Re: SIB: FLIGHT OF BUTTERFLIES


	I have irises I have hybridized and registered but not introduced.
They are seen at shows in the seedling class.  Is there a time limit
involved in placing them in the seedling class without having introduced
them??  Walter Moores

On Mon, 16 Jun 1997, Bill Maryott wrote:

> Rick Tasco/Roger Duncan wrote:
> > 
> > Ellen Gallagher wrote:
> > 
> > >         I do not have the Judges' Manual (one of back-ordered items), but
> > >         the answers should be in there.
> > >
> > >         Ellen Gallagher
> > >
> > 
> > Ellen,
> > 
> > I quickly scanned the Judge's Handbook and found no mentioned of
> > registered iris only.  If anyone has any difinitive information
> > concerning this let us know.
> > 
> > I do know that to be eligible for AIS awards an iris must be
> > "introduced".  And that means that the AIS registrar (Keith Keppel at
> > present) must have a copy of the  catalog where it was introduced or the
> > page number if introduced in the AIS Bulletin.
> > 
> > Rick Tasco
> > Superstition Iris Gardens
> > Central California
> > Zone 8
> Rick it used to be that an iris had to be introduced first in the United
> States to be eligible for American awards.  This was a problem Barry
> Blyth had and the reason many of his iris were first introduced through
> Keppel before introduction in Australia.  I don't know if this has been
> changed or not.  Keppel would know.  As for whether an iris must be
> formally introduced (as opposed to registered) to be eligible for show
> awards, I presume that would be up to the Show Chairman.  Nothing
> definitive in the handbook that I'm aware of.  An interesting iris is
> Drady that I've been selling for years (and I believe you also)  Drady
> is not introduced nor registered, BUT has been used as a parent in
> another cultivar.  This precludes the name ever being used again, but
> does not get it registered.  I would not expect anyone to have trouble
> entering Drady in our California shows.
> Bill Maryott  San Jose CA
> 



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