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CLASS 2: FLOWERS
Chairperson: Shirley Coons
Cut flowers in GLASS JARS ONLY, unless stated otherwise. Use elastics to hold entry tags in place (not scotch tape). Unless colour is stated, any colour or colours may be used. The exhibits of flowers and potted plants are restricted to persons growing them for reasons other than a commercial enterprise. Entries not conforming to specifications will be disqualified. Please read descriptions very carefully.
Prizes: 1st: $5, 2nd: $4, 3rd: $3
Special prizes:
Most Points - Cut Flowers Prizes: 1st: $25, 2nd: $15, 3rd: $10 Sponsorship: $50.00, Shirley Coons, Most Points - Cut Flowers |
Cut Flowers:
1. | Rose, 1 stem, more than 1 bloom with foliage attached, in a vase |
2. | Single rose,floating in a wine glass |
Best Specimam | |
3. | Cosmos, 5 blooms, any colour or colours |
Best Arrangement | |
4. | Dahlia, 3 blooms, up to 4 inches, in vase |
Best Plant | |
5. | Heurchera (Coral Bells) leaves, 3 stems |
Earl and Audrey Cross Award - Highest Points Flowers Prize: $50 | |
6. | Snapdragons, 3 spikes any colours |
7. | Sunflower, any variety, 1 bloom in a container under 6 inches |
8. | Rudbecka (Black Eyed Susan) 3 stems in a jar |
9. | 5 stens of Gailarda, in a container of your choice |
10. | Hosta, any colour 3 leaves in a jar |
11. | Day lily, 1 stem |
12. | Marigolds, 3 blooms, under 3", with foliage attached |
13. | 3 Gladiolus in bloom, in a suitable container using floral foam |
14. | Mums, 3 stems with foliage - in a glass jar |
15. | 1 head hydrangea in a glass jar |
16. | Sedum 3 stems |
17. | 3 Zinnias with own foliage |
18. | Cleome, 3 stems, any colour |
19. | 5 Pansies in your choice of container |
20. | 3 stems of perennial Phlox, any colour |
21. | Nature's Way, wild flower bouquet in any container |
22. | All White, white only for this entry, except foliage, with floral foam & white container |
23. | 3 stems of any herb, named |
24. | Best Planter or Patio Container with assorted flowers Prizes: 1st: $20, 2nd: $15, 3rd: $10, others: $0 Sponsored by: Muriel Smith |
POTTED PLANTS:
Plants have to be exhibited in pot in which they were grown
25. | African violet, in bloom, single, single crown |
26. | Geranium in Bloom |
27. | Hanging plant with hanger, named |
28. | Perpetual Bloomer or Impatiens, in bloom |
29. | A very unusual plant, named if possible |
30. | Begonia, waxed, in bloom |
31. | Begonia,tuberous, in bloom |
32. | Potted Ivy |
33. | 1 Coleus in a pot |
34. | Cactus or succulent, any kind |
35. | Plant grown for foliage, not listed, named if possible |