Re: REF:Species Identification Guides (was I. Hoogiana 'Late Amyt...
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] REF:Species Identification Guides (was I. Hoogiana 'Late Amyt...
- From: B*
- Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 20:31:11 -0400
Sharon
Thank you for the help. Because I have really just recently gotten hooked,
I am looking for a book with pictures as well as written descriptions. Do
you know if these all apply? Thanks again.
Bill
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From: arilbredbreeder@cs.com <arilbredbreeder@cs.com>
To: iris-talk@yahoogroups.com <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Saturday, October 27, 2001 1:09 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] REF:Species Identification Guides (was I. Hoogiana
'Late Amyt...
>In a message dated 10/26/01 10:10:49 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
>kenww@pacbell.net writes:
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>> If other people have recomendations for identification guides
>>
>
>Two quickly come to mind:
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>The CHECKLIST OF SPECIES IRIS published by SIGNA. [Does anyone have
>up-to-date information about price and availability?]
>
>The Clive Innes' THE WORLD OF IRIDACEAE. Probably out-of-print, although
I
>haven't checked on it lately. One of my favorites because of the way it
>relates species described under different classification systems down
through
>the years.
>
>
>For fun, of course, I'd have to add Baker's 1892 work: HANDBOOK OF THE
>IRIDEAE. I have the 1972 reprint. And I may well think of others
later....
>
>
>This doesn't really fit the category, but because I know of no
comprehensive
>guide to the arillate species I've posted a cross-reference list on my web
>site:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/~smcallister/library/species-sec/species-xref.html
>
>It doesn't include descriptions, but if you are looking for an older name
like
> I. urmiensis (Hoog, 1900) it does provide the reclassification in the
Mathew
>system now used by the Aril Society. The catch is that many of the names
>from the old ASI system still can't be matched to botanical descriptions --
>so it remains a work-in-progress.
>
>Sharon McAllister
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