{Disarmed} Re: [AISdiscuss] Proposal for discussion -- Clarence's new book

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CLASSIC IRISES AND THE MEN  AND WOMEN WHO CREATED THEM        
Edition         
Orig. Ed 2006               
Krieger #      
232819      
Description            
Pages       
416              
ISBN  #          
Cloth/Paper             
1-57524-281-8            
C           
Reviews            
U.S. Dollars      
$87.5           
Irises  are one of the world's most popular garden  plants.  That was not 
always so.  The story of how several  men and women transformed relatively 
unimpressive iris species into  the plants with flowers of diverse forms and colors 
so beloved by  today's gardeners has never been told until now.  This book,  
the first ever written on the history of garden irises, represents  years of 
research in French, British and American primary and  secondary sources.  It 
challenges taxonomists' designation of  Iris germanica as the type species for 
genus Iris and the generally  accepted status of Iris albicans. It is also the 
first book  containing extensive information on the native iris species of  
Florida and the deplorable state of taxonomy of these species.   This scholarly 
work was written to appeal to the lay reader as well  as to the specialist. 
Many beautiful and original pictures of irises  are included along with pictures 
of some of the men and women whose  stories are told. 

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I thought you all might be interested in how Krieger Publishing lists  
Clarence Mahan's book on their website.
 
Jim M.
 
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