Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids (Orchid Hybrids. Sander's Complete [up-to-date] List) 1906-2010

Description:

Containing the names and parentages of all the known hybrid orchids, whether introduced or artificially raised.

In 1895, Messrs Sander & Sons, Orchid growers of St. Albans, England, instituted a formal system for the registration of orchid hybrids, publishing the first issue, Sander’s List of Orchids Hybrids, in 1906. They subsequently published a number of addenda volumes. In 1960, the Royal Horticultural Society assumed responsibility for the International Cultivar Registration Authority for Orchid Hybrids (ICRAOH), and continued periodically publishing hybrid registrations, using the title, Sander’s List of Orchid Hybrids. Scarce set of this foundational resource for orchid growers. Included here are the following volumes:

Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids, [1906];

Sander's List of Orchids Hybrids [1921];

Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids: Sander’s Complete List 1946 (1947);

Sander's One-Table List of Orchid Hybrids 1946-1960 (1961);

Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids Addendum 1961-1970 (1971);

Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids Addendum 1971-1975 (1976);

Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids Addendum 1976-1980 (1981), 1984 reprint;

Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids Addendum 1981-1985 (1986), 1988 reprint;

Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids Addendum 1986-1990 (1991);

Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids Addendum 1991-1995 (1996);

Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids Addendum 1996-1998 (1999);

Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids Addendum 1999-2001 (2002);

Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids Addendum 2002-2004 (2005);

Sander's List of Orchid Hybrids Addendum 2008-2010 (2011).

(Lacking the Addendum 2005-2007 (2008)).

Also included: Sander's Orchid Guide, 1927 edition.

Condition

14 vols, 8vo, 4 vols orig. half leather (some wear), rest in orig. cloth. First volume [1906] interleaved with additional printed text pasted in. Previous owner's name to some endpapers. Good.