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An international authority on irises offers the first definitive book in English on the history and cultivation of the Japanese iris.
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Frontispiece. Partial view of Kamo Nurseries, Harasato Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan. Started as a family hobby garden over 100 years ago, it is a principal source of Japanese irises today. The family home seen in the background was built in 1773, the same year that Matsudaira Shoo* was born. Photo by Mototeru Kamo.
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McEwen, Currier. The Japanese iris. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Japanese iris. I. Title. SB413.18M2741990 635.9'3424 89-24974 ISBN 0-87451-512-2
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As this book was nearing completion the group of advisors and con tributors lost three of its members and the world of Japanese irises three of its leading figures: Dr. Shuichi Hirao, greatest of contem porary hybridizers; Mrs. Troy R. Westmeyer, founder of the Society for Japanese Irises; and William E. Ouweneel, for eighteen years editor of the society's journal, The Review. This book is gratefully dedicated to them.
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Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Advisors and Contributors
xi
1. The History of Japanese Irises in Japan
1
2. The History of Japanese Irises in the United States
8
3. Classification
16
4. Characteristics
24
5. Culture
35
6. Uses
50
7. Diseases
53
8. Insect and Other Pests
65
9. Hybridizing
77
10. Handling Seeds and Seedlings
92
11. Judging and Evaluation of Seedlings and Awards
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1990 635.9'3424 89-24974