The Orchid World

1911 to 1916 Gurney Wilson

This brief but significant monthly illustrated journal was dedicated entirely to the subject of orchids and catered to the growing interest among both amateur and professional horticulturists.

It contained:

• A wide range of topics including botany, cultivation, and hybridization.
• Visuals including rare photographs and illustrations of orchid species and hybrids.
• Cultivation advice including suggested growing techniques, propagation methods as well as pest and disease management.
• Newly discovered species and the latest in breeding results.
• Historical significance and valuable insight into the trends, interests and knowledge of the late Victorian and early 20th century.
• Awards given at the monthly meetings and the big shows.

Every issue contained a feature article on an accomplished grower in England including the specifics of the operation as well as rare photographs of the plants and greenhouses. It ended with the beginning of World War I.