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Irises Raised and Named by Arthur John Bliss

Irises and their Cultivation

The Hybridizer’s Corner

Historic Remontant Irises

From New Orleans to New Zealand The Saga of Sam Rix and ‘Frances Elizabeth’

Five Iris of the Year

18 Acres of Iris

In 1929 John Ravel, foreman of the ‘digging gang’ at Bertrand Farr’s Iris farm wrote this first hand account of [...]

Dr. R. E. Kleinsorge and Brown irises

Confusion Confounded

The Best Irises

Beauties of the New Irises (1958)

1929 Checklist – Introduction

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