On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 11:56:02 -0400, TheBoss
wrote:

I am new to this hobby and would like to purchase a reference book
that would help identfy the basic types of orchids and there likes and
dislikes. Any suggestions?
Regards
Curtis

This may be of interest:

OrchidSafari ARCHIVES*
ORCHID BOOKS
Ed Wright's Notes on an Orchid Library
http://www.geocities.com/~marylois/archiv17.html