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A global authority on irises deals the 1st definitive publication in English at the heritage and cultivation of the japanese iris.
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Harris of Rosedale Nurseries, Tarrytown, New York; J. F. Lovett of Little Silver, New Jersey (which also had the distinction of introducing many of the named rose seedlings of that famous hybridizer Dr. Walter Van Fleet); Henry A. Dreer of Philadelphia who began selling Japanese irises in 1872; Andora Nurseries also in Philadelphia; and R. & J. Farquhar Co. of Boston. It is interesting to note that the spring 1897 catalog of the Storrs and Harrison Company of Painesville, Ohio, offered "6 kaempheri iris, all double flowered, for 15¢ each or 4 for 50¢"!
Title. Ouweneel, for eighteen years editor of the society's journal, The Review. This book is gratefully dedicated to them. Page vii Contents Acknowledgments ix Advisors and Contributors xi 1. The History of Japanese Irises in Japan 1 2. The History of Japanese Irises in the United States 8 3. Classification 16 4. Characteristics 24 5. Culture 35 6. Uses 50 7. Diseases 53 8. Insect and Other Pests 65 9. Hybridizing 77 10. Handling Seeds and Seedlings 92 11. Judging and Evaluation of Seedlings and Awards 98 12.
Welsh, Kalamazoo, Michigan Eleanor Westmeyer, Stamford, Connecticut (deceased) Page xiii The Japanese Iris Page 1 Chapter 1 The History of Japanese Irises in Japan Japanese Iris is the name commonly used for the beautiful group of irises long identified with Japan, which has been brought to its modern state of magnificence through centuries of efforts by collectors and hybridizers in that country. In Japan it is known as hanashobu *. Its correct botanical name is Iris ensata. Is. Japanese irises are the largest of all irises, some flowers reaching 12 inches in diameter with lovely forms, colors, and patterns.