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Orchid Summer: In Search of the Wildest Flowers of the British Isles

`Remarkable … Evoking the intensity with which orchid hunters pursue their quarry … Vivid and expressive` Sunday Times`Orchid Summer` is a heady celebration of the beauty and history of the wild orchid species of the British Isles, embraced in one dazzling summer-long hunt by naturalist Jon Dunn.The flowers that are the focus of this treasure hunt are exquisite and diverse. Some tower above the surrounding vegetation; others are vanishingly small and discrete. Some are sweetly scented; others smell of ripe billy goats. Some are abundant; others more elusive – none more so than the last to flower, the ghost orchid.Capturing the intoxicating beauty of these rare flowers, `Orchid Summer` explores their history, their champions, their place in our landscape and the threats they face. Combining infectious enthusiasm and a painterly eye with a deep knowledge that comes from a lifetime`s passionate devotion to their study, Dunn sweeps us up on his adventure.

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