'Destiny's Call'

 

Some of the requests for guest irises are still active.  Here they are:

Siberian and Species guest irises for the 2018 Siberian/Species Convention being hosted by the Francis Scott Key Iris Society May 25-26, 2018.  The guest irises should be shipped from August 24th to September 15th, 2015 to Carol Warner, 16815 Falls Road, Upperco, MD 21155-9445.  You can reach Carol by email at draycott@qis.net with questions.  Complete details can be found here by going to the bottom of the page.

2017 Region 15 Trek:  Guest bearded will be accepted until November 30.  See page 46 of Spring Irises Bulletin.

2017 SLI Convention:  Guest Louisiana irises should be received August 15 - September 30. See page 48 of Spring Irises Bulletin.

2018 AIS/SLI Conventions:  Guest Louisiana and inter-species irises involving Louisianas should be received September 1 - October 15.  Details here (PDF).

'Invitation'

The AIS Board of Directors meets at the National Convention in the Spring and a second time in the Fall.  Members are encouraged to attend these meetings.  This Fall the meeting is in Omaha, Nebraska on November 6th and 7th.  Members and directors can find the Registration Form here.

Hope to see many of you there!

'Fall Festival'

 

While the first of the Regional Fall Meetings have already occurred, there are still many remaining for you to attend.  See all the details we could find in the 2015 Fall Meetings table.  They're a great chance to see old friends, meet new ones, learn more about irises, and hopefully pick up a few more irises.  What a great combination!

'Judgement Call'

 

The AIS Judges Handbook is the reference used by Judges for both garden and show judging.  The Judges Handbook Revision Committee is headed by Betty Roberts and is a committee composed of AIS members from across all AIS sections to capture all possible feedback on the subject. AIS Judges and others should send their comments to the President and VP of the appropriate section - TB comments to TBIS, Siberian comments to the Siberian Iris Society, etc.  General comments, suggestions, issues, and questions should be directed to Betty Robers at florabetty39@aol.com .  Comments to the Sections should be received by October 1st.

You can find the Sections with their Presidents here and the Cooperating Societies listed here.  Contact information for all committees, including the Judges Handbook Revision Committee, can be found here.

And if you would like to order your copy of the Handbook for Judges and Show Officials (the actual name), see the AIS Storefront here.

'Linkage'

 

One feature of News & Notes is the Quick Links in the left-hand column which hopefully make it easier for you to reach popular topics.  As website addresses change or other changes occur, we try to keep them updated.

One link that we have updated this month is the Novelty Iris Society link.  It now goes to their announcement that AIS approved them as a Section at the Portland Convention.  You can learn more about this and how to become a member by clicking here (PDF) or on their Quick Link.

 

Not the normal time of year when I would have a fresh iris photo for the jigsaw.  However, 'Oxmoor Hills' by James Ennenga bloomed September 2nd here in central Iowa.  Just planted last Fall, it is listed as a rebloomer and noted on the hybridizer page that it may bloom 3 or 4 times a year.

Do you note when irises bloom in the Fall?  Or other times they rebloom?  You can share your observations on the Iris Encyclopedia the same way you share the Spring bloom times and locations.  The Bloom Time 2015 page would be an appropriate place to add your reblooming notes (that is where the Spring bloom times are) or they can be added to individual cultivar's entries.  You can also join the Reblooming Iris Society to learn more about rebloomers and recommendations.  Here is their membership page.

And before I forget it, here is the standard difficulty jigsaw and this is the harder difficulty jigsaw.