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The AIS also established a registry to track cultivars. In 1922 and 1923, issues of the bulletin carried successive version of the AIS's preliminary checklist. Two large checklists were published as books in 1929 and 1939 under the title of the American Iris Society Alphabetical Iris Checklist. The first of these included some 12,000 names of ...
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.
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 Sturtevant (1865–1947) was an early 20th century iris breeder and horticulturalist who has been called "America's first lady of iris." [1] She was a founding member of the American Iris Society.
Each year Presby has over 10,000 visitors. Normally, the blooming season is May 14 to June 4. Check the Presby website (see External Links below) for the exact status of the current season. The gardens were established in 1927 to honor Frank Presby, a noted horticulturalist and a founding member of the American Iris Society. This world-class ...
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]
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 ...
Mary Helen Wingate Lloyd (1868–1934) was an American horticulturist who was a founding member of the American Iris Society and creator of a celebrated "iris bowl" garden. Wingate was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1868, one of four children of George Wood Wingate and Susan Prudence (Man) Wingate.