Re: The Genus Iris

["Robert Pries " <101p@rewrite.aisboard.org>]

Good idea Gerry!

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From: "Gerry Snyder" <7e2de1ee1@rewrite.aisboard.org>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 11:02:23 AM
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] The Genus Iris

Robert,

I would suggest an addition to the motion along the following lines, "and
that the change be referred to the Bylaws Revision Committee for
incorporation."

Gerry Snyder

On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 5:01 AM, Robert Pries <101p@rewrite.aisboard.org>
wrote:

> What if someone walked into your garden and told you that all the Iris you
> were growing were no longer in the Genus Iris? There are a small group of
> botanists who would like to do just that. (M.B.Crespo, Mart.-AzorC-n &
> Mavrodiev, Phytotaxa 232: 54 (2015).) They would split The genus Iris into
> 25
> genera. Fortunately their efforts have not been generally accepted. But
> botanists are more concerned with explaining evolution with their names
> than
> actually caring what gardeners might consider to be practical. Who knows if
> someday The genus Iris may be considered a tiny group of species relegating
> all those we know and love to multiple genera. So our mission statement
> promoting the Genus Iris needs clarification. I would propose that we
> define
> what horticulturally are Irises. I will propose the following motion during
> Wednesday's teleconference.
> The American Iris Society is concerned with Irises as t he Genus Iris i s
> known in the line of thought exemplified by Dykes' Monograph, AIS
> checklists,
> Mathewb s The Genus Iris, The British Iris Societyb s Guide to Species
> Irises and Goldblatt and Manningb s The Iris Family (2008).
> Botanical synonyms can be listed and noted as to acceptance by the World
> Checklist, but horticulturally we will continue to use the name Iris for
> Irises.
>
> --
>
> Bob Pries
> Zone 7a
> Roxboro, NC
> (336)597-8805
>
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Bob Pries
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