The Bucks County Orchid Society

The Bucks County (PA) Orchid Society is a small group of orchid enthusiasts that meet 10 times a year to exchange ideas, experiences, and knowledge on how to grow orchids. Our members grow their orchids on window sills, under lights and in greenhouses. Most meetings feature a knowledgeable speaker, a show table and a plant raffle. Many members bring in their blooming plants for the show table. The member's experience ranges from beginners to very knowledgeable growers.

The BCOS is an affiliate of the American Orchid Society (AOS). BCOS participates in native orchid conservation projects and coordinates its activities with other regional AOS affiliates. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30PM at the Churchville Nature Center.
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Current Information About BCOS Annual Schedule Newsletter Archive Show Table Library Links

 

The books, magazines and equipment listed below are available for members to brorrow for up to two months. Select the item(s) and send an email to Allen Applebaum, librarian using this link.You must title your email "BCOS Library Request" and include your name as well as your email address in this message. He will bring the items to the next meeting and will expect them back after two months.

Lending Library

Books

•  Orchids by J. Oplt

•  The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids by A Pridgeon (2)

•  The Native Orchids of Florida by C.A. Luer

•  An Introduction to the Cultivated Angraecoid Orchids of Madagascar by Hillerman & Hoist

•  American Orchid Culture by E. A. White

•  Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids by A.B. Hawkes

•  Home Orchid Growing (2) by R.T. Northern

•  Bulbophyllums by B. Thoms

•  How to Grow Orchids by Sunset Press

•  Miniature Orchids (2) by R.T. Northern

•  Orchids for Everyone Value Publishing

•  How to Grow Orchids at Home Vol. I by Paul & Diola Snell

•  How to Grow Orchids at Home Vol. II by Paul & Diola Snell

•  The Worlds Most Beautiful Orchids by G. Allikas & N. Nash

•  Orchids by T.J. Sheenan

•  Orchid Species Culture - Dendrobiums by M&C Baker

•  The Paphiopedilium Growers Manual by L.A. Birk

•  Culture of the Phalaenopsis Orchid (2) by B. Gordon

•  Phalaenopsis Culture by B. Gordon

•  Orchid Seedling Care by B. Gordon

•  Orchid Breeding Groups by G. Eysenbach

•  How to Grow Orchids Sunset Books

•  Masdevallia Culture Guide by W.A. Rhodehamel

•  Orchid Pest and Diseases A.O.S.

•  Dendrobiums by S. Schelpet & J. Stewart

•  Orchids for the Home and Greenhouse Brooklyn Botanic Garden

•  Wild Orchids of the Middle Atlantic States by O.W. Gupton & Swope

•  When Does It Flower by R. M. Hamilton

•  An Introduction To Orchids by Charles Marden Fitch

•  Orchid Photography by C.M. Fitch

•  Garden Photography Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

•  You Can Grow Orchids by M. Noble

•  Orchid Fever by E. Hansen

•  The Orchid Tourist by Susan Plimpton

 

Equipment

Light Meter (2)

 

VHS Tapes

 

  1. Obsession with Orchids
  2. Growing Orchids Under Lights B. Webster
  3. Potting and Mounting Orchids