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Section 21:FLORICULTURE--PLANTS

ENTRY FORMS DUE: Friday, August 15, 2008
EXHIBITS DUE: 10:00 p.m., Thursday, September 11,2008
RELEASE TIME: 7:30 p.m., Sunday, September 14, 2008 for Walk-out

POTTED PLANTS

  1. Open to amateurs only.
  2. Plants should be well groomed.
  3. All containers must be clean, presentable and complimentary to Fair.
  4. One plant per pot - pot not to exceed 12" in diameter.
AWARDS FOR DIVISION 77 :
BEST OF SHOW RIBBON
BEST OF SHOW AWARD 1st $20.00    2nd $10.00
Sweepstakes for Potted Plants Division:
1st $25.00    2nd $15.00    3rd $10.00
Premiums offered per class
1st $3.00    2nd $2.00    3rd $1.00
SCORECARD FOR POTTED PLANTS
Flowering Plants Foliage Plants
Cultural Perfection 35% 20%
Size of Plant (according to variety) 20% 20%
Floriferousness 15% n/a
Distinction n/a 15%
Rarity 10% 15%
Color 10% n/a
Form n/a 15%
Foliage 10% n/a
TOTAL 100% 100%
Division 77: POTTED PLANTS
Class
1: Begonia, cane-type
2: Begonia, fibrous upright
3: Begonia, rhizomatour
4: Begonia, ruffled novelties
5: Begonia, tuberous
6: Bonsai type tree
7: Cacti
8: Coleus
9: Fern, Asparagus
10: Fern, five fingered
11: Fern, Maiden Hair
12: Fern, all other
13: Fuchsia, double
14: Fuchsia, single
15: Geranium, scented leaf
16: Geranium, zonal, dwarf
17: Geranium, zonal, fancy leaf
18: Geranium, zonal
19: Hoya (wax or porcelain plant)
20: Ivy, small leafed (variegated permitted)
21: Most Rare Plant
22: Philodendron, large leafed
23: Saintpaulia ( African Violet) single
24: Saintpaulia (African Violet) double
25: Saintpaulia (African Violet) miniature
26: Sansevieria, long
27: Sansevieria, short
28: Succulent
29: Any Other Plant - pots 6" and under
30: Any Other Plant - pots 7" to 12"
HANGING PLANTS

Must be grown in hanging container.
All containers must be clean, presentable and complimentary to the Fair.
Division 78: HANGING BASKETS
Sweepstakes for Hanging Plants Division:
1st $20.00    2nd $15.00    3rd $10.00
BEST OF SHOW--RIBBON
Premiums offered per class
1st $3.00    2nd $2.00    3rd $1.00
Class
1: Creeping Charlie
2: Fern, Asparagus
3: Fern, all other
4: Fuchsia, double and semi-double
5: Fuchsia, single
6: Geranium, Ivy-type
7: Ivy
8: Mixed hanging basket
9: Succulent
10: Tuberous Begonia
11: Wandering Jew
12: Any variety of trailing plant not listed (List name on entry form)
PLANTERS

AWARDS FOR DIVISIONS 79 thru 80 :
Sweepstakes for Divisions 79 thru 80 :
1st $20.00    2nd $15.00
BEST OF SHOW RIBBON
Division 79: GARDENS, INDOOR OR OUTDOOR PLANTERS
Premiums offered per class
1st $6.00    2nd $5.00    3rd $3.00    4th $2.00
SCORECARD FOR PLANTER
Arrangement 15%
Proportion 10%
Originality 15%
Combination Material 20%
Color 10%
Plants Well Established 20%
Condition 10%
TOTAL 100%
Class
1: Garden, Cacti
2: Garden succulents, plants in good proportion
3: Best arrangement of growing plants in an original or interesting container - hanging
4: Garden, using fern with wood, rock or shell
5: Terrariums (must be covered)
6: Best arrangement of growing plants in an original or interesting container - upright
7: Window boxes (3 feet) color in sun-loving plants
8: Window boxes (3 feet) color in shade plants
Division 80: COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUALS
  1. Open to amateurs only.
  2. All plants must be rooted and must be a single plant in each separate pot. EACH ENTRY WILL CONSIST OF 5 VARIETIES.
  3. Limit one entry per class per exhibitor.
  4. Must be in matching containers unless stated otherwise.
  5. Floral types must have blooms.
  6. Fresh plant material is required.
BEST OF SHOW - RIBBON
Premiums offered per class
1st $10.00    2nd $7.50    3rd $5.00    4th $2.50
SCORECARD FOR BEST COLLECTION
Arrangement 20%
Quality of Flowers and Foliage 20%
Variety 20%
Cultural Perfection 25%
Rarity 10%
Correct Labeling 5%
TOTAL 100%
Class
1: Best Collection of Begonia, upright
uberous
2: Best Collection of Begonias
3: Best Collection of Bonsai-type trees (Complimentary containers accepted)
4: Best Collection of Cacti
5: Best Collection of Coleus
6: Best Collection of Fern
7: Best Collection of Fuchsia
8: Best Collection of Geranium, dwarf zonal
9: Best Collection of Geranium, fancy leaf
10: Best Collection of Geranium
11: Best Collection of Geranium, Sented leaf
12: Best Collection of Ivy
13: Best Collection of Saintpaulia (African Violets)
14: Best Collection of Succulents