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William Rickatson Dykes THE GENUS IRIS 1952 Elephant

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William Rickatson Dykes THE GENUS IRIS 1952 Elephant Folio Color Plates Iris Bloom Leaf Rhizome Seeds Botany Horticulture Plants

Title: The Genus Iris
Author: William Rickatson Dykes - William Rickatson Dykes was an amateur botanist who became an expert in the field of iris breeding and wrote several influential books on the subject. He was also interested in tulips, amaryllis, and other plants.
Publisher: Wheldon & Wesley, Ltd.
City: London
Year: 1952
Binding Style: Hardcover
Pagination: XLVIII plates
Width: 11.5" Height: 17.5"
Book Details: This vintage elephant folio is bound in green cloth with gilt spine lettering. An atlas of colored plates, this volume contains forty-eight plates by F. H. Round depicting iris in bloom, as well as plates of rhizomes and seeds.

Dykes undertook a formal study of the iris genus at the botanical library at Kew Gardens Herbarium. He also examined hundreds of iris species specimens at other collections, including the British Museum, Oxford Botanical Garden, Cambridge Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Botanic Garden, Berlin Botanical Garden, Vienna Hofmuseum and Jardin des plantes. In 1913, he published his second book, The Genus Iris, in which he created the first classification of irises according to Linnaeus's botanical system. In 1924, he was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal in recognition of the importance of this book in the field of horticulture. Although a landmark in its day, it is now considered out-of-date taxonimically. Iris classification was improved by George H.M. Lawrence (in 1953), then by Georgi Rodionenko (in 1961) and Brian Mathew (in 1981).

The Genus Iris had 48 full-color plates made from watercolors by F.H. Round and painted from plants in Dykes's own garden. Dykes knew Round because he was an assistant drawing master at Charterhouse. Round later commented that, during iris season, Dykes would show up "in his dressing gown" at 5 in the morning with an iris in hand, expecting the painting to be made immediately while the bloom was still fresh. He said that the drawings for Dykes "were easy and comfortable to do."
Condition / Notes: This large folio shows well with some mild indications of age and wear, including shelfwear. The binding and text block are sound. Illustrated plates remain vibrant, with some mild age toning to the endpages.

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