6th A.I.S. JUDGES' SYMPOSIUM 



(LIST OF 100 MOST POPULAR IRIS) 



^J-JlOR THE SIXTH COHSECUTIVE TEAR we are privileged to present a list of the find- 

 ings of over one hundred accredited judges of the American Iris Society. Through the efforts of 

 Kenneth D. Smith, a prominent iris breeder and critic of Staten Island, New York, a ballot containing 

 a list of over 250 varieties that have received either Award of Merit or Honorable Mention during the 

 past few years was distributed to the judges. The relative position of each iris was arri\-ed at as follows: 



Judges were instructed to cross out the names of all iris not seen in bloom in 1^43 or 1^44. Then from the 

 remaining list (those seen in bloom in '43 and '44) each judge was to select the favorite bO . . . 



By marking "A " before the names of those considered as the 15 most outstanding. 

 By marking "B" before the names of those considered as the next 15 most outstanding. 

 By marking "C " before the next 15. 

 And by marking "D " before the next 15. 



Judges were further requested to mark "E " before the names of all iris remaining and not considered as 

 worthy to be included in a Symposium of 100 outstanding iris. "A " iris count ten points, "B " iris eight 

 points, "C " iris six points, ""D " iris four points and "E"' iris zero points. Iris remaining on the list of 250 

 (those not crossed out or marked with letters) count two points. The total points received by each iris 

 were divided by the number of judges seeing them and the 100 iris following are listed according to 

 numerical average. 



The Kenneth Smith Symposium of 100 best iris is by far the most representatix e list of genuine quali- 

 fied opinion. 



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

 have placed its 1944 standing after each name in parenthesis ( ). Incidentally, this is the 3rd successive 

 year that GREAT LAKES — a Cooley's Gardens introduction — has emerged No. 1, and it has been 

 among the first ten for five vears! 



W44 Standing 



1 . Great Lakes (1 ) 



2. Elmohr (7) 



3. Daybreak (5) 



4. Prairie Sunset (2) 



5. Sable (10) 



6. Ola Kala (6) 



7. Spun Gold (3) 



8. Wabash (4) 



9. Amigo (13) 



10. Chivalry (— ) 



11. Berkeley Gold {— ) 



12. Deep Velvet (8) 



13. Blue Shimmer (19) 



14. Violet Symphony (24) 



1 5 . Tobacco Road ( — ) 



15. Captain Wells (25) 



17. Caroline Burr (16) 



18. Fair Elaine (14) 



19. Casa Morena ( — ) 



20. Francelia (— ) 



21. Lord Dongan (12) 



22. Golden Fleece (11) 



23. Golden Majesty (9) 



24. Pink Reflection (41) 



25. White Wedgewood ( — ) 



26. Remembrance (94) 



27. Snow Flurrv (3S) 



28. Los Angeles (31) 



29. City of Lincoln (17) 



30. Azure Skies (34) 



31. Tiffanja (— ) 



32. The Red Douglas (15) 



33. Indiana Night (22) 



34. Moonlight N4adonna r42) 



1^44 Standing 



3 5 . Extravaganza ( — ) 



36. Red Valor (30) 



37. Solid Mahogany ( — ) 



38. Old Parchment (23) 



39. Gloriole (36) 



40. The Admiral ' (51) 



41. Shining Waters (56) 



42. China Maid (45) 



43. Mulberry Rose (44) 



44. Lighthouse (61) 



45. Sunset Serenade (32) 



46. Tishomingo (21) 



47. Master Charles ( — ) 



48. Dreamcastle ( — ) 



49. Arctic (48) 



50. Stardom (47) 



51. Ming "I'ellow (49) 



52. Melitza (29) 



53. Elsa Sass (46) 



54. Down East (28) 



55. Grand Canyon (73) 



56. Anne Newhard ( — ) 



57. Prince of Orange (69) 



58. Overture ( — ) 



59. Bandmaster ( — ) 



60. Alba Superba (18) 



61. Lady Mohr (— ) 



62. Mlatterhorn (53) 



63. Brown Thrasher (20) 



64. Golden Treasure (50) 



65. Mary E. Nicholls (27) 



66. Cloud Castle ( — ) 



67. California Peach (35) 



1Q44 Standing 



68. Sharkskin ( — ) 



69. Snow Carnival (55) 



70. Missouri (54) 



71. Copper Rose (33) 



72. Franconia (26) 



73. Ormohr (62) 



74. Ranger ( — ) 



75. Sierra Blue (85) 



76. Christab^l (43) 



77. Gudrun (99) 



78. Fort Kno.x (86) 



79. Louise Blake (— ) 



80. ./^ngelus (— ) 



81. Firecracker (82) 



82. Ruth Pollock (37) 



83. Storm King (80) 



84. Flora Zenor (76) 



85. Nightfall ■ (79) 



86. Minnie Colquitt (68) 



87. Yell ow Jewel (39) 



83. Garden Magic (81) 



89. Mellowglow (98) 



90. Pink Ruffles (— ) 



91 . Sequatchie ( — ) 



92. Tiffany (75) 



93. junaluska (66) 



94. Jasper Agate ( — ) 



95. California Trek ...(95) 



96. Bright Mebdy (59) 



97. Display (60) 



98. Melanie (74) 



99. Snow Velvet ( — ) 



100. Aztec Copper ( — ) 



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