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1952 American Iris Society Medals and Awards

Below you will find a picture gallery with links to the iris that have won 1952 AIS Medals and Awards or were runners up.

They are presented in the order that they were listed in, in the 1952 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 1952 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"



‘Argus Pheasant’, TB
55 Votes
Fred DeForest
Winner
Argus Pheasant
‘Amandine’, TB
54 Votes
Geddes Douglas
1st Runner Up
Amandine
‘New Snow’, TB
38 Votes
Orville W. Fay
2nd Runner Up
New Snow
‘Truly Yours’, TB
33 Vores
Orville W. Fay
3rd Runner Up
Truly Yours
‘Pink Formal’, TB
24 Votes
Tell Muhlestein
4th Runner Up
Pink Formal






The Morgan Award "Siberian Irises"

The Morgan Award was awarded from 1952 to 1984. It was not awarded in 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, and in 1985. An Award of Merit for Siberian irises was established with the initiation of the upgrade to the Morgan-Wood Medal first awarded in 1986.

‘Eric The Red'
49 Votes
Fred R. Whitney
Winner
Eric The Red
‘Ceasar's Brother'
39 Votes
F. Cleveland Morgan
1st Runner Up
Ceasar





The Caparne Award "Miniature Dwarf Bearded Irises"

The Caparne Award was awarded from 1950 to 1982, no award in 1983, an Awards of Merit for MDBs was established in 1983, with initiation of the upgraded Caparne-Welch Medal awarded in 1984.

‘Atroviolacea’
21 Votes
Augustino Todaro
Winner
Atroviolacea
‘Keepsake’
17 Votes
Paul H. Cook
1st Runner Up
Keepsake
‘Path Of Gold’
16 Votes
E. L. Hodson
2nd Runner Up
Path Of Gold





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.

‘Royal Gem’
15 Votes
Sally Smith
Winner
Royal Gem
‘The Khan’
8 Votes
Caroline Dormon
1st Runner Up
The Khan
‘Wood Violet’
8 Votes
Ruth Dormon
2nd Runner Up
Wood Violet





The 1952 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 - December 2024
Topic revision: r2 - 20 Feb 2025, DougChyz
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