Re: judging awards
- Subject: Re: [iris-photos] judging awards
- From: John Jones j*@usjoneses.com
- Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 20:54:03 -0700
harold wrote:
> at our local iris scotity meeting this spring the guest we had and
> most of the present seemed to think HM's and AM's should be awarded
> regionaly not just to the big commercial growers
> then the best of the regional awards get judged for higher awards
> because some judges don't get to all the gardens seems that all of
> the big award go to the commercial growers and none of the little
> people
> i hope AIS would take this into consideration clem
Speaking as a Judge, I don't care who hybridized an iris, if I see that
it grows well in a number of different place I will award it an AM.
Virtually all the judges I know are the same way. Large commercial
growers get more awards because... (drum roll).... they do more
hybridizing, and .... (drum roll).... they send more guests out to more
places. When you line out 30,000 seedlings, your chances of having some
winners is a lot higher. Sure individuals and small growers can win
awards, but they have a lower probability. There are instances of
someone winning a Dykes Medal with their only introduction.
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