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Competition slated for horticulture, artistic design, daylilies, containers
The Clinton County Fair Flower Show is conducted by the Blanchester and Wilmington garden clubs. Flower show chairpersons are Lois Shumaker, Anne Lynch, Karen Cronin and Sandra Voss.
GENERAL RULES
Entries are open to any amateur flower grower residing in Clinton County. Exhibitors may enter as many classes as desired. More than one entry is permitted in each class of the horticulture show, provided each is a different named cultivar (variety). Classes may be withdrawn or combined if the number of entries warrants. All entries must be made with the fair secretary at the Clinton County Fairground before 8 p.m. July 2. Purchase of a $20 season ticket is required to enter. All exhibitors pay a $.25 entry fee for each entry with the exception of the daylily show. 4-H members entering only Junior Divisions will not be required to purchase exhibitor's tickets. Juniors will be required to pay $.10 for each entry.
Classes may be withdrawn or combined if the number of entries warrants. Exhibitors will be responsible for entering their exhibits in the correct class. A classification committee will check all entries before the time of judging. All exhibitors should check with a member of this committee before leaving their entries. The fair committee cannot assume responsibility for loss or breakage of any entries. All classes will be judged according to the Ohio Association of Garden Club rules, by the standard system of judging, one first, one second, one third. More than one honorable mention may be given for a worthy entry. In the event no entry merits first prize, none will be given. If there is only one entry in a class, it will receive the award it merits. The decision of the judge is final. The exhibitor's name and plant variety must be written on back of entry tag.
AWARDS
The fair board will furnish blue, red, white and yellow ribbons for first, second, third and honorable mention in each class. Best of show rosette ribbons will be awarded in horticulture, container grown plants and artistic design. A sweepstakes rosette will be awarded to the exhibitor having the most points in horticulture, container grown plants and artistic design, counting blue as 4, red as 3, and white as 1 and honorable mention to count only in case of a tie. Best of show counts as 5 points. A green ribbon will be awarded for outstanding educational exhibit.
The fair board will furnish best of show rosette ribbons for junior horticulture and junior artistic design.
Trophies will be given in the horticulture division by the First National Bank of Blanchester for best of show and National City Bank, Wilmington, for sweepstakes. In the container grown plants, trophies will be given by National Bank and Trust Company, Wilmington, for best of show, and Wilmington Savings Association for sweepstakes.
Trophies in the artistic design will be given by Wilmington Garden Club for best of show; ABX Air, for special class; and Liberty Savings, Wilmington, for sweepstakes.
DIVISION 1 - HORTICULTURE SHOW
RULES: Horticulture specimens, container grown plants and other entries must be in place at the fairgrounds Saturday, July 7 between 9 a.m. and noon. No entries will be accepted after this time. Judging will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 7 in Floral Hall. Entries must remain in place until 8 p.m., Monday, July 9. Sponsoring clubs will clear the show tables and will not be responsible for any entries not removed by the exhibitor. All flowers and plants entered in the horticulture classes must be grown by the exhibitor and container plants in the possession of the exhibitor at least three (3) months. Horticulture specimens are to be shown in clear glass bottles or containers furnished by the exhibitor. The term "specimen" shall mean bloom, spike, stalk, or cluster; disbudded unless otherwise stated, and the stem in proportion to the bloom. The name and cultivar (variety) should be written on the front of the entry tag with the exhibitor's name and cultivar on the back. In case of a tie, a named cultivar will be given preference. All previously stated general rules apply.
SECTION 1 - Roses: 1st place - $2.00; 2nd place - $1.50; 3rd place - $1.00.
Hybrid Tea Roses, named, one bloom, disbudded with all foliage attached. Class 1, white or near white; Class 2, yellow or yellow blend; Class 3, pink or pink blend; Class 4, red or red blend; Class 5, orange or apricot or their blends; Class 6, any other color not listed; Class 7, full blown, any color or blend (stamens in center must show).
Floribunda or Polyantha Roses, named, one stem, not disbudded with foliage attached. Class 8, any variety, any color.
Grandiflora Roses, named, with foliage attached, naturally grown.
Class 9, one stem with one bloom; Class 10, one stem with bloom and side buds.
Miniature Roses, named, with foliage attached, naturally grown. Class 11, any variety, one bloom per stem; Class 12, any variety, two or more blooms, one stem.
SECTION 2 - Bulbs, Tubers, Corms - 1st place - $2.00; 2nd place - $1.50; 3rd place - $1.00.
