16 
DYKES MEMORIAL 
Due to the 
have regarding the Ir 
Medal Winners of | the past 
years, we offer the information 
assembled from 
given below ) c 
the American Iris 
Hulletins of 
society. 
All 
All Orders of $3.00 or more Shipped Prepaid 
WINNERS OF 
IRIS 
MEDAL 
(Margot: Holmes—not 
with 
us) are now growing in 
our gardens. 
The Dykes Memorial Medal, 
n 1926 to commemo- 
the work of the late Ww. 
dvancing appre- 
instituted i 
rate 
R. Dykes in “adv: 
ciation of the iris,’ has b 
awarded to outstanding varieties 
in’ England, France, 
merica. The method of ‘ 
ing a Dykes Medal Winner in 
ite different from 
llowed by the A- 
Society for the 
In England 
al is awarded to a new 
while here it is chos- 
Award of Merit. win- 
hree year period. The 
have 
England is qu 
the system fo 
merican Iris * 
American award. 
the med 
seedling, 
en from 
ners of at 
following awards 
o date (where no _ va- 
made t 
d no awards have 
riety is liste 
been made in that year): 
America 
San Francisco 
Dauntless 
Rameses 
Coralie 
Sierra Blue 
Mary Geddes 
Missouri 
Copper Lustre 
Rosy Wings 
Wabash 
1 The Red Douglas 
Great Lakes 
Prairie Sunset 
Spun Gold 
BElmohr 
Chivalry 
Ola Kala 
Helen McGregor 
Blue Rhythm 
Cherie 
England 
Margot Holmes 
Joyance 
G. P. Bakes 
Gudrun 
Golden Hind 
Sahara 
White City 
Mabel Chadburn 
Mrs. J. L. Gibson 
Blue Ensign 
Vert Galant 
Depute Nombolt 
Jean Cayeux 
Eclador 
Alice Harding 
Mme. Louise Aureau 
Mme. M. Lassailly 
Olympio 
Nicole Lassailly 
Antigone 
he many inquiries we 
is Dykes 
varieties, except 
of 
Iris Hit Parade 
Below, we have presented in condensed form, the results of 
recent American Iris Society Symposiums. The Symposium is . 
a ranking of iris by American Tris Society judges thoughout 
the U. §. A. and Canada based strictly on the popularity of 
the variety regardless of color, performance, etc. 
American Iris Society Symposium 
Numerical Ranking 
K K Ke ae ae a 
4 elgs|els|s fs 
. Variety and = & aes = 
Year of : 
on aR oe H ~ i ee 
S Introduction = = Gg Cas Ears) 4 fone 
an ° <o Le i op a 
i Blue Rhyhtm, ’45 74 5 6 dey p) es 
2 Amadine, ’46 11 16 17 16 
2 Blue Shimmer, ’42 4 AA 9 5 6 13 
4 Cherie, *47 19 34 43 39 
5 Helen McGregor, ’46 3 4 5 4 
6 Lady Mohr, "44 6 10 12 19 33 61 
7 Chivalry, ’44 uh 3 3 1 4 10 
8 Master Charles, ’43 5 # 10 8 8 47 
9 Ola Kala, 743 
10 New Snow, ’46 12 18 26 22 
11 Cascade Splendor, ’45 10 17 rach 14 56 
12 Bryce Canyon, ’44 ) 6 4 6 10 
13 Pink Cameo, °46 20 19 22 46 
14 Elmohr, ’42 14 9 8 a 3 2 
15 Solid Mahogany, ’44 13 22 29 
16 Great Lakes, ’38 ae _ a 
17 Lady Boscawen, ’46 16 rail 27 24 
18 Azure Skies, °43 21 14 uns 9 15 30 
19 Ranger, ’43 27 30 23 25 25 74 
20 Spanish Peaks, °47 45 47 59 
21 Mulberry Rose, ’°41 25 25 14 18 21 43 
22-Chantilly, ’45 34 27 30 38 39 
23 Minnie Colquitt, °41 65 55 45 76 65 86 
24 Blue Valley, ’47 24 28 33 12 
28 Soba Pie "i 
reamecastle, °43 LS 29 32 59 64 4 
27 Berkeley Gold, ’42 7 13 13 15 et ti 
28 Argus Pheasant, ’48 ou 67 
29 Black Forest, ’45 36 42 39 23 
30 Snow Flurry, ’39 8 15 16 23 19 Sudi 
81 Desert Song, ’46 44 57 88 59 
32 Rocket, ’45 29 35 38 30 29 
ao SORE oe btol fy cia 30 49 62 56 
ou astle, ’ 52 
i Pinnacle, ae 84 94 63 67 
: atharine Fay, ’45 62 39 35 21 20 
387 Garden Glory, °43 22 32 37 34 68 
88 Distance, °46 17 45 53 97 
39 Chamois, °44 39 36 50 53 54 
40 Casa Morena, ’43 40 33 ahi 29 18 19 
41 Cloth of Gold, °45 38 61 
42 Fantasy, ’47 {hak 78 68 
os el ahha tay, "46 26 41 46 aa 34 35 
iffanja, ’ 
45 Pink Formal, °49 Fy 18 “iy A et ee Hk 
tf QED cls | 
ran anyon, °41 61 
pi eet as eae 37 28 11 49 55 
49 Liynn Langford, °46 78 lad 
50 The Admiral, "41 $5 31 25 32 41 40 
51 Moonlight Madonna, ’43 28 43 44 42 22, 34 
52 Arab Chief, °44 55 65 91 77 
ee pe TED "43 100 95 75 
Oo eater, ’ 2 
55 Three Oaks, ’43 a 4 fs Me a 
ee AUC eae 743 
andmaster, °44 47 53 51 57 on! 59 
58 Violet Symphony, ’40 48 44 47 2 
a Eee ieee "48 94 i ie oe 
ypsy, ’ 32 
61 Gloriole, ’33 a ae a 
62. Lothario, ’42 41 58 
