Make a poster that will educate the public on some aspect of irises. Diagrams, photos, or lab results and accompanying explanations should be included. Suggested topics are listed below. Qualified posters will be entered in local Iris shows and displayed at Iris society meetings.

1. Classifications of bearded irises by size (5-8 from Handbook from American Iris Society)

2. Parts of irises with microscope drawings and added background Research on functions. (pg. 10 Handbook)

3. Hybridizing (pg. 14 Handbook) (324 – 333 pg. World of Irises)

4. Judging and showing Irises (pg. 17-20 Handbook)

5. Louisiana Irises (pg. 203-215 World of Irises)

6. Culture and propagation – How to grow Irises. Bearded Irises (pg 11&12 Handbook and 314-319 World of Irises)

7. Beardless Irises – How to grow them (319-323 World of Irises)

8. Bacterial Leaf Blight (disease) (334-336 World of Irises)

9. Bacterial Soft Rot (disease of Rhizome) (336-338 World of Irises)

10. Iris Borer (Insect Pest) (350-354 World of Irises)

11. Iris pigment (anthocyanidins) (pg. 360-365 World of Irises) A lab can be done with purple coloring. Boil purple cabbage. Drain off water. Use as an acid-base indicator. Can be stored in refrigerator.

12. History