Gladiolus, large or giant, 3" or over, named, one spike, remove all side shoots, conspicuous marking permitted. Class 1, white or near white; Class 2, yellow or orange; Class 3, pink or rose; Class 4, red; Class 5, lavender or purple; Class 6, any other color not mentioned.
Gladiolus, small or miniature, under 3", named, one spike, remove all side shoots, conspicuous marking permitted. Class 7, any color; Class 8, lilies, not disbudded, any variety; Class 9, Dahlias, any size or color; Class 10, Any bulb, tuber or corm not named.
SECTION 3 - Annuals - 1st place - $1.50; 2nd place - $1.25; 3rd place - $1.00.
Sunflower, foliage attached. Class 1, one bloom, disbudded; Class 2, collection of three blooms.
Marigold, large flowered type, any color, any variety, disbudded, with foliage attached. Class 3, triploids, (Dolly, Pineapple, Guys and Dolls, etc.). Class 4, carnation-flowered (Climas, Alaska, Toreador etc.) Class 5, chrysanthemum-flowered (Fantastic, Mellow Yellow etc.)
Marigold, small to medium sized spray forms, not disbudded with foliage attached. Class 6, dwarf triploid, hedge or semi-dwarf hybrids, petite hybrids and single marigolds.
Zinnias, one stem, named, disbudded with all foliage attached. Class 7, large cactus type, any color, any type; Class 8, large dahlia or California type, any color, any variety; Class 9, medium flowered, 2-3", any color, any variety; Class 10, small flowered, under 2", three blooms, any color, same variety; Class 11, collection of three (3) blooms, one each of different varieties; Class 12, collection of three (3) blooms, same variety.
Other Annuals. Class 13, spikes; Class 14, spray; Class 15, single bloom, round form.
SECTION 4 - Perennials - 1st place - $2.00, 2nd place - $1.50, 3rd place - $1.00.
Class 1, gaillardia, one stem, foliage attached; Class 2, echinacea (cone flower), any variety; Class 3, liatris, one spike; Class 4, coreopsis, any variety; Class 5, white daisies, any variety.
Hemerocallis, (day lily), not disbudded: Class 6, one scape, without leaves, pale colors - yellows, pale pinks, lavenders, off whites; Class 7, one scape, without leaves, oranges, golds; Class 8, one scape, without leaves, reds, deep pinks, purples; Class 9, one scape, without leaves, any color, under 3"; Class 10, gloriosa daisy or rudbeckia, any variety, 1 bloom; Class 11, delphinium, any color, one spike, may or may not include some or all laterals; Class 12, any other perennial not listed.
SECTION 5 - Everlastings - 1st place - $2.00, 2nd place - $1.50, 3rd place - $1.00.
Class 1, yellow yarrow; Class 2, any other color yarrow; Class 3, any other type everlasting.
CONTAINERS -
GROWN PLANTS
SECTION 6 - Container Grown Plants - 1st place - $2.00, 2nd place - $1.50, 3rd place - $1.00
Class 1, cactus, may be multiple-stemmed; Class 2, succulent, may be multiple-stemmed; Class 3, foliage plant, one plant per pot, any variety, may be multiple-stemmed; Class 4, live topiary; Class 5, flowering plant, any variety, one or more plants with bloom in a single container; Class 6, container garden with foliage and/or bloom; Class 7, begonia, any variety, one plant; Class 8, vine, any variety, one or more plants per pot; Class 9, African violet, single crown, single bloom, any variety; Class 10, African violet, single crown, double bloom, any variety; Class 11, collection of two or more foliage plants in one container; Class 12, fern, any variety, except asparagus sprengeri; Class 13, any other house plant; Class 14, container garden, including one or more cactus and/or succulent; Class 15, herbs, any variety, one or more plants per pot; Class 16, hanging plant, flowers or foliage.
SECTION 7 - Junior Division - 1st place - $1.50, 2nd place - $1.25, 3rd place - $.75.
Class 1, marigold, large yellow, 1 bloom; Class 2, marigold, large orange, 1 bloom; Class 3, zinnia, large dahlia flowerhead, 1 bloom; Class 4, zinnia, large cactus or shaggy flowerhead, 1 bloom; Class 5, zinnia, button, lilliput or pompom, 1 bloom; Class 6, collection of flowers, excluding marigolds and zinnias, 3 blooms, 1 each of different varieties; Class 7, cactus or succulent, 1 plant; Class 8, foliage plant, any variety, 1 plant; Class 9, container garden, including one or more cactus and/or succulent.
DIVISION 2 -
ARTISTIC DESIGN
RULES - Entries must be in place Tuesday, July 10 between 10 a.m. and noon. Entries will not be accepted after this time. Judging will begin at 1 p.m., Tuesday, July 10. Entries must be left in place until 8 p.m. Thursday, July 12. The sponsoring clubs will clear the tables and will not be responsible for any entries not removed by exhibitor. Plant material may be obtained from any source. Extra foliage, bases, mats, natural dried materials, glycerinized plant material, accessories are permitted in all classes, unless the class states otherwise. All plant materials must be listed on an accompanying 3x5 card and placed beside the arrangement. No artificial plant materials permitted in any class. No artificially colored fresh plant materials permitted in any class. Painted dried line materials and man-made materials permitted only in classes 7 and 10. All Artistic Design entries must be the work of the exhibitor. All previously stated rules must apply.
SECTION 1 - Artistic Design - 1st place - $2.25, 2nd place - $1.75, 3rd place - $1.25
Theme: "Hobbies."
Special show class:
Class 1, Antique cars - Incorporating a discarded auto part. Limited to four entries. Call Lois Shoemaker, 382-8273 by July 2. Area limited to 30 inches wide by 30 inches deep.
Class 2, Quilting - Mass denoting patchwork.
Class 2, Stamp collecting - Red, white and blue denoting U.S. stamps.
Class 4, Toys - Miniature, under five inches.
Class 5, Boxes - Dried arrangement using a box.
Class 6, Gardening - Fruit and/or vegetables and flowers.
Class 7, Coins - Gold and silver horizontal arrangement.
Class 8, Sailing - Arrangement incorporating water.
Class 9, Painting - Incorporating a picture frame.
Class 10, Globes - Wreath, fresh and/or dried.
SECTION 2 - Junior Division
Class 1, Hobby of choice
Educational exhibits: Blanchester and Wilmington garden clubs.
DIVISION 3 -
DAYLILY SHOW
Friday, July 14
RULES - Open to all, but must be their own daylilies. A season pass (exhibitor's ticket) is not necessary for this show. Exhibitor may buy a one-day gate pass. Exhibits must be in place between 10 a.m. and noon on Friday, July 13 and classes entered in Floral Hall with the Flower Show Committee. Each specimen in horticultural show and each exhibit in design classes must have an entry fee paid at time of entering of $0.50. There will be an open judging at 1 p.m. by a daylily judge. Two (2) places will be made in each class. Rosettes and trophies will be given for best of show in horticulture, sweepstakes in horticulture (4 points for 1st place and 3 points for 2nd place), and best of show in design classes. Exhibits will be released at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 13.
Trophies will be donated by the Blanchester Garden Club, Charlie's Place and Premier Feeds of Sabina.
HORTICULTURE - Single Scapes, 1st place - $2.00, 2nd place - $1.50
Section 1 - Named large flowers, 4 1/2" or more. Class 1 white, near white; Class 2, yellow; Class 3, gold; Class 4, orange; Class 5, red, maroon; Class 6, lavender; Class 7, pink; Class 8, purple.
Section 2 - Named small flowers, 3" to 4 1/2". Class 1, white, near white; Class 2, yellow; Class 3, gold; Class 4, orange; Class 5, red, maroon; Class 6, lavender;pink; Class 7, pink; Class 8, purple.
Section 3 - Named miniature flowers, under 3". Class 1, white, near white; Class 2, yellow; Class 3, gold; Class 4, orange; Class 5, red, maroon; Class 6, lavender, pink; Class 7, purple.
Section 4 - Named bicolor, eyezone, halo, any size. Class 1, any bicolor; Class 2, any eyezone; Class 3, any halo.
Section 5 - Named spider or spider variant, any size. Class 1, pale colors; Class 2, deep colors; Class 3, bicolor.
Section 6 - Named doubles, any size. Class 1, pale colors; Class 2, deep colors.
SECTION 7 - Unnamed daylilies. Class 1, Large, 4 1/2 or more, any color; Class 2, Small, 3" to 4 1/2", any color; Class 3, Miniature, under 3", any color; Class 4, Spider, any size, any color; Class 5, Double, any size, any color; Class 6, bicolor, any size; Class 7, Eyezone or halo, any size.
Division 4 - Design classes - Hobbies - 1st place - $2.25, 2nd place - $1.75
All Division 2 rules apply. All arrangements must contain primarily daylilies.
Class 1, Scrapbooking - Mass.
Class 2, Miniature trains - Horizontal.
Class 3, Collecting miniatures - Small arrangement, not to exceed 8" in any directions.
For questions, call Susanne Kenney, 937-584-2802
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