Publications

Classic Irises and the Men and Women Who Created Them
Clarence E. Mahan, 2007, 404 pages, color photographs

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  • Buriensis: The Search for Monsieur de Bure
  • Aurea and the Man Who Built an Iris Garden for a King
  • Madame Chereau and Monsieur Lémon
  • Uchu and the Samurai Who Loved Irises
  • Queen of May, John Salter, and the Secret of a Happy Life
  • Sans Souci, the Iris That Lost Its Name
  • Dalmatica and English Nurserymen
  • Mrs. Horace Darwin: The Story of Sir Michael Foster
  • Ivorine and an Artist Who Painted Iris
  • Black Prince and the Potted Plantsman
  • Nuée d'Orange: The Verdier Family, Old Roses, and Irises
  • Oriflamme: The Lévêque de Vilmorin Legacy
  • Fairy, the First American Garden Iris
  • Ma Mie and Ferdinand Cayeux
  • Loreley: Irises on the Rhine
  • Quaker Lady, Bertrand Farr, and a Pennsylvania Legacy
  • Ib-Mac: Plant Hunting, Iris Breeding, and C. G. Van Tubergen Jr.
  • Lord of June and the Schoolmaster Who Made the World More Beautiful
  • Demi-Deuil: The Story of Frenand Denis
  • Souvenir de Madame Gaudichau and the Language of Irises
  • Fulvala: The Story of William Rickatson Dykes
  • B. Y. Morrison and the World's First Woman Plant Hybridizer
  • Dominion and the Deaf Engineer from Morwellham
  • Lent A. Williamson: Dragonflies and Irises in Indiana
  • Mrs. Andrist and Willis Fryer
  • Ann Page: The Story of Sir Arthur Hort
  • Dusk and the "Last Universal Man"
  • Aintabensis and the Man Who Climbed Mountains
  • Iris Germanica
  • Iris Florentina
  • Ghost Irises
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Persons
  • Index of Iris Cultivars and Species

Irises, A Gardener's Encyclopedia
Claire Austin, 2005, 339 pages, color photographs

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  • Tall Bearded Irises
  • Border Bearded Irises
  • Minature Tall Bearded Irises
  • Intermediate Bearded Irises
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Irises
  • Minature Dwarf Bearded Irises
  • Aril Irises
  • Arilbred Irises
  • Siberian Irises
  • Laevigata Irises
  • Japanese Irises
  • Louisiana Irises
  • Pacifice Coast Irises
  • Spuria Irises
  • Other Beardless Species
  • Interspecies Hybrids
  • Reticulata Irises
  • Dutch, Spanish, and English Irises
  • Junos Irises
  • Growing Irises in the Garden
  • Pests and Diseases
  • Hybridizing and Growing Irises from Seed

[Iris]
Theodore James, Jr, 2003, 96 pages, color photographs

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  • Irises in History
  • Selecting Irises
  • Irises in the Landscape
  • Growing Irises
  • Irises Indoors

The Gardener's Iris Book
William Shear, 2002, 170 pages, color photographs

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  • Meet the Irises
  • Bearded Irises
  • Siberian Irises
  • Louisiana Irises
  • Irises from Bulbs
  • Irises for the Waterside
  • Irises for Drier Spots
  • Irises for Special Places and Times
  • Growing your own Irises

Irises
Pamela McGeorge and Alison Nicoll, 2001, 96 pages, color photographs

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  • History and Outline of the Genus
  • Bearded Irises
  • Evansia or Crested Irises
  • Beardless Irises
  • Bulbous Irises
  • Landscaping with Irises
  • Picking and Packing
  • Pests and Diseases

Tall Bearded Iris Pictorial Reference
Janice Frizzell, 2001, 160 pages, color photographs

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  • Hybridizer
  • Year of Introduction
  • Bloom Season
  • Height

Basic Iris Culture, or ‘What Every Iris Grower Should Know’
American Iris Society, 2000, 40 pages, black and white illustrations

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  • Classification of Irises
  • Color Patterns
  • Buying Irises
  • Bearded Iris Culture
  • Aril and Arilbred Iris Culture
  • Spuria Iris Culture
  • Siberian Iris Culture
  • Japanese Iris Culture
  • Louisiana Iris Culture
  • Pacific Coast Native Iris Culture
  • Pests and Disease
  • Creating New Varieties (Hybridizing)
  • Showing Irises
  • American Iris Society Awards

The Magic of Irises
Barbara Perry Lawton, 1998, 206 pages, color photographs

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  • Section I: The Lore and Legends of Irises
  • Section II: Irises in American Gardens
  • Section III: The Bearded Irises
  • Section IV: The Beardless Irises
  • Section V: Bulbous Irises
  • Section VI: Pests and Diseases
  • Section VII: Propagating Irises
  • Section VIII: The Botany of Irises
  • Appendices and Index

The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises
Geoff Stebbings, 1997, 160 pages, color photographs

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  • Classification & Botany
  • The Bearded Iris
  • The Siberian Iris
  • The Pacific Coast Iris
  • The Water Iris
  • The Spuria Iris
  • The Stinking Iris
  • The Dwarf Bulbous Iris
  • Iris for the Specialist
  • Iris as Cut Flowers
  • The Value of Iris in the Garden
  • Cultivation
  • Hybridizing
  • People & Their Plants
  • Iris Relatives
  • Appendices and Index

The World of Irises
American Iris Society, Bee Warburton, editor, 1978, 494 pages, color photographs

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  • Classification
  • The History of Iris Development
  • The Drama of Iris Development
  • Tall Beardeds
  • Minature Tall Bearded Irises
  • Border Beardeds
  • Rebloom
  • Minature Dwarf Beardeds
  • Standard Dwarf Beardeds
  • Intermediate Beardeds
  • Arils and Arilbreds
  • The Louisiana Irises
  • Pacific Coast Irises
  • Siberian Irises
  • Spuria Irises
  • Hanashobu–the Japanese Irises
  • The Evansia Irises
  • Bulbous Irises
  • The Lesser Known Irises
  • Novelty Irises
  • Culture and Propagation
  • Pollination and Seed Growing
  • Diseases of Irises
  • Insect Pests of Irises
  • Pigments of Irises
  • Iris Genetics