Awards 1973

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The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Society (AIS) for this particular year.

Annual Garden Awards of AIS are the results of accredited judges’ evaluations of garden grown irises seen by the judges and voted on. The pages and linked documents summarize the results and the AIS Garden Awards thus bestowed on iris for this award year.

Annual popularity recognitions, Convention Cups, also summarized here, are voted on by the AIS National Convention attendees having visited the convention tour gardens as part of each annual AIS National Convention.

The awards and recognitions that are summarized by the pages and documents here, and from other years, are also recorded in each iris cultivar's page.

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'New Moon', a Tall Bearded Iris by Neva Sexton, see photo, is the 1973 American Dykes Medal winner, the highest award annually voted by American Iris Society judges.

The 1973 AIS Awards were published in the July 1973 Bulletin, pp 47-52.

This version of the 1973 AIS Awards includes links to each of the Iris in the awards list.

The 1973 Japanese Iris Awards were published in the October 1973 Bulletin, page 61.

This is a temporary place holder for a link to a 1973AwardWinnersGallery page that is under construction. Feel free to view it.

The Walther Cup winners list.

The 1973 President's Cup and Franklin Cook Cup winners published in the July 1973 Bulletin, page 52.

The Franklin Cook Cup winners list.

The President's Cup winners list.

The 1973 National Convention Favorite Guest Iris published in July 1973 bulletin, page 52.

The 1973 Favorite Guest Iris with Links to each of the iris.

The 1973 High Commendation winners published in the October 1973 Bulletin, pages 66-67.

The 1973 High Commendation winners with Links to each of the iris.

The 1973 Judges' Choice winners published in the October 1973 Bulletin, pages 63-65.

The 1973 Popularity Poll published in the October 1973 Bulletin, pages 84-87.

The 1973 Nelson Award winner published in the October 1973 Bulletin, page 43.

The J. Arthur Nelson Award winners list.

The 1973 Exhibition Certificate winners published in the October 1973 Bulletin, pages 60-61.

The 1973 Exhibition Certificate winners with Links to each of the iris.

The 1973 Regional Test Garden Awards were published in the October 1973 Bulletin, page 61.

If you find errors in the information presented please contact the AIS Encyclopedia Manager at aisencyclopedia@irises.org.

-- DougChyz - October 2023