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In 1971, an American Iris Society Foundation was established to foster research to improve the genus, to stimulate interest in the plant, and to sponsor publications about irises. The first project supported by the foundation was a revised edition of an AIS book, Garden Irises (issued in 1979 as The World of Irises ).
Ethel Anson (Steel) Peckham (1879–1965) was an American horticulturist and botanical artist who bred plants that grow from bulbs and rhizomes such as iris and daffodil.She was a founding member and early director of the American Iris Society (AIS), editor of its first major checklists, and author of its iris-judging rules.
Wister helped organize the American Iris Society in 1920 and served as its first president for 14 years. [3] John Caspar Wister's research in cross-breeding produced hundreds of new hybrid species of common plants and flowers. In addition to the scientific research he performed on plants, he devoted a great deal of his time to sharing his ...
Las Cruces will be host to gardeners from across the U.S. and Canada April 11-16 as the American Iris Society celebrates over 100 years of existence.
Grace was a founding member of the American Iris Society. [5] In early 1920, she wrote a brief article in The Flower Grower urging that "it is high time that some central body should gather together information on Iris matters whether it is the history of our garden favorites, the records of our present varieties or the opportunities for the ...
When the American Iris Society was founded in 1920, Sturtevant became its first secretary and drafted the society's constitution. [6] He also served as the first editor of the American Iris Society Bulletin, a position he held for 14 years. [6] He edited the AIS's first book, The Iris: An Ideal Hardy Perennial (1947). [10]
Lowell Fitz Randolph, was born on 7 October 1894 in Alfred, New York.Lowell's family had over 200 years of history of being deeply involved in the Seventh Day Baptist Church community, and that Lowell and his sister Vida were the first to break with that community and strong tradition and follow independent, secular paths pursuing their passion for science.
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