IRISES ELIGIBLE FOR AIS SHOW AWARDS
In late 2017, the AIS board of directors passed
a motion to allow irises to be entered in approved
iris shows, and thus be eligible for show awards,
once they are registered with the AIS registrar.
Introduction at the time of show entry is no longer
a requirement.
The motion reads: “That introduction be removed
as a requirement for show ribbons and awards for
irises with verifiable names.”
Verifiable names refer to being able to confirm
that the iris has been registered.
From the exhibition committee, the suggested
rule in your show schedule might read:
Entries must be AIS registered, and all varieties
entered must have verifiable names recorded on
the entry tag.
GOOD MEMORIES
“I used to 50 years ago help my grandmother Bee
Warburton, hand crank the mimeograph, and collate
The Medianite!”
—Vickie Flanagan, Peaks Island, ME.
Bulletin Board
Vickie’s grandmother, who lived in Westboro, MA,
was an AIS icon as writer and editor of The World
Of Irises in 1978, and as editor of the Median Iris
Society’s The Medianite from October 1961 to
January 1973.
REGION 4 CELEBRATES 60 YEARS
The American Iris Society, Region 4 is celebrating
its 60th anniversary this year. Region 4 has a
wonderful history spawning AIS
presidents, officers, directors,
and committee chairs, hailing
more than 70 registered
hybridizers and over 1300
registered iris varieties, and
capturing a few AIS Awards
along the way. One affiliate
originated more than 70 years
ago. Region 4 will celebrate its anniversary during
the spring meeting hosted by the Fredericksburg
Area Iris Society, May 10 & 11 in Fredericksburg, VA.
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Painting by Diana Ford, Hopland, CA, Region 14. One of her paintings
will be auctioned at the AIS 2019 Convention in San Ramon, CA.
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Winter 2019 AIS Bulletin 9