The Genus Iris

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 245 pages
• Published by: Dover Publications June 1, 1974
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0486230376
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0486230375
• Book Dimensions: 12.6 x 8.9 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 2.8 pounds

Product Description
"This book is exhaustive, accurate . . . One of its outstanding features is the 47 F. H. Round watercolors. Truly a great book."—Tulsa Daily World. A legendary resource in the history of botanical literature, this volume comprises the life's work of the world's foremost authority on irises. Scholarly yet accessible, it converts the tangle of iris hybrids and varieties into clear, complete groupings and descriptions that form the modern classifications. awesome reproductions of 47 full-color paintings of irises by F. H. Round complement the text, along with 31 other illustrations.


Reader Reviews
The Genus Iris is an important resource for growers of irises, whether home garden or commercial. Dykes is recognized world wide as an authority for classification and naming purposes, even though there have been changes since this book was first published in 1913. Perhaps the most remarkable feature of this classic volume is that so little has changed since it was compiled (I. Kaempferi, the original Japanese Iris, has been reclassified as I. ensata, for example). The 48 outstanding watercolor plates cover a range of species available at that time. This of course cuts out modern developments such as Louisianas, Pacific Coast, etc.However, as a comprehensive record of the structure and distribution of wild and cultivated irises, including the scientific nomenclature used throughout the world, Dykes is outstanding. Although it is a scientific tome it is easily navigated, with clear and concise descriptions. A true classic.