrugatum, Cyp. ebracteatum, Cyp. fargesii, Cyp. fasciolatum, Cyp. guttatum, Cyp. henryi, Cyp. himalaicum, Cyp. japonicum, Cyp. luteum, Cyp. macranthum, Cyp. margaritaceum, Cyp. micranthum, Cyp. tibeticum, Cyp. yunnanense, Paph. parishii, Paph. purpuratum
38 1907-09 330 Ridley, H.N. On a Collection of Plants made by H.C. Robinson and L. Wray from Gunong Tahan, Panang Cyp. barbatum (later determined to be Cyp. lawrenceanum)
41 1912-13 445 Price, M.P.; Simpson, N.D. An Account of the Plants collected by Mr. M.P. Price on the Carruthers-Miller-Price Expedition through North-West Mongolia and Chinese Dzungaria in 1910. Cyp. macranthon
42 1914 161 Gibbs, L.S. A Contribution to the Flora and Plant Formations of Mount Kinabalu and the Highlands of British North Borneo Paph. dayanum

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