orchids

"After their death, Spindrift's parents leave behind one keepsake--a glass orb containing a magical orchid that has the power to make all her wishes come true, but the allure of this extraordinary orchid puts Spindrift's life in danger, leaving her to wonder whether a wish is just a curse in disguise"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the characteristics of 223 types of orchids and explains how to grow and care for them.

When a man walks into her grandfather s curiosity shop and asks about a black orchid, Spindrift turns him away. She s never seen such a thing. Until one night it appears. Spindrift, an orphan, has one keepsake from her parents a clear glass orb. Except it s not quite clear anymore. She watches as a black orchid forms inside the crystal. Then the flower blooms into a towering woman in a dress of midnight silk and air, a woman with the power to grant wishes. It s fun, at first.

When her family is threatened with being sent to the poorhouse for failing to collect a rare orchid, Elodie Buchanan accompanies her father to China determined to find the flower and save her family.

Profiles more than 223 species of wild orchids which can be found throughout North America, providing identification, full distribution range, recenty synonyms, and all subspecies' varietal and forma information.

Nancy Drew and friends travel to Key Largo, Florida, to investigate an orchid thief and search for a sunken treasure.

Introduces the orchid family, explains the life cycle of both plant and flower, and gives instructions for growing orchids at home.

Tom Hart Dyke chronicles the experiences he had while traveling through the dangerous Darien Gap in the Pan-American Highway, where he was kidnapped and held at gunpoint while on a journey to find a rare species of orchid.