Re: SIB: FLIGHT OF BUTTERFLIES
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- Subject: Re: SIB: FLIGHT OF BUTTERFLIES
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- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 08:58:14 -0600 (MDT)
To be eligible for AIS show awards an iris cultivar must "have been
properly registered and introduced."
The reasoning behind this ruling is: if a cultivar has not been
registered, there is no means available to a Show judge to ascertain if
the cultivar under consideration is actually what the show entrant
claims it to be.
The key here is REGISTERED. In strict compliance with the "Handbook for
Judges and Show Officials" a cultivar which has been properly registered
but not yet introduced to commerce (as defined in regulations for
'Registration and Introduction' of an iris cultivar) could only be
entered in the Seedling Division.
In practice, older cultivars which are registered, and indisputably "in
commerce" but not formally listed in Check Lists or R & Is as
"Introduced" are permitted by nearly all Show Committees and the AIS
Exhibitions Chairman to compete for AIS Show Awards. The deciding factor
for a registered but not introduced cultivar is age and commercial
availability. For example: FLIGHT OF BUTTERFLIES (J. Witt R.72) has been
permitted entry to Horticultural Division cultivar classes. An example
that would be placed in the seedling class might be a 1996 or 1997
'registered but not yet introduced' iris. If an exhibitor desires to
place a cultivar in this situation into contention in cultivar classes,
the burden of proof of introduction is placed on the exhibitor.
Ultimately, it is a judgement and common sense call on the part of the
show chairman.
A non-registered but 'in commerce' iris is in a different situation.
Almost universally, these iris are denied entry to Horticultural
Division cultivar classes. Individuals, particularly in HIPS and the
Society for Japanese Iris, have registered well known but previously
unregistered cultivars. (BRONZE BEAUTY, CREAM COCKATOO, JOSEPH'S COAT
KATKAMIER come to mind) DRADY is in progress. Clarence Mahan for SJI
registered a host of JIs.
Mike Lowe, AIS Policy Chairman
Taking a break from email until I get my head above water and clear up
'promises made in haste' and a sea of weeds.
