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Floral Exhibits

Floral Exhibit

CLASS 33

Chairperson: Janice Terry  Committee Members: Bev Leonard, Nancy Lockhart

All plants and flowers competing for prizes must have been grown by the exhibitor. No article

to which a premium has been awarded in one Section will be allowed to compete in another, and

no articles forming part of a collection entered for a premium in collection shall receive a premium

as a single article. All cut flowers must be displayed in suitable vases or dishes. No premium will

be awarded to any exhibit containing more than one plant in a pot (unless specified by the

Section). All potted plants must be in exhibitor’s possession for at least 3 months.

TERMS:

Bloom: Individual flower, one to a stem,

do not leave buds showing

Stem: May carry one or more flowers,

with foliage

Spike: A thick upright stem carrying

several flowers

Spray: A portion of the plant with a

number of flowers on one stem

Collection: Minimum of three different

varieties

Display: May be one or more varieties

Floating: May NOT touch sides of a clear

Container

FLOWERS — CLASS 33

(See previous page for Terms, etc.)

Prizes: Sections 1-38

1st – $4.00, 2nd – $3.00, 3rd – $2.00

CUT FLOWERS

  1. Asters, 1 stem, single head(s)
  2. Asters, 1 bloom, double head
  3. Chrysanthemums – 3 stems (medium)
  4. Chrysanthemums – Collection
  5. Cleome, 3 stems
  6. Coneflower, 3 sprays
  7. Cosmos, 5 stems
  8. Dahlia, large single bloom
  9. Dahlias, arranged in a vase,

Any number, any color(s)

  1. Dahlias, 3 stems pompom (not over 2”)
  2. Geranium, 3 stems with blooms

on each

  1. Gladioli, 3 spikes, PLEASE weight your

vase (to avoid tipping)

  1. Heleanthus (Sunflowers) 3 stems,

blooms over 15.2 cm (6”), any colour

  1. Hydrangea, 1 stem
  2. Marigold, 5 blooms, over 7.5 cm (3”)
  3. Ornamental Grass, 3 stems, 1 variety,

not over 90 cm (3’) in height

including container

  1. Petunias, 5 sprays, single
  2. Rose – Last perfect Rose of summer
  3. Rose, collection, variety of blooms
  4. Salvia, 5 spikes
  5. Sedum, 3 stems
  6. Snapdragons, 5 stems
  7. Zinnias, 5 blooms, assorted
  8. Annual flowers, 5 sprays, 5 different varieties, named
  9. Perennial flowers, 5 sprays, 5 different

varieties, named

POTTED PLANTS

  1. African Violet, single, one crown
  2. Coleux, max. 8” pot
  3. Fern, (excluding Asparagus), max. 8” pot
  4. Flowering House Plant, EXCLUDING GERANIUM

max 6” pot (15.2 cm)

  1. Non-flowering House Plant, named,

max 6”(15.2 cm) pot

  1. Outdoor Mixed Planter, in bloom,

max. 12” pot

  1. Potted Begonia – grown for flowers,

in bloom

  1. Potted Begonia – grown for foliage
  2. Potted Herb Collection, minimum of 3

properly named,

  1. Potted Shamrock, any colour
  2. Succulent Garden
  3. Succulent, in container 5”

(13 cm) or smaller

  1. Cactus, in 5” container or less

DESIGNS

  1. Mary T. Stone Memorial Special

Prize Money 1st – $12.00, 2nd – $8.00, 3rd – $5.00

Fresh Arrangement in Fall colours.  Your interpretation.

Prizes: Sections 40 – 45

Prize Money & Memberships sponsored

by the E.D.G.E.

1st – $6.00 + Complimentary 1 Year

Horticultural Society Membership,

2nd – $4.00, 3rd – $3.00

All arrangements NOT to exceed 45 cm (18”)

in any direction, unless otherwise specified

  1. Budding Beginners – simple arrangement for novice
  2. Recycled – fresh arrangement using recycled container
  3. For The Birds and The Bees – your interpretation
  4. Butterfly Heaven – using flowers to attract butterflies, max 10”
  5. Autumn Arrangement – using 3” pumpkins or gourds, including fresh flowers
  6. Happy Fall Fair 160th – swag your interpretation – ribbon permitted

 

NEW EXHIBITOR AWARD

To the NEW Exhibitor with the most points in

Sections 1 thru 45 inclusive – $10.00

2019 NEW EXHIBITOR AWARD WINNER

CAROLYN JOHNSTONE

How to Enter a Competition

Competition Rules

General Rules and Regulation

Each exhibitor, upon arriving on the grounds, must apply to the Committee in charge, who will inform the exhibitor where the animals or articles are to be placed.