The Siberian Iris

Currier McEwen

ISBN 10: 088192329X / ISBN 13: 9780881923292

Published by Timber Press, Inc., Portland OR, 1996

About this Item

Presentation copy signed by author. It is in a new protective cover. The book is 10 1/4 ' X 7 1?4" wide.

Seller Inventory # 3034559

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Siberian Iris
• Publisher: Timber Press, Inc., Portland OR
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 088192329X
• ISBN 13: 9780881923292
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Witt, Jean G.
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author

About this title

Synopsis

Distilling the author's 40 years' experience in growing and hybridizing, here is the only book devoted to every aspect of siberian irises, those lovely plants of the series Sibiricae. The extensive treatment includes history, classification, description of the species, characteristics of modern cultivars, culture, and pests and diseases. There are useful lists of display gardens, suppliers, and growers throughout the world, making the book truly global in scope. Since the author is one of the most important hybridizers of siberian irises - and in fact was the first to induce tetraploidy among them - his discussion of hybridizing, including wide-cross hybrids, is of particular importance.
Written for the beginner as well as for the experienced grower, The Siberian Iris includes exceptional color photographs of siberian irises and their uses in the landscape as well as marvelous watercolors and line drawings by Jean G. Witt.

About the Author

Currier McEwen, M.D. is professor emeritus and former dean of the New York University School of Medicine.