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---++ Hybridizer Jesse Ely Wills (1899-1977)

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Iris breeder; received the American Iris Society [[Main.InfoHistoryOfSocietyPeopleHybridizerAward][Hybridizer Award]] in 1954, British Iris Society [[Main.InfoFosterMemorialPlaque][Foster Memorial Plaque]] in 1961([[%ATTACHURL%/Jessie%20Wills%20Foster%20Plaque.pdf][article in attachments]]).

Registrations/introductions:

*Tall Bearded:* [[TbAthruE.TbAlembic]['Alembic' 1964]], [[TbAthruE.TbAntipodes]['Antipodes']], [[TbAthruE.TbBannersRoyal]['Banners Royal' 1971]], [[TbAthruE.TbBattleHonors]['Battle Honors' 1970]], [[TbAthruE.TbBattleMorn]['Battle Morn']], [[TbAthruE.TbBelleMeade]['Belle Meade' 1952]], [[TbAthruE.TbBlueSerene]['Blue Serene' 1953]], [[TbAthruE.TbBraveShow]['Brave Show' 1959]], [[TbAthruE.TbBrightHerald]['Bright Herald' 1964]], [[TbAthruE.TbBronzeArmor]['Bronze Armor' 1957]], [[TbAthruE.TbCarillon]['Carillon']], [[TbAthruE.TbCarnton]['Carnton' 1955]], [[TbAthruE.TbCenturion]['Centurion']], [[TbAthruE.TbChicamauga]['Chicamauga']], [[TbAthruE.TbChisca]['Chisca']], [[TbAthruE.TbChivalry]['Chivalry']], [[TbAthruE.TbCumberland]['Cumberland']], [[TbAthruE.TbDalliance]['Dalliance']], [[TbAthruE.TbDardanian]['Dardanian' 1960]], [[TbAthruE.TbDarien]['Darien' 1956]], [[TbAthruE.TbDevoir]['Devoir' 1953]], [[TbAthruE.TbDonelson]['Donelson']], [[TbAthruE.TbDrumBeat]['Drum Beat']], [[TbAthruE.TbDunailie]['Dunailie']], [[TbAthruE.TbEdenMorn]['Eden Morn']], [[TbFthruJ.TbFairMorn]['Fair Morn']], [[TbFthruJ.TbFarHills]['Far Hills']], [[TbFthruJ.TbFealty]['Fealty']], [[TbFthruJ.TbFiredrake]['Firedrake' 1966]], [[TbFthruJ.TbFlyingCloud]['Flying Cloud']], [[TbFthruJ.TbGlacierGold]['Glacier Gold' 1964]], [[TbFthruJ.TbGoldChevrons]['Gold Chevrons']], [[TbFthruJ.TbGramercy]['Gramercy']], [[TbFthruJ.TbHarpethWaters]['Harpeth Waters']], ' [[TbFthruJ.TbHeartsDesire]['Heart's Desire']], [[TbFthruJ.TbHinduQueen]['Hindu Queen']],[[TbFthruJ.TbHomage]['Homage']], [[TbFthruJ.TbIvoryWork]['Ivory Work' 1955]], [[TbFthruJ.TbJanizary]['Janizary']], [[TbKthruO.TbKingsMountain]['Kings Mountain' 1962]], [[TbKthruO.TbKrimTartary]['KrimTartary']], [[TbKthruO.TbLargesse]['Largesse' 1955]], [[TbKthruO.TbLebanonWood]['Lebanon Wood']], [[TbKthruO.TbMeadeHaven]['Meade Haven']], [[TbKthruO.TbMissDiane]['Miss Diane']], [[TbKthruO.TbNashborough]['Nashborough' 1957]], [[TbKthruO.TbNatchezTrace]['Natchez Trace' 1969]], [[TbKthruO.TbOrenda]['Orenda' 1962]], [[TbPthruT.TbPinkShadows]['Pink