Difference: MissionStatement (r8 vs. r7)

The mission of the Iris Encyclopedia is to provide freely to the world a comprehensive, illustrative, information resource on the Genus Iris, its species and cultivars. It attempts to make identification or verification possible with a large collection of images tied to the official descriptions. It hopes to make botanical and horticultural knowledge available in an understandable way. It serves as an online library of Iris literature linking information for easy research. It serves to unite the botanical and horticultural knowledge bases and by doing so help The American Iris Society disseminate current and orrect correct iris information. By contributing their own observations individuals can add to the volume of data.