A Guide to Species Irises by The Species Group Of The British Iris Society
This 1997 volume provided the first comprehensive, botanically detailed and up-to-date survey of this group of plants since publication of The Genus Iris by W. R. Dykes. It includes all of the species described so far and takes into account changes in classification which have taken place in the group.
Review of the hardback: ' … useful, distilled and succinct … Contributors to this book include most of the authors working on and growing irises in the United Kingdom … as well as some from abroad … It should please gardeners and botanists alike' Stephen Anderton, The Horticulturalist
Review of the hardback: ' … the Guide is an achievement to be celebrated and should be a standard reference work for many years'. The Hardy Plant Society
Review of the hardback: ' … a beautifully produced book which will no doubt be of interest of keen Iris growers everywhere … a valuable publication for the identification of species in this wonderful genus'. Richard Wilford, Bentham-Moxon Trust
Review of the hardback: '… clearly and simply written with abundant useful information'. Douglas Darnowski, Plant Science Bulletin
Review of the hardback: '… a very consciously written result of a criticla sutdy of literature, synthesised with systematic, planned, long time collected personal experience and continuous mutual exchange of experience of authors belonging to a wide range of professions - from pure scientists to keen amateur gardenerrs … The Guide to Species Irises is a very important manual for anybody who will work seriously with this genus and a resource of extremely valuable garden plants - one of the basic perennials in the moderate climate of all parts of the world.' M. Blazek (Pruhonice), Biologia Plantarum
Review of the hardback: ' … the Guide is an achievement to be celebrated and should be a standard reference work for many years'. The Hardy Plant Society
Review of the hardback: ' … a beautifully produced book which will no doubt be of interest of keen Iris growers everywhere … a valuable publication for the identification of species in this wonderful genus'. Richard Wilford, Bentham-Moxon Trust
Review of the hardback: '… clearly and simply written with abundant useful information'. Douglas Darnowski, Plant Science Bulletin
Review of the hardback: '… a very consciously written result of a criticla sutdy of literature, synthesised with systematic, planned, long time collected personal experience and continuous mutual exchange of experience of authors belonging to a wide range of professions - from pure scientists to keen amateur gardenerrs … The Guide to Species Irises is a very important manual for anybody who will work seriously with this genus and a resource of extremely valuable garden plants - one of the basic perennials in the moderate climate of all parts of the world.' M. Blazek (Pruhonice), Biologia Plantarum
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521206433 |
| ISBN 10 | 052120643X |
| Title | A Guide to Species Irises |
| Author | The Species Group Of The British Iris Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2012-03-29 |
| Number of pages | 424 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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