Re: Encyclopedia & New Year

[Kathleen <kathwrites@gmail.com>]

Well done all and thank you to Betsy.  The encyclopedia is a great resource,
now even better.

Kathleen Sonntag
aiseditor@irises.org
Editor and Designer
IRISES, the AIS bulletin
831-626-4151

From:  Robert Pries <robertpries@embarqmail.com>
Date:  Wednesday, January 1, 2014 1:16 PM
To:  aismprcommittee <aismprcommittee@gmail.com>, AISDiscuss
<AISDiscuss@aisboard.org>, "higgins, betsy" <bhiggins881@bellsouth.net>
Subject:  Encyclopedia & New Year



We have reached another milestone with the Iris Encyclopedia. Betsy has
finished entering the 1939 checklist. She did not put in all the synonyms
but every iris name that has some information is now entered, at least we
think. Since previous estimates indicated there are around 65,000 names,
apocryphal or not, the box on the front indicates we are 93% finished. But
that is probably a low estimate and we are farther along than indicated. Now
one can do a search for a given hybridizer, and you get everything they
registered no matter how long ago.  If you can not find a registered Iris,
please let us know. But for all practical purposes the Encyclopedia now has
a page for every registered Iris. Thanks to Betsy!
Of course just because a page exists, it does not mean it contains all the
information it will ultimately have. We have lots of images to find. But
presently the Encyclopedia is now the most complete Iris resource available.
Have a happy New Year!

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