RE: CAT: Which ones?
- Subject: RE: [iris-talk] CAT: Which ones?
- From: C* H*
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:14:39 -0500
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From: "Chris Hollinshead" <cris@netcom.ca>
Martha and other new iris enthusiasts wondering about iris catalogs;
Know that almost every iris garden that charges for a catalog will refund
the catalog charge upon/with your first order. They will also usually supply
you with their catalogs free of charge in the subsequent years after an
order.
Usually the catalogs which contain color pictures are the ones that charge
for a catalog request. There are many places which do not charge for the
catalog but for the most part these are just listings without the color
reference photos. You may find some internet catalogs to browse for free and
these typically will have available color images of the iris.
Remember that if you do not have at least a couple of nice catalogs to
peruse prior to the season then you will be missing out on a part of irising
that is kind of fun and you do not want to do that! ...and how else will
you know about all those iris that you just have to have! At first (you say
you are just getting involved with iris) I would tend to go for a just
couple of catalogs so as not to be overwhelmed and to be able to appreciate
the irises and the content.
Perhaps a good starter trio of sources that I feel comfortable recommending
would be:
Schreiners: mostly TB iris but mostly great color photos complete with
descriptions which will help to familiarize you with some well known and
reasonably current TB's. Excellent service.
Schreiners
3625 Quinaby Rd. N.E.
Salem, OR 97303-9720
at last check the *full catalog was $5.00.
*( If you are serious about iris is important to get the FULL catalog not
the free mini-catalog.)
1-800-525-2367 and VISA, M/C accepted
Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden: A much wider section of the different types of
iris, color photos. Great selection and excellent service.
Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden
608 NW 119th Street
Vancouver, WA 98685
catalog $2.00 at last check
VISA, M/C accepted
(360) 573-4472
e-mail: aitken@e-z.net
Superstition Iris Gardens: Knowledgeable, wonderful people with very high
quality products.
Superstition Iris Gardens
2536 Old Highway
Cathay's Valley, CA 95306
(209)966-6277
e-mail: randrcv@sierratel.com
Later when you know more about irises you may find special hybridizers that
you like and you will want to get their offerings. Again later, as you may
become an AIS (American Iris Society) member, the AIS quarterly bulletin has
a commercial directory that listing all kinds of iris sources which you may
wish to pursue.
Christopher Hollinshead
Mississauga, Ontario Canada zone6b
AIS(Region 16), CIS, SSI
Director-Canadian Iris Society (CIS)
Newsletter Editor-Canadian Iris Society
E-mail: cris@netcom.ca <c*@netcom.ca>
Canadian Iris Society (CIS) website: http://www.netcom.ca/~cris/CIS.html
Siberian-Species Convention 2003 website:
http://www.netcom.ca/~cris/2003/index.html
Iris-talk info: http://www.netcom.ca/~cris/CIS/iristalk.html
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martha Brown [m*@pldi.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 21:41
> To: iris-talk@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CAT: Which ones?
>
>
> From: "Martha Brown" <mbrown@pldi.net>
>
> As a relatively new iris enthusiast I have no idea
> which catalogs to pay anywhere from $2.00 to $5.00
> for. I would prefer to spend my money on Iris
> rather than catalogs so which ones are your
> favorites and why?
>
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