Cattleyas and Their Relatives Schomburgkia, Sophronitis, and Other Souther American Genera/a Book in Six Parts

Dr. Carl L. Withner is professor emeritus of biology at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. For 27 years he was in charge of the orchid collection at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and for four years more curator of orchids at the New York Botanical Garden. He has written more than 170 papers and written and edited a number of books on orchids, has traveled extensively in the tropics, and has been a judge of the American Orchid Society since 1959 and an honorary life member since 1976. In 1990 Withner was granted the American Orchid Society's highest award, the Gold Medal, to honor his distinguished achievement in science and education. In 1996 the Orchid Digest Corporation awarded him its highest accolade, the Silver Medal for meritorious service to the orchid world. Dr. Withner lives in Bellingham, Washington, where he remains much occupied with orchid research, writing, and work with orchid societies. Awards for Carl WithnerAmerican Orchid Society Gold MedalWithner, Carl L. is the author of 'Cattleyas and Their Relatives Schomburgkia, Sophronitis, and Other Souther American Genera/a Book in Six Parts' with ISBN 9780881922691 and ISBN 0881922692.