FOURTH UNOFFICIAL IRIS SYMPOSIUM 



Conducted by Kenneth D. Smith, Staten Island, New York 



C^^RjEAT lakes, the 1942 Dykes medalist, is the winner in this Fourth Symposium and so 

 displaces Wabash, which has ranked in first place for the past three years. Both iris received votes 

 from 67 of the 75 Judges voting, but due to the new set-up used this year whereby Judges classified iris 

 into three groups and awarded different point scores to each. Great Lakes won by 17 points. This 

 result should prove very popular and shows that the Dykes award was well earned and fittingly bestowed. 

 This year Judges voted for 50 tall bearded iris receiving H.M., A.M., or Dykes awards from the A.l.S. 

 They classified these iris into three groups: the first 10 in Group A; the second 20 in Group B, and the 

 remaining 20 in Group C. In tabulating Group A iris, each received a score of 3 points ; Group B, 2 points ; 

 and Group C, 1 point. By thus allowing Judges to evaluate iris and assign them to various groups, it 

 was felt that the final tabulation would more accurately reflect the true numerical standing of each iris, 

 and this was proved when Great Lakes emerged the winner. It is also shown by Elmohr, the sensation 

 of the 1942 iris season, making this Symposium. Ordinarily, a new iris not well distributed would com- 

 mand few votes, but with the point score being used and with 7 Judges placing it in Class A and 2 in 

 Class B, the 25 points entitled it to rank seventy-ninth. Elmohr is classified as a hybrid and not as a 

 tall bearded iris, and perhaps should not be eligible for the Symposium, but because it has all of the 

 characteristics of the tall bearded and the majority of people do not differentiate, I have allowed it, as 

 well as Ormohr, to be ranked. 



For those interested in comparing the ranking of a particular iris in this and in last year's Symposium, 

 I have placed its 1942 standing after each name in parenthesis ( ). 



Number 

 of Votes 



1. Great Lakes (2) 179 



2. Wabash (1) 162 



3. Prairie Sunset (5) 1 5Q 



4. Golden Majesty (15) 145 



5. Deep Velvet (lb) 136 



6. The Red Douglas (2) 135 



7. Golden Fleece (12) 133 



Spun Gold (11) 133 



9. Sable (9) 128 



10. City of Lincoln (2) 126 



11. Fair Elaine (10) 119 



12. Amigo (6) 114 



13. China Maid (6) 103 



14. Melitza (26) 99 



15. Golden Treasure (8) 92 



16. Old Parchment (22) 81 



17. Christabel (16) 79 



18. Elsa Sass (12) 76 



Junalaska (16) 76 



Shining Waters (12) 76 



21. Gloriole (30) 75 



22. Caroline Burr (48) 74 



Matterhorn (35) 74 



24. Arctic (61) 73 



25. Golden Spike (38) 72 



Ruth Pollock (26) 72 



27. Ming Yellow (35) 66 



Missouri (35) 66 



29. Yellow Jewel (30) 64 



30. Angelus (20) 62 



Snow Flurry (24) 62 



32. Mount Washington (21 ) 61 



Stardom (57) 61 



34. Balmung (38) 59 



Number 

 of Votes 



35. Captain Wells (91) 55 



Lighthouse (22) 55 



Red Valor (46) 55 



38. Copper Rose ( — ) 53 



Daybreak (—) 53 



40. E. B. Williamson (19) 51 



Frank Adams (30) 51 



Red Gleam (26) 51 



43. Rosy Wings (41) 47 



Sierra Blue (46) 47 



45. Midwest Gem (26) 46 



Radiant (30) 46 



47. Louvois (38) 44 



48. Mary E. Nichols (66) 43 



49. Copper Lustre (53) 41 



Lancaster (66) 41 



51. Morocco Rose (43) 40 



52. Aubanel (34) 39 



Violet Symphony (71) 39 



54. Storm King (61) 38 



55. California Gold (43) 36 



Naranja (24) 36 



57. Golden Eagle (— ) 35 



West Point (57) 35 



59. Gudrun (72) 33 



Miss California (81) 33 



61. Brunhilde (48) 31 



Cheerio (66) 31 



Golden Hind (51) 31 



64. Florentine (64) 30 



Garden Magic (53) 30 



Matula (45) 30 



Prince of Orange ( — ) 30 



Tiffany (57) 30 



Number 

 of Votes 



69. Blue Shimmer (— ) 29 



Stella Polaris (57) 29 



71. Snow Carnival ( — ) 28 



Snow King (51) 28 



73. The Admiral (91) 27 



Winter Carnival ( — ) 27 



75. Buttercup Lane ( — ) 26 



Indiana Night ( — ) 26 



Late Sun ( — ) 26 



Treasure Island (81) 26 



79. Chicory Blue (— ) 25 



Dubrovnik (48) 25 



Elmohr (— ) 25 



Jean Cayeux (66) 25 



Ozone (76) 25 



84. Lady Naomi (— ) 24 



Missouri Night ( — ) 24 



86. Easter Morn (72) 23 



Flora Zenor ( — ) 23 



Mary Vernon ( — ) 23 



89. Edward Lapham ( — ) 22 



Exclusive (61 ) 22 



Franconia ( — ) 22 



Ormohr (— ) 22. 



93. Mount Cloud (72) 20 



Raejean ( — ) 20 



95. Icy Blue (91) 19 



L. Merton Gage ( — ) 19 



Shah Jehan (53) 19 



98. Depute Nomblot (85) 18 



Mellowglow (— ) 18 



San Francisco (87) 18 



Wakarusa (— ) 18 



4 



