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 Use the 'Add to cart' buttons below to purchase online thru Paypal, using your credit card or Paypal account. * All prices include postage * Please use this page for orders from outside the U.S. only - If ordering from the U.S. please CLICK HERE. Thank you! [Image from the cover of Profitable Hobbies magazine, May 1949]
	AIS Bulletins Issues 1 thru 27 - photocopies    *Click here for descriptions and to add to Shopping Cart $6.00 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. $12.00 each
	Catalog Reprints 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. A new run has been printed in 2010 with better quality photo reproduction than previously available. This high-quality reprint is archival paper, with a protective plastic cover. Spiral bound for easy opening and use in the garden! Our #1 seller in the quest for learning to see and recognize the details that help identify old irises. "The best old iris reference in existence" - more quotes $15.00 each Tell's Iris Gardens   1951 Catalog and hybridizers handbook $6.00 each The 1922 R. Wallace & Co. Ltd. Iris Catalog $6.00 each
	ROOTS - back issues: Fall 1988 thru spring 2009    *Click here for available issues & to add to your Shopping Cart
Reference Material
	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. $28.00
	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. $14.00
	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 $23.00
	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. $6.00
	Louisville Hybridizers of the Past by Robert Strohman. A compilation of articles originally published in the Louisville Area Iris Society bulletin, Louisville, Kentucky. $7.50
	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 $10.00
	HIPS Display Garden Directory Compiled by Laetitia Munro, this booklet features listings for gardens in the U.S., Canada and Europe 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. $12.00
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.	Historical Chronicles $7.50 each No. 1, Early History of Irises No. 2, Caparne & Mitchell No. 6, Goos & Koenemann No. 16, Violet Insole No. 17, Charles Wing Historical Chronicles $10.00 each No. 3, Sir Michael Foster No. 4, Millet Irises No. 5, Vilmorin, Andrieux No. 7, Barr & Sons No. 8, W.R. & Katherine Dykes No. 9, Cayeux No. 14, W.E. Fryer No. 21, Florentina No. 22, I. albicans No. 23, Irises in Art & Medicine No. 29, Irises in Poems & Songs Historical Chronicles $12.00 each No. 11, E.B. Williamson No. 13, Bertrand Farr No. 15, Orpington Irises No. 19. Louisa Pesel No. 20, B.Y. Morrison No. 28, Jean Stevens Historical Chronicles $14.00 each No. 10, Lémon No. 12, Sturtevant No. 18, Amos Perry No. 24, Sir Arthur Hort No. 30. The Sasses Historical Chronicles $16.00 each No. 26, Dwarf Bearded irises No. 33. Simonet Doctoral Thesis: "The Genus Iris: Cytological      & Genetic Research" 1932-1934,      Pt. 1 No. 34, Simonet Doctoral Thesis: "The Genus Iris: Cytological      & Genetic Research" 1932-1934,      Pt. 2 Historical Chronicles $18.00 each No. 25, David Hall Historical Chronicles $23.00 each No. 27, Arthur Bliss -( back to top )-

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Classic Irises, and the Men and Women Who Created Them by Clarence Mahan, Krieger Publishing Co.; Original edition, 2006, 418 pages, hardcover. The story of how several men and women transformed relatively unimpressive iris species into the plants with flowers of diverse forms and colors so beloved by today's gardeners has never been told until now. This book, the first ever written on the history of garden irises, represents years of research in French, British and American primary and secondary sources. If you love irises and history you will love this book. Order directly from the publisher at: www.krieger-publishing.com/ Dream Gardener: Pioneer Nurseryman Bertrand H. Farr by George H. Edmonds, GHE Books, 2008, 158 pages, softcover. A main chapter deals with Farr'sirises for which he was, deservedly, widely acclaimed. Other sections deal with his work with peonies and other plants, but the main focus is on Mr. Farr himself and the town he helped to found, Wyomissing. It is filled with wonderful color plates made from the original glass slides used in his catalogs, plus some of Mike Lowe's photos as well -16 color plates (most containing multiple photos) and dozens upon dozens of B&W photos of the people, places and history discussed fill the pages. Order from the AIS Storefront at: www.irises.org/storefront.htm Or downlaod a printable order form at: www.hips-roots.com/misc/order-form.pdf.