JANE MILLIMAN, NEW YORK Editor’s Message
Greetings, irisarians!
This issue is small(ish)
but mighty—in addition
to the features that run
in every issue, we have
some science (“Coming
to Terms with Arilbred
Medians”), some club
advice (“The Big Dig...”),
some garden wisdom
(“Improving Your Garden
Soil”), and another of Neil
Houghton’s great photo
tips. Not every article will
be of interest to every
Editor Jane Milliman
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reader, but every article will be of interest to someone.
My point is that whatever you know, whatever you are
good at, please share it with your fellow club members
by writing about it for IRISES. Even if you feel that there
are folks out there who know more than you do about
a particular topic—and it is certainly true that everyone
knows more about something than each of us—that
doesn’t mean that your experience won’t be helpful to
someone. So if you have a great idea, pitch it!
Congratulations to all of the 2018 AIS Awards winners!
And special thanks to Keith Keppel for breeding the
Dykes Medal winner, ‘Haunted Heart’, and the Walther
Cup winner, ‘Black Lipstick’, the irises that grace our two
covers this issue, to both feature that gorgeous purple..it
made choosing our issue’s color scheme a breeze!
Thanks, as always, for reading—
OMISSIONS AND ERRATA
From the Spring 1018 IRISES:
Page 29
‘Renaissance Place’ photo caption hybridizer
should have been Anton Mego, not Gerald Richardson.
From the Summer 1018 IRISES:
Page 15
Future Section Conventions, Median Iris Society: the convention
headquarters is in Oklahoma City, OK, not Hunt Valley, MD.
See page 21 in this issue for correct headquarter information.
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Insurance when required by the venue where an event
is being held. Please be aware I DO NOT obtain the
certificates of insurance for the local clubs, etc. It is the
responsibility of the club, etc. hosting the event to obtain
the necessary Certificate of Insurance.
To obtain a Certificate of Insurance go to www.irises.org.
Click on the Member Services link and then click on AIS
Insurance and you will be taken to the page that has the
instructions for obtaining the necessary Certificate. The
form can either be downloaded and faxed to the number
Insurance
shown or it can be completed electronically and sent
via email. There is a statement that says “Is Certificate
Holder requested to be named as an additional insured?”
If you only need to show proof of insurance, circle No. If
the venue needs to be named as an additional insured,
circle Yes. As always, if there are any problems associated
with obtaining the needed Certificate, or if you have any
questions in general regarding insurance, please contact
me at either 928-282-5867, or sammygiz@aol.com.
—Michelle Snyder, Insurance Chair
Deadlines for receiving materials are February 15 (Spring Issue), June 15 (Summer Issue), September 15 (Fall Issue), and December 15 (Winter Issue). All
images must be submitted electronically in a minimum 300 dpi resolution for publication. Failure to provide quality images at time of submission may
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Fall 2018 AIS Bulletin 5