Re: Queens and Historicals
- Subject: Re: Queens and Historicals
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:24:09 -0700
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <jcwalters@bridgernet.com>
> From: Sandy Ives <rives@home.com>
>
> Very true, but what is not permitted to win are the species iris.
>
> Equally "Joseph's Coat" is not eligible as it was not properly
> introduced and no one knows what it really is anyway. Grows like a weed
> here.
>
Sandy,
I believe you have been misinformed on both the issues you have mentioned.
The current (1998) AIS Judges' Handbook clearly states (p.206) that "The
choice (of Best Specimen of the Show, aka "The Queen") is made from all
competitive single specimen classes except seedlings and bulbous." No
exclusion of species (rhizomatous) here.
"Joseph's Coat" (the bud sport of HONORABILE) was introduced by its
originator, A. B. Katkamier, in 1930, as duly noted in the 1939 AIS
Checklist, but was not officially registered by him. This oversight was
corrected by Eric Tankesley-Clarke of Adamgrove Iris Gardens in Missouri in
1989, when he registered this cultivar as JOSEPH'S COAT KATKAMIER (see 1989
AIS Checklist). The name "Joseph's Coat" had been preempted by the
registration of another iris (a Louisiana) as such in 1946. Now duly
registered and introduced, JOSEPH'S COAT KATKAMIER is fully eligible for
awards at AIS sanctioned iris shows, and I have myself received ribbons on
stalks of it I have entered in our local show.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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