Oncocyclus Iris
James Waddick (Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:19:13 PST)

Dear Friends,
Yesterday I received a surprise in the mail, the Spring 2007
Bulletin of the British Iris Society, Species Group. Admittedly a bit
'late', it is worth the wait. Their new Editor has compiled a series
of new and historic articles on Oncocyclus Irises. These are desert
and near desert species from the middle east that are nearly bulbous
in habit and extremely beautiful in bloom. This bulletin covers
almost 90 pages plus 30 color plates.

I haven't had time to sit down and read it, but it sure scans great.

This is a notoriously tricky group from the taxonomic,
systematic and horticultural points of view, but it looks like a wide
range of authors have contributed including Brian Mathew, Georgi
Rodionenko, Michael Hoog, Kenneth Bastow and more.

There's no indication if extra copies are available, but the
Editor's email is loe@loebooks.co.uk. If you are a fan of these
plants, you might ask. It looks like a winner.

Best Jim W.
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