Germination of Iris foetidissima

Greetings,
I have been lurking on this list for about a month.  It never was my
intention to become addicted.  Presently, I am infatuated with the
species iris.  This is fortunate since I grow all my plants from seed.
I have a bumper crop of Iris chrysographes started.  I followed Deno's
lead and gave it 3 months of cool stratification at 40F followed by
germination at 70F.  Here's my problem: I attempted to do the same with
I. foetidissima.  Three months stratified at 40F followed by 3 weeks at
70F.  Nothing happened.  I have now returned the seeds to 40F.  Is this
the correct procedure?  Would one of the experts tell me what %
germination is normal for this species?
Another question - Can I join SIGNA without becoming a member of the
American Iris society?

Thanks for all the good help,

Julie Finn
Zone 7/Virginia
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