RE: Iris books
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- Subject: RE: Iris books
- From: "* M* <M*@fin.gc.ca>
- Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 12:21:38 -0700 (MST)
I'm looking forward to your book. August should be just about right for us
as that is when post-bloom depression begins.
Maureen Mark
mark.maureen@fin.gc.ca
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4) -- our first seedlings are now about 8 inches tall
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Shear [SMTP:BILLS@hsc.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 1998 2:08 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Iris books
>
> With word on the list about the new iris book being published this month,
> some of you might be wondering about the status of my own book project.
>
> With the kind help of Mike Lowe, I've just finished reading the proofs of
> the book and they have been returned to the publisher, Taunton Press
> (publishers of FINE GARDENING magazine). I was very happy with the
> appearance of the book and the included pictures and now am looking
> forward
> to seeing it bound and on glossy paper.
>
> I understand that the target date for actually producing the book is now
> July or August of this year. The book will be hard bound in a fairly large
> format and 170 pages long; there are around 160 color photographs,
> including some short photo-essays on how-to-do-it, like using the
> "pie-cut"
> method to divide and replant Siberian Irises. We think the price will be
> less than $30, or close to $30.
>
> My book might not necessarily appeal to knowledgable irisarians, because I
> wrote it with the beginner in mind. While I did delve into the
> literature,
> most of it comes from my own 40 years or so experience growing irises of
> all types. I tried to keep the text practical, so there is little in it
> that doesn't directly concern the actual gardening process. Recognizing
> that, Taunton has titled it THE GARDENER'S IRIS BOOK.
>
> Now of course if you have money for only one iris book in your budget this
> year, I'm encouraging you to wait until August and give me a chance to
> convince you that my book is the one you want!
>
> Bill Shear
> Department of Biology
> Hampden-Sydney College
> Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
> (804)223-6172
> FAX (804)223-6374
> email<bills@hsc.edu>
>
>
