Based on years of field experience with orchids and many thousands of miles of travel in Florida, Mr. Brown’s book is a wonderful addition to the library and field kit of anyone interested in wild orchids of the southeast. Included are line drawings, distribution maps, keys, more than 440 photographs, and detailed descriptions of 117 orchid taxa of Florida and nearby states in the southeastern coastal plain. The introductory material is an outstanding resource, including a quick lesson in “how to use a dichotomous key” that moves into a useable and nicely illustrated key to genera.