Gardeners of the North Shore

Annual Flower and

Garden Show Schedule and Guide

Chicago Botanic Garden

August 11-12, 2018 12:00-4:30 Saturday 10:00-4:30 Sunday

ABOUT GARDENERS OF THE NORTH SHORE We have a wide variety of activities throughout the year which will appeal to the wide variety of gardening interests represented in our club membership. • Monthly meetings are held on the first Tuesday of April thru November and feature speakers and programs on a variety of gardening subjects. Meetings are held at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois at 7:30 PM.

• Publication of a monthly club newsletter, Garden Pants. • Garden Walk featuring club member’s gardens which are open to the public. • Annual December Awards Dinner • Annual Flower and Garden Show and Plant Sale

Our membership is open to men and women from the North Shore area with an interest in gardening who want to share their enthusiasm with fellow gardeners.

Dues are $30 for an individual, $45 for a family. Members joining on or after the Annual Show are not required to pay additional dues for the following year.

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WELCOME If you receive the Show Schedule in advance of the show, we wish to encourage you to consider participating in the Annual Flower and Garden Show of the Gardeners of the North Shore. Please ask your friends and neighbