1955 American Iris Society Medals and Awards

Below you will find a picture gallery with links to the iris that have won 1955 AIS Medals and Awards or were runners up.

They are presented in the order that they were listed in, in the 1955 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 1955 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"



‘Sable Night’, TB
101 Votes
Paul Cook
Winner
Sable Night
‘Char-Maize’, TB
39 Votes
David Lyon
1st Runner Up
Char-Maize
‘Violet Harmony’, TB
34 Votes
Edith Lowry
2nd Runner Up
Violet Harmony
‘Palomino’, TB
24 Votes
David F. Hall
3rd Runner Up
Palomino






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.

‘Blazon’
21 Votes
Walter Welch
Winner
Blazon
‘Stylish’
14 Votes
Walter Welch
1st Runner Up
Stylish
‘Moon Gleam’
10 Votes
Walter Marx
2nd Runner Up
Moon Gleam
‘Path Of Gold’
10 Votes
E. L. Hodson
3rd 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.

‘The Khan’
15 Votes
Caroline Dormon
Winner
The Khan
‘Wood Violet’
7 Votes
Ruth Dormon
1st Runner Up
Wood Violet
‘Sara Gladney’
5 Votes
Sidney Conger
2nd Runner Up
Sara Gladney





The 1955 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 - November 2024
Topic revision: r2 - 30 Nov 2024, DougChyz
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