Iris Books
A few older iris books have entered the public domain and are available to download in PDF format. To save the PDF file to your computer right click on the book you wish to download and select ‘save link as’. PDF files will open with Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is standard on most operating systems. If you do not have this program it can be downloaded for free at Adobe.com/.
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Handbook of the Irideæ By John Gilbert Baker Published 1892 by G. Bell & sons 247 pages 22.3 mbs Reviewed in ‘Diamonds in the Dust again’. |
| Irises By William Rickatson Dykes Published 1910 by T.C. & E.C. Jack 110 pages 23.1 mbs Part of the Present Day Gardening series. Reviewed in ‘Diamonds in the Dust again’. |
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Bulbous Irises Sir Michael Foster Published 1892 by Royal Horticultural Society 93 pages 11.9 mbs Reviewed in ‘More Diamonds in the Dust’. |
| Tall Bearded Iris (fleur-de-lis).: What, When, where & how to Plant By Walter Stager Published 1917 Quality Print Shop 44 pages 7.4 mbs |
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Tall Bearded Iris (fleur-de-lis),: Flower of Songs By Walter Stager Published 1922 262 pages 5 mbs Reviewed in ‘Diamonds in the Dust again’. |
| NEW! – The Book of the Iris By R. Irwin Lynch Published 1904 Turnbull & Spears, Edinburgh 214 pages 5.3 mbs |
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NEW! – USDA Farmer’s Bulletin 1406 – Garden Irises By B.Y. Morrison Published 1926 46 pages 10.8 mbs |
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