Re: Classification of Iridaceae

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There has been a more recent Goldblatt, which may or may not have been the same study. I don't know this book,but here is this.

 

  http://www.amazon.com/The-Iris-Family-Natural-Classification/dp/B006QS4M2W 

 

Incidentally, I have a friend, a prominent rosarian, who is much interested in the work of Dr. Walter Van Fleet of the USDA. In the course of photocopying a detailed article on him from the National Horticultural Magazine--the then incarnation of the journal of the new American horticultural Society--edited by B.Y. Morrison for her--this from the1920s--I can provide a citation if wanted--I read with interest that Max Leichtlin sent to Dr. VF half the "Gladiolus primulinus" bulbs initially sent to him in Baden Baden by his collector.

 

Glads were enormously popular in the USA in the first half of the twentieth century--maybe the period is even broader--and were, like, say, Camellias, always very popular with male gardeners--but I've tried hard not to get into any of that gladmania since I've got right many genera on my plate right now. Madison Cooper, whose name will be familiar to some of you, was a big glads man. So was Charles Gersdorff, the first AIS Registrar.

 

Max was also interested in Freesia.  Rescued that pretty white famous one with the gold throat from the discards hinterlands of the BotGarden at Padua--or so I read somewhere.

 

Sorry to be so scattered. Trying to write something of my own now. Thought some clues might be useful to you.

 

AMW

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodney Barton <r*@yahoo.com>
To: iris-species <i*@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, Feb 2, 2014 11:29 am
Subject: [iris-species] Classification of Iridaceae

 

Hi All,

I'm thinking about a presentation for SIGNA on the "other" irids, and was considering organizing it by tribes within the family. I have Innes, 1985, who cites Goldblatt, 1971, as the most recent treatment of the family. Does any one know of a more recent treatment of the Iridaceae?

Rodney