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1958 American Iris Society Medals and Awards

Below you will find a picture gallery with links to the iris that have won 1958 AIS Medals and Awards or were runners up.

They are presented in the order that they were listed in, in the 1959 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 1958 Awards page.

Return to Main 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"



‘Blue Sapphire’, TB
136 Votes
Bernard Schreiner
Winner
Blue Saphire
‘June Meredith’, TB
39 Votes
Tell Muhlestein
1st Runner Up
June Meredith
‘Palomino’, TB
36 Votes
David F. Hall
2nd Runner Up
Palomino
‘Rehobeth’, TB
26 Votes
Fred DeForest
3rd Runner Up
Rehobeth
‘Sierra Skies’, TB
25 Votes
William B. Schortman
4th Runner Up
Sierra Skies
‘White Peacock’, TB
22 Votes
Ida May Pattison
5th Runner Up
White Peacock





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.

‘Wheelhorse’
12 Votes
Caroline Dormon
Winner
Wheelhorse
‘Pink Caprice’
11 Votes
Sydney DuBose
1st Runner Up
Pink Caprice
‘Gay Deceiver’
6 Votes
Hattie Clark
2nd Runner Up
Gay Deceiver





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.

‘Veri-Gay’
25 Votes
Walter Welch
Winner
Veri-Gay
‘Cherry Spot’
23 Votes
Walter Welch
1st Runner Up
Cherry Spot
‘Little Mohee’
21 Votes
Vivian Grapes
2nd Runner Up
Little Mohee
‘Promise’
18 Votes
Paul Cook
3rd Runner Up
Promise





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.

‘White Heron'
45 Votes
Carl Milliken
Winner
White Heron
‘Dutch Defiance’
22 Votes
Eric Nies
1st Runner Up
Dutch Defiance
‘Lark Song'
21 Votes
Eric Nies
2nd Runner Up
Lark Song
‘Driftwood'
13 Votes
Marion Walker
3rd Runner Up
Driftwood





The 1958 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 - 08 Nov 2024, DougChyz
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