By Andi Rivarola
A warm welcome to those who are seeing IRISES, the Bulletin of The American Iris Society for the first time. If you are a member of The American Iris Society I hope you enjoy this new issue.
The Summer issue of the AIS Bulletin will be available online soon, accessible via the Emembers section of the AIS website. The print copy has been mailed via the U.S. Post Office. On the cover, a beautiful iris 'Autumn Explosion' by Rick Tasco, winner of the President's Cup at the AIS 2019 National Convention held in San Ramon, California.
Note: to access this area of the website you must have a current AIS Emembership. (AIS Emembership is separate from the normal AIS membership.) Please see the Electronic Membership Information area of the AIS website for more details.
Don't miss all of the San Ramon, California Convention information such as the convention award winners, on pages 2 and 3.
On page 10, Neil Houghton remind us that, "required images with iris registrations," and he lays out the way to do it.
Also on page 10, the French Iris Society you will find the invitation to hybridizers to submit their creations for the 2021 Franciris International Iris Competition to be held in Paris, France. (More detailed information Franciris 2021 continues on page 11).
Next, on page 12 Las Cruces, New Mexico wants your irises for the 2021 National Convention to be held there.
The AIS Photo Contest is back for 2019, and you may read all the rules and information about how to enter, on page 13.
Pages 14 and 15 contain Section Happenings, and there you may read about the different AIS Sections, such as the Reblooming Iris Society, the Historic Iris Preservation Society (HIPS), the Aril Society International, and others.
International Iris News are on pages 16 through 18.
Youth views on pages 19 through 23.
The AIS 2019 Convention Review is on pages 24 all the way to 48, with lots of reading to do and beautiful pictures to see.
Neil Houghton tells us all about tip #5 on his series about iris photography, on page 49.
Lastly, a touching article, "Rise Like a Phoenix," about Anita Moran's personal experiences with her family who lived in Paradise, California on pages 51 — 54.
Not a member of The American Iris Society? Please see our website for information about becoming one: http://irises.org/
There's a lot more to see and read in this edition of IRISES, either in digital or print formats.
Happy Gardening!