Shadows' 1956]], [[TbPthruT.TbPleasance]['Pleasance']], [[TbPthruT.TbPortoBello]['Porto Bello' 1966]], [[TbPthruT.TbPrologue]['Prologue']], [[TbPthruT.TbRapunzel]['Rapunzel']], [[TbPthruT.TbRedFealty]['Red Fealty']], [[TbPthruT.TbRedGallantry]['Red Gallantry']], [[TbPthruT.TbRedgauntlet]['Redgauntlet']], [[TbPthruT.TbRedReveller]['Red Reveller']], [[TbPthruT.TbRightRoyal]['Right Royal' 1954]], [[TbPthruT.TbRoseGarland]['Rose Garland' 1954]], [[TbPthruT.TbRoseKingdom]['Rose Kingdom']], [[TbPthruT.TbRoseTribute]['Rose Tribute' 1959]], [[TbPthruT.TbRoundDance]['Round Dance' 1970]], [[TbPthruT.TbRoyanah]['Royanah']], [[TbPthruT.TbRussetWings]['Russet Wings']], [[TbPthruT.TbSandilands]['Sandilands']], [[TbPthruT.TbScimitar]['Scimitar' 1954]], [[TbPthruT.TbShiloh]['Shiloh' 1954]], [[TbPthruT.TbShiningMark]['Shining Mark']], [[TbPthruT.TbShiningMoment]['Shining Moment' 1970]], [[TbPthruT.TbSidonian]['Sidonian']], [[TbPthruT.TbSilverFlame]['Silver Flame' 1953]] [[TbPthruT.TbSilvergilt]['Silvergilt' 1962]], [[TbPthruT.TbSnowCrystal]['Snow Crystal']], [[TbPthruT.TbSnowTracery]['Snow Tracery' 1959]], [[TbPthruT.TbSoftAnswer]['Soft Answer' 1953]], [[TbPthruT.TbSpanishMain]['Spanish Main' 1955]], [[TbPthruT.TbSpringFever]['Spring Fever']], [[TbPthruT.TbSpringMadrigal]['Spring Madrigal']], [[TbPthruT.TbStarCaptain]['Star Captain']], [[TbPthruT.TbStarfire]['Starfire' 1954]], [[TbPthruT.TbStarShine]['Star Shine']], [[TbPthruT.TbSunDial]['Sun Dial']], [[TbPthruT.TbTellico]['Tellico']], [[TbPthruT.TbToastedMacaroon]['Toasted Macaroon']], [[TbPthruT.TbTournament]['Tournament']], [[TbPthruT.TbTriskelion]['Triskelion' 1973]], [[TbPthruT.TbTrueLove]['True Love']], [[TbUthruZ.TbVigil]['Vigil']], [[TbUthruZ.TbVirelay]['Virelay']], [[TbUthruZ.TbWaveCrest]['Wave Crest']], [[TbUthruZ.TbWellContent]['Well Content' 1954]], [[TbUthruZ.TbWesternStar]['Western Star']], [[TbUthruZ.TbWinterLight]['Winter Light' 1966]].

<img alt='Jesse Wills.jpg' height='931' src='%ATTACHURL%/Jesse Wills.jpg' title='Jesse Wills.jpg' width='730' />

-- Main.RPries - 2012-05-18

I	Attachment	Action	Size	Date	Who	Comment
jpg	Jesse Wills.jpg	manage	341 K	30 Jan 2020 - 12:38	Main.davepote	From AIS Bulletin #106 (July 1947): 3.
jpg	JesseWills (1).jpg	manage	46 K	28 Dec 2018 - 22:36	Main.davepote	AIS Bulletin 227(Fall 1977): 11. Jesse Wills at an AIS convention.
pdf	Jessie Wills Foster Plaque.pdf	manage	921 K	14 Jul 2020 - 12:26	Main.davepote	Exported from AIS Bulletin #163(Oct 1961), pp 23-26.

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