RAMBLING RHIZOMES NEWSLETTER OF THE TUCSON AREA IRIS SOCIETY MAY tucsoniris.org PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND THE MAY TAIS MEETING

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1 RAMBLING RHIZOMES NEWSLETTER OF THE TUCSON AREA IRIS SOCIETY MAY 2012 tucsoniris.org PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND THE MAY TAIS MEETING DUSENBERRY BRANCH LIBRARY 5605 EAST RIVER ROAD, TUCSON 1-4 P.M. PROGRAM: AIS CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS

2 RAMBLING RHIZOMES NEWSLETTER OF THE TUCSON AREA IRIS SOCIETY MAY 2012 tucsoniris.org

3 PART III: EDITOR S COLUMN AND INFORMATION: W. R. DYKES GENUS IRIS WILLIAM RICKASTON DYKES WAS AN AUTHORITY ON IRISES. IN 1913, HE WROTE HIS MONOGRAPH, GENUS IRIS, PUBLISHED BY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, IN WHICH HE CLASSIFIED THE KNOWN SPECIES OF THE GENUS AND GROUPED THE SPECIES INTO SEVERAL SECTIONS. INCLUDED IN THE BOOK ARE 48 FULL COLOR PLATES FROM THE WATERCOLOURS BY F. H.ROUNDS, HIS COLLABORATOR. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE BOOK: A COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF IRISES, DESCRIPTION OF THE STRUCTURE OF IRIS, CULTIVATION TIPS, CLASSIFICATION OF COMMON IRIS DISEASES, AND A SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION OF EACH OF THE SPECIES. THESE PLATES CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE AT: NOTE: THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM NEW: $ USED: FROM $ DEPENDING ON CONDITION

4 TUCSON AREA IRIS SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION: NAME(S): ADDRESS: PHONE: IF YOU PREFER REGULAR POSTAL MAIL AND DO NOT WANT YOUR NEWS LETTER ED, PLEASE INDICATE: MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO TAIS. CHECK CATEGORY B ELOW: SINGLE $15.00 DUAL $18.00 YOUTH $5.00 MAIL APPLICATION AND CHECK TO: HL SWAIN, 4532 E. HOLMES, TUCSON, AZ PLEASE CHECK ALL OPPORTUNITIES OF INTEREST: ASSIST AT IRIS SALES ASSIST AT SPRING SHOW BRING REFRESHMENTS TO MEETINGS

5 TAIS CONTACT INFO: PRESIDENT: JENSEN GORDON SECRETARY: DIAN CURRAN TREASURER: HL SWAIN EDITOR: MADELEINE GLASER FACTS ABOUT IRIS SPECIES: TAIS DIRECTORS: LUCILLE SKERSTON BERT DETWILER PAUL BESSEY TONY KUTZ MADELEINE GLASER THERE ARE TWO TO THREE HUNDRED SPECIES OF IRIS, BUT ONLY ABOUT 50 BEARDED IRIS SPECIES. PERHAPS A DOZEN OF THESE HAVE BEEN USED IN THE BREEDING OF TALL BEARDED IRISES.

6 PICTURES FEATURED ARE FROM THE 2012 TUCSON AREA IRIS SOCIETY SHOW HELD AT THE TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS ON APRIL 15, EXPENSE AND RECEIPT REPORT FROM IRIS SHOW: DESERT LEAF ADVERTISING - $20.00 FLYERS - $57.30 PRIZES (3 VASES) - $47.97 POTTED IRIS SALES $ NET PROFIT $394.73

7 TAIS COMMITTEES: MEMBERSHIP: LUCILLE SKERSTON HOSPITALITY: CAROLYN COWAN PUBLICITY: MELANIA KUTZ SALE: GORDON JENSEN & DIAN CURRAN SHOW: GRETA DUNNIGAN, PAUL BESSEY, SUE CALORIC

8 PART III: EDITOR S COLUMN AND INFORMATION: W. R. DYKES GENUS IRIS WILLIAM RICKASTON DYKES WAS AN AUTHORITY ON IRISES. IN 1913, HE WROTE HIS MONOGRAPH, GENUS IRIS, PUBLISHED BY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, IN WHICH HE CLASSIFIED THE KNOWN SPECIES OF THE GENUS AND GROUPED THE SPECIES INTO SEVERAL SECTIONS. INCLUDED IN THE BOOK ARE 48 FULL COLOR PLATES FROM THE WATERCOLOURS BY F. H.ROUNDS, HIS COLLABORATOR. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE BOOK: A COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF IRISES, DESCRIPTION OF THE STRUCTURE OF IRIS, CULTIVATION TIPS, CLASSIFICATION OF COMMON IRIS DISEASES, AND A SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION OF EACH OF THE SPECIES. THESE PLATES CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE AT: NOTE: THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.COM NEW: $ USED: FROM $ DEPENDING ON CONDITION

9 TUCSON AREA IRIS SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION: NAME(S): ADDRESS: PHONE: IF YOU PREFER REGULAR POSTAL MAIL AND DO NOT WANT YOUR NEWS LETTER ED, PLEASE INDICATE: MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO TAIS. CHECK CATEGORY B ELOW: SINGLE $15.00 DUAL $18.00 YOUTH $5.00 MAIL APPLICATION AND CHECK TO: HL SWAIN, 4532 E. HOLMES, TUCSON, AZ PLEASE CHECK ALL OPPORTUNITIES OF INTEREST: ASSIST AT IRIS SALES ASSIST AT SPRING SHOW BRING REFRESHMENTS TO MEETINGS

10 TAIS CONTACT INFO: PRESIDENT: JENSEN GORDON SECRETARY: DIAN CURRAN TREASURER: HL SWAIN EDITOR: MADELEINE GLASER FACTS ABOUT IRIS SPECIES: TAIS DIRECTORS: LUCILLE SKERSTON BERT DETWILER PAUL BESSEY TONY KUTZ MADELEINE GLASER THERE ARE TWO TO THREE HUNDRED SPECIES OF IRIS, BUT ONLY ABOUT 50 BEARDED IRIS SPECIES. PERHAPS A DOZEN OF THESE HAVE BEEN USED IN THE BREEDING OF TALL BEARDED IRISES.

11 PICTURES FEATURED ARE FROM THE 2012 TUCSON AREA IRIS SOCIETY SHOW HELD AT THE TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS ON APRIL 15, EXPENSE AND RECEIPT REPORT FROM IRIS SHOW: DESERT LEAF ADVERTISING - $20.00 FLYERS - $57.30 PRIZES (3 VASES) - $47.97 POTTED IRIS SALES $ NET PROFIT $394.73

12 TAIS COMMITTEES: MEMBERSHIP: LUCILLE SKERSTON HOSPITALITY: CAROLYN COWAN PUBLICITY: MELANIA KUTZ SALE: GORDON JENSEN & DIAN CURRAN SHOW: GRETA DUNNIGAN, PAUL BESSEY, SUE CALORIC