16pp Self-cover. Illustrated in full colour throughout. This is Dr. Louis Vogelpoel's extremely scarce first of many botanical publications.
Previous owners name penned to IFC. Very good condition.
This highly informative guide to the genus Disa uniflora covers the following topics: Local habitat and ecology; Basic cultural requirements; Probagation (with hints on growing from seed, sowing procedures, pricking out, vegetative propagation); Cultivation (growing area, growing media, water and pH, temperature, humidity, air circulation and light); Some variations in the colour and form of Disa uniflora (beautifully illustrated); Feeding; Re-potting; Growing disa species and their hybrids; Diseases and pests; Helpful hints for maintaining good hygiene.
Dr. Louis Vogelpoel (26 March 1922 in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa – 28 April 2005 in Cape Town, South Africa) was a South African general physician, cardiologist and horticultural scientist. He was a world expert on wild flowers with an orchid named after him.
He was well-recognised as a horticultural scholar and researcher. His interest was mainly indigenous South African flora and he was generally regarded as an expert on ericas and South African orchids, particularly the disa genus. He had a vast knowledge of the natural habitat and spent many hours in the veld. His studies and research on the biorhythms of the disa orchid species allowed the successful cultivation of these beautiful orchids in nurseries. These contributions were recorded in excellent articles and chapters in the orchid literature. Following his first publication on Disa uniflora in 1982, more than 45 publications followed on various aspects of orchids. His writings showed clear thought and meticulous attention to detail, while he was also an expert photographer of orchids and other flowers and published on that subject.
He was a long-time member of the Cape Orchid Society and was a founder member of the Disa Orchid Society of South Africa in 1982. He was the director of the SA Orchid Council from 1989-1993 and its Gold Medal recipient in 2002. The orchid Disa vogelpoelii was named after him.
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