1957 American Iris Society Medals and Awards

Below you will find a picture gallery with links to the iris that have won 1957 AIS Medals and Awards or were runners up.

They are presented in the order that they were listed in, in the 1957 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 1957 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"



‘Violet Harmony’, TB
108 Votes
Edith Lowry
Winner
Violet Harmony
‘Palomino’, TB
73 Votes
David F. Hall
1st Runner Up
Palomino
‘White Peacock’, TB
41 Votes
Ida May Pattison
2nd Runner Up
White Peacock
‘Happy Birthday’, TB
34 Votes
David F. Hall
3rd Runner Up
Happy Birthday
‘Cliffs Of Dover’, TB
32 Votes
Orville W. Fay
4th Runner Up
Cliffs Of Dover






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.

‘Blue Chip’
13 Votes
Sally Smith
Winner
Blue Chip
‘Pink Caprice’
9 Votes
Sydney DuBose
1st Runner Up
Pink Caprice
‘Gay Deceiver’
9 Votes
Hattie Clark
2nd Runner Up
Gay Deceiver
‘Ruth Dormon’
8 Votes
Caroline Dormon
3rd Runner Up
Ruth Dormon





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.

‘Path Of Gold’
27 Votes
E. L. Hodson
Winner
Path Of Gold
‘Veri-Gay’
20 Votes
Walter Welch
1st Runner Up
Veri-Gay
‘Little Mohee’
16 Votes
Vivian Grapes
2nd Runner Up
Little Mohee





The Eric Nies Award "Spuria Irises."

The Eric Nies Award was awarded from 1956 to 1992, an Awards of Merit for SPUs was established, with initiation of the upgraded Eric Nies Medal awarded in 1993.

‘Sunny Day’
33 Votes
Hans Peter Sass
Winner
Sunny Day
‘White Heron'
29 Votes
Carl Milliken
1st Runner Up
White Heron
‘Lark Song'
28 Votes
Eric Nies
2nd Runner Up
Lark Song





The 1957 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: r3 - 27 Nov 2024, DougChyz
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