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Historic Iris related items
for sale from HIPS
You may place and order with the HIPS Publication Chairman by sending a check or Money Order to:
Dorothy A. Stiefel
260 Michigan Hollow Rd.
Spencer, NY 14883
e-mail: IrisAcher@aol.com
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[Image from the cover of Profitable Hobbies magazine, May 1949]
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AIS Bulletins
Issues 1 thru 27 - photocopies
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$5.00 each |
AIS Bulletin no. 196, Section 1, reprint.
Originally published in January 1970, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of AIS. It contains lots of information about the beginnings and early years of AIS. There are fascinating reminiscences by early AIS stalwarts, including John C. Wister, Jesse E. Wills, Clifford Benson and Robert Schreiner. The format is paperback (plastic spiral binding), 128 pages; the cover is colored as the original was. |
$10.00 each
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Cornell Extension Bulletin 112
Published by the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell university, June 1925. Contains extensive information on Bearded irises, including numerous B&W photos, Illustrations and detailed descriptions of more than 100 varieties.
"The best old iris reference in existence" - more quotes |
$8.00 each
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Tell's Iris Gardens
1951 Catalog and hybridizers handbook |
$5.00 each
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| The 1922 R. Wallace & Co. Ltd. Iris Catalog |
$6.00 each
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Rev. C.S. Harrison Omnibus
The Rev. C.S. Harrison and the Genus 'Iris' : an Illustrated Omnibus : selected writings by and about the author of the first American book on Garden Irises, with a biographical and critical essay and "A Manual on the Iris." Edited by Anner Whitehead, 2004.
From the foreward: "...the extraordinary story of a charismatic early American promoter of garden irises, a man who was a pioneer and a pilgrim in every sense of those words, which is also the story of the first monograph on the Iris to be written and published in the United States of America." Soft cover, xi, 253 p., illustrated, color plates. |
$25.00
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A Study of Pogoniris Varieties
by W.W. Sand, issued from the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station as memoir #100, July 1926. Nicely reproduced photocopy made from an unbound original, with an added stock cover and two color plates. |
$12.00
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| Comprehensive Checklist of Aril and Arilbred Cultivars: This is an alphabetical checklist of cultivars based on American Iris Society registrations through 1996 and Aril Society International records through 1996. It contains historical information and notes on the cultivars in addition to "standard" checklist information. Compiled by Kay Nelson Keppel and Sharon McAllister. Softcover, 200+ pages |
$20.00
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| Descriptions of Historic Aril and Arilbred Cultivars: supplement to the Comp. Checklist of Aril and Arilbred Iris. This 29 p. soft cover booklet offers descriptive information on historic aril and arilbred irises for which no official description is available. Compiled by Sharon McAllister, who has gathered the information from period books, catalogs, etc. |
$5.00
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Louisville Hybridizers of the Past
by Robert Strohman. A compilation of articles originally published in the Louisville Area Iris Society bulletin, Louisville, Kentucky. |
$4.00
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| Garden Irises, US Dept. of Agriculture Farmers Bulletin 1406. Published in 1926, this is a concise and well-illustrated (line drawings and photos) introduction to the types and culture of irises. B.Y. Morrison provided the textual material and all line drawings. Photocopy of 46 p. pamphlet |
$6.00
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HIPS Display Garden Directory
Compiled by Laetitia Munro, this booklet features listings for gardens in the U.S. and elsewhere where historic irises may be viewed. Hours of operation, facilities available, contact information, traveling directions, etc., are given. Both private and public gardens are included. Updated edition available yearly. |
$3.00
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The Historical Chronicles were compiled from the various AIS Robins that were so popular many years ago, and contain all the information gleaned from them as relates to a single topic or hybridizer. Unavailable for many years, they were located and again made available by HIPS in the early 1990s.
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| Historical Chronicles |
$6.00 each |
| 1. History of Iris | |
| 2. Caparne & Mitchell | |
| 3. Foster | |
| 4. Millet Iris | |
| 5.Vilmorin, Andrieux | |
| 6. Goos & Koenemann | |
| 7. Barr & Sons | |
| 8. W.R. & K. Dykes | |
| 9. Cayeux Iris Varieties | |
| 10. Lémon | |
| 11. E.B. Williamson | |
| 14. Fryer | |
| 15. Orpington Iris | |
| 16. Violet Insole | |
| 17. Charles Wing | |
| 19. Louisa Pesel | |
| 20. B.Y. Morrison | |
| 21. Florentina | |
| 22. Albicans | |
| 23. Iris in Medicine | |
| 28. Jean Stevens | |
| 29. Poems & Songs | |
| 33. Simonet Doc. Thesis 1 | |
| 34. Simonet Doc. Thesis 2 | |
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$8.00 each |
| 12. Sturtevant | |
| 13. Farr | |
| 18. Perry | |
| 24. Hort | |
| 26. Dwarfs | |
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| Historical Chronicles |
$10.00 each |
25. Hall
27. Bliss
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| Historical Chronicles |
$15.00 each |
| 30. The Sasses |
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