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This monograph comprises Zhaos systematic analysis of Chinas 60 native and introduced species and Waddicks account of Chinese irises in the wild and in the garden, based on research that included a 7500-mile collecting expedition in 1989 and resulted in the introduction of many species previously unknown in the West.
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Frontispiece: Iris potaninii Maxim., I. tigridia Bunge, I. kemaonensis D. Don ex Royle (see Plate T). Drawn by Yu Zhen-zhou and Zhao Yu-tang.
1992 by Timber Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
ISBN 0-88192-207-2 Printed in Hong Kong
Part II of this book, The Iris of China by Zhao Yu-tang, was originally published in Chinese as Volume 16, Part I, of Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae. Beijing: Science Press, 1985.
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Iris of China. p. cm. "Part II of this book. The Iris of China... was originally published in Chinese as volume 16, part I of Flora reipublicae popular is sinicae"T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Chinese iris in the wild and in the garden / by James W. Waddick The iris of China / by Zhao Yu-tang : translated by Young june Chang. ISBN 0-88192-207-2 1. Iris (Plant)China. I. Waddick, James W. Chinese iris in the wild and in the garden. 1992. II. Chao, Y-t' ang. Chung-kuo chih wu chih. Ti 16 chan, ti 1 fen ts' e. Pei tzu chih wu men, tan tzu yeh chih wu kang. Yan wei k' o. Yan wei shu. English. 1992. SB413.I8I845 1992 635.9'3424dc20 91-19496 CIP
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CONTENTS
Preface
7
Acknowledgments
12
Part I Chinese Iris in the Wild and in the Garden
by James W. Waddick
15
1. Chinese Species in Their Natural Habitats
17
2. From China to Our Gardens
40
3. Cultivating Chinese Iris
45
Part II The Iris of China
by Zhao Yu-Tang
71
Appendices
167
Glossary
181
Bibliography
185
Index
189
Color Photographs
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Dedication This book is for my favorite irisarians, James L. Murrain and Caitlin J. Waddick, as well as for all those people who gave their support to this project. James W. Waddick
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PREFACE
This book is the result of the China Iris Project. The China Iris Project began as an informal discussion among three iris growers about the rarity of Chinese irises in cultivation. Sitting around the dining table of Bob Pries in St. Louis, Missouri, Jim Murrain, Bob, and I discussed the absence of many Chinese species from cultivation even though China is the home of more species of native iris than any other country in the world. Only a few species were known from several older collections. Naively we all assumed that it would be easy to fill these garden gaps by organizing a new collection trip for wild irises in China. These vague wishes grew into an independent effort to collect native Iris species in China, and I was deemed most prepared for the trip for a number of reasons. I had already been corresponding with people in various areas of China on iris and other plant topics for the past five years. I was also somewhat familiar with the Chinese iris flora from studying the information available in English. I offered to research the likelihood of such a trip. When I wrote to China, my associates there suggested I come the following spring. Thus the China Iris Project was born and grew very rapidly. I hoped to follow in the tradition of 19th-century plant hunters and bring back new horticultural treasures from China.
As I began, the only comprehensive work on Chinese irises was published in Chinese as part of the Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, a comprehensive review of all vascular plants of China. It has been published in parts for nearly 20 years; when finished, it is expected to consist of 80 volumes in 125 parts. The section on the genus Iris was published in 1985 in Volume 16, Part 1. The author is Zhao Yu-tang, a biology professor in Jilin Province.
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