Re: REF: Double Lament
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- Subject: Re: REF: Double Lament
- From: n*@charter.net
- Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 19:56:12 -0000
--- In iris-talk@y..., John Jones <jijones@i...> wrote:
>
> In the '69 Checklist the entry for Double Lament has at the end of
the listing after the parentage: HC Wisley '69. Orpington '69
> Can someone interpret this for me please?
The following may add some light:
"AWARDS BASED ON WISLEY TRIALS
The tail bearded, intermediate bearded, and dwarf bearded irises are
the subject of certain trials conducted at the Wisley gardens of the
Royal Horticultural Society and, in connection with these trials, are
eligible for special awards. These gardens cover some 116 acres and
are one of the sights which no visitor to England should miss. The
trials of tall bearded irises have been conducted for many years;
those of the intermediate and dwarf irises were started in 1957.
Bearded irises are selected for trial at Wisley by the Joint Iris
Committee, as an additional higher honour may be given a Certificate
of Preliminary Commendation. Higher than that they cannot go for the
time being.
"After being tested at Wisley, and judged there by the JIC, such
irises can be awarded the following: (a) Commended, (b) Highly
Commended, (c) Award of Merit, (d) First Class Certificate."
H. Senior Fothergill ,"British Awards for Irises," Garden
Irises,
Edited by L. F. Randolph, St. Louis, Missouri: The American Iris
Society, 1959, p.462
Since this was published the Royal Horticultural Society has changed
the awards given. In the Wisley trials ending in 2000 three Awards
of Garden Merit were issued, two of which went to American
varieties.
Incidentally, there is an iris show scheduled at Wisley on May 5 and
6 this year according to their web page, which is under rhs.org in UK
Neil Mogensen, western North Carolina
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