CUT FLOWERS: Sections A and B
Section A. Classes 1 - 31
| 1. Asters | Needle, 3 blooms |
| 2. Asters | Powder Puff, 3 blooms |
| 3. Cosmos | 3 sprays, one colour |
| 4. Marigolds | 3 blooms, under 2" |
| 5. Marigolds | 3 blooms, over 2" |
| 6. Pansies | 5 blooms, with foliage, any colour |
| 7. Snapdragons | Butterfly, 3 spikes, 6" any colour |
| 8. Snapdragons | Rocket, 3 spikes, 6" any colour |
| 9. Zinnias | 3 blooms, cactus type, any colour |
| 10. Zinnias | 3 blooms, poms, not over 2", any colour |
| 11. Zinnias | Dahlia flowered, 3 blooms, over 2" |
| 12. Lilies | Not Day lilies, 1 stem, any colour |
| 13. Day lilies | 3 stems, any colour |
| 14. Gladiolus | 1 spike, white or near white |
| 15. Gladiolus | 1 spike, yellow or yellow blend |
| 16. Gladiolus | 1 spike, pink or pink blend |
| 17. Gladiolus | 1 spike, red or red blend |
| 18. Gladiolus | 3 spikes, any colours |
| 19. Hybrid Tea Rose | 1 bloom, white or near white |
| 20. Hybrid Tea Rose | 1 bloom, Peace (yellow) |
| 21. Hybrid Tea Rose | 1 bloom, red or red blend |
| 22. Hybrid Tea Rose | 1 bloom, any other colour |
| 23. Miniature Rose | 1 spray, any variety or colour |
| 24. Grandiflora Rose | 1 spray, any variety or colour |
| 25. Floribunda Rose | 1 spray, any variety or colour |
| 26. Gloriosa Daisy | 5 stems, any colour or mixed |
| 27. Coreopsis | 5 stems |
| 28. Sweet Peas | 5 stems, annual grown from seed |
| 29. Nasturtiums | 7 blooms with foliage |
| 30. Rose bud | In bud vase, any colour |
| 31. A container | Of any other blooms not mentioned above. |
Section B Classes 32 to 40
| 32. Bowl of Petunias | Double flowers, any colour |
| 33. Bowl of Petunias | Single flowers, light colours |
| 34. Bowl of Petunias | Single flowers, dark colours |
| 35. Tuberous Begonia | 1 bloom in shallow dish with foliage |
| 36. Tuberous Begonia | 3 blooms in shallow dish, one variety with foliage, or mixed, with foliage |
| 37. Nicotiana | 3 spikes, any colour |
| 38. Dahlias | Large formal, any colour, not over 5 blooms in suitable container |
| 39. Dahlias | Pompom, not over 2", any colour, not over 5 blooms, in suitable container |
| 40. Dahlias | Cactus or semi-cactus, any colour, not over 5 blooms, in suitable container |
POTTED PLANTS:
Section C Classes 41 - 51
| 41. Tuberous Begonia Plant | |
| 42. Flowering Plant (excluding African Violet) | |
| 43. Geranium, any colour | |
| 44. Mother and daughter plant (any mother plant and starter) | |
| 45. Exotic flowering plant | |
| 46. Coleus plant | |
| 47. African violet: single bloom, any colour, single crown | |
| 48. African violet: double bloom, any colour, single crown | |
| 49. Impatiens plant, any colours | |
| 50. Any Cactus plant | |
| 51. Any Succulent plant |
VEGETABLES:
Section D Classes 52 - 57
| 52. 5 Tomatoes (with calyx on) | |
| 53. 5 Potatoes | |
| 54. 5 Carrots (1/2" of green on top and tap root on) | |
| 55. 5 Beets | |
| 56. Summer squash (including Zucchinis) | |
| 57. Any other veggies |
ARRANGEMENTS:
Section E
1. Anniversary: celebrating 15 th year of the Hensall and District Horticultural Society featuring pansies.
2. Green on green: all green arrangement.
3. Roadside arrangement: all weed arrangement.
4. Herb arrangement.
5. Grandma's Garden: using 5 old fashioned varieties of flowers in suitable container.
6. An arrangement to sit on floor near the wall or room corner. Use natural materials, fresh or dried or a combination. This is exclusive of container or supports. Overall height from floor not to exceed 40 inches.
7. Make an animal or person using fruits or vegetables in any combination.
8. Miniature: an arrangement no more than 5 inches in any direction in a thimble.
- PHOTO CONTEST CATEGORY:
A: Working In the Garden: a picture of a pet or a child "helping" in the garden.
B: Winter Beauty: a picture that captures the beauty of nature in the winter.
C: A single bloom.
D: Caught Napping: a picture that catches a gardener relaxing in their garden.
Note: Photo size to be approximately 4" by 6".
Display mount
not to exceed 6" by 8".
- First prize $0.75
- Second prize $0.50
- Third prize $0.25
- All entries (plants, flowers, photos etc.) will be received from: 9:30
AM to 11:30 AM, on Wednesday, August 19th, 1998.
Judging will commence at 1:30 PM.
Printed tags will be available a week prior to the show at William Gibson Hair styling, corner of King and Nelson, Hensall.
1. Entrants must be paid up members; any adult may exhibit on payment of the $3.00 membership fee. Junior gardeners WELCOME: your exhibiting tag will indicate your status.
2. Only one entry per person is allowed in each class. Containers are provided by exhibitor.
3. All exhibits and plants must be in place by 12:00 PM the day of the show. Entries will by received from 9:30 - 11:30 AM the day of the show. The exhibitor is responsible for correctly naming, classifying and placing his/her exhibit appropriately.
4. Exact number of flowers, sprays, spikes called for must be shown. A bud is classed as a bloom if it shows colour, except in sprays, stems, spikes or stalks.
5. In the arrangements accessories and other live foliage and flowers will be allowed but, fresh class flowers must predominate.
6. Exhibits must be removed by exhibitors after 9 PM the evening of the show.
7. Judges' decisions are final and judges have the power to withhold
an award if, in their opinion, the entry is not worthy of first prize,
or recommend it for only a second or third prize in the event of only one
entry in the class.
- Points are awarded as follows: 3 points for 1st, 2 points for
2nd, 1 point for 3rd.
Prizes will be awarded the evening of the show by the show committee.
Prized will be awarded as follows: