Iris book reprint

[arillady]

Received my copy of the BIS Species Group Winter Bulletin 2010/11 yesterday.
Seems that you can now order a reprint of A Guide to Species Irises again through print on demand on Amazon.
ISBN-10: 052120643X ISBN-13:978-0521206433
A paperback which is a whole lot cheaper than when the first hard cover edition was published.
This book has been my iris bible since I received it in 1997.
Highly recommended.

[Miriam]

Thanks Pat for your message...I have made an order 

[Lesley Cox]

How comprehensive is this Pat? Does it list EVERY described species?

[Maggi Young]

Have a look here, Lesley....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guide-Species-Irises-Identification-Cultivation/dp/052120643X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1307049259&sr=1-1

you can click from that link to see inside the book... table of contents etc.....

[PeterT]

The contents on show are those of the old edition and not the revised, Maggie. 

[fermi de Sousa]

Well, if Pat's recommended it....
My order's in! I wonder how long it takes for them to print it? Hopefully before the August 15 deadline for FREE delivery to Australia!
cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

The contents on show are those of the old edition and not the revised, Maggie. 

Yes, a note to that effect comes up when you click to view...... but I understood that this is a reprint, not a revision   

[arillady]

Lesley and all,
I believe it is just a reprint but with a new preface - so no it is not updated with the newer species. If you get the BIS Species Group bulletin you will see that there are updates on species.
If you are interested in species I personally recommend the BIS Species Group and SIGNA and of course the ASI for arils.
I have attached a scan of the contents page to tempt those of you who may not be members of the BIS Species Group.
For those juno enthusiasts you will see that there is new information on Junos from Tony Hall.
The next bulletin will be on Iris foetidissima and the unguicularis group

[Lesley Cox]

Thanks Pat. I let my BIS sub lapse a few years ago and haven't belonged to the others. Subs aren't so easy for me now.

[arillady]

I know the feeling about subs with different plant groups. I have left a couple lapse - usually determined by the subjects in the publications.

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Pat,
can you post links/contacts for those iris societies, please?
cheers
fermi

[PeterT]

The British Iris Society http://www.britishirissociety.org.uk/
The species Group is fairly autonomous and pretty sporadic It doesnt have a seperate web site as far as I know
The Aril Society International http://www.arilsociety.org/index.pl?Intro

[arillady]

Thanks Peter for adding the links to the BIS and ASI.
Just google Species Iris Group of North America to get that website Fermi.

[arisaema]

Shoot, I finally caved in and bought the original at a rediculous price last fall, apparently NOT money well spent

[arillady]

Investment wise the hardback would be better. Better colour in photos too I think if you go by the cover print shown on a google site side by side.