1949 American Iris Society Medals and Awards

Below you will find a picture gallery with links to the iris that have won 1949 AIS Medals and Awards or were runners up.

They are presented in the order that they were listed in, in the 1949 Bulletin.

The AIS Award of Merits and Honorable Mentions are broken out separately and presented via a link at the bottom of this page in a PDF listing with links to the awarded iris. The High Commendations and Exhibition Certificates listings are available on the main 1949 Awards page.

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The American Iris Society hopes you enjoy scrolling through the gallery.

To provide you with additional information each iris is linked to its cultivar page in the encyclopedia, just click on the caption or photo.



Dykes Medal

The American Dykes Medal "The Best of the Best"



‘Helen McGregor’, TB
66 Votes
Robert J. Graves
Winner
Helen McGregor
‘Blue Rhythm’, TB
44448 Votes
Agnes Whiting
1st Runner Up
Blue Rhythm
‘Lady Mohr’, AB(OB-)
28 Votes
Carl Salbach
2nd Runner Up
Lady Mohr
‘Bryce Canyon’, TB
14 Votes
Rudolph E. Kleinsorge
3rd Runner Up
Bryce Canyon
‘Amandine’, TB
12 Votes
Geddes Douglas
4thd Runner Up
Amandine






The Mary Swords DeBallion Award "Louisiana Irises."

The Mary Sword Debaillon Award was awarded from 1948 to 1985, an Awards of Merit for LAs was established, with initiation of the upgraded Mary Swords DeBaillon Medal awarded in 1986.

‘Bayou sunset’
Lillian Trichel
Winner
Bayou Sunset





The 1949 Award of Merit and Honorable Mention Irises with links to each awarded iris.







If you find errors in the information presented please contact the AIS Encyclopedia Manager at aisencyclopedia@irises.org.

 

-- DougChyz - January 2025
Topic revision: r1 - 11 Jan 2025, DougChyz
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