JANE MILLIMAN, NEW YORK Editor’s Message
Ah, spring. Finally!
When I emailed Bruce Filardi asking for international
iris news for this issue, he replied that he had
none (other than the errata from the winter issue).
But, as it turns out, this issue is FULL of international
iris news. So we decided to make it the official
theme.
We have a fascinating look at Panayoti Kelaidis’s
journey to China, where he found a rare variegated
Iris chryrographes, never before seen by Western
eyes (see back page). A correspondent from Russia
contributes a love letter to ‘Gypsy Lord’. And Frances
Sylvain Ruaud has a report on the state of irises
in Eastern Europe. Many thanks to World of Irises,
the AIS blog, for allowing us to reprint some of its
superb content.
Enjoy your garden this spring!
OMISSIONS AND ERRATA
From the Winter 2019 IRISES:
Page 15
The 2017 and 2018 Australian Dykes Medal results were published
incorrectly. See page 15 in this issue for the corrected results.
Page 27
The list of years when no variety received 15% of the total votes
excluded 1989; the complete list is: 1946, 1960, 1969, 1987, and 1989.
The 15% rule was eliminated after 1989. not 1987
Page 58
Photo credits for Schreiner's Iris Gardens were misspelled.
Editor Jane Milliman
, REYNOLDS KELLEY
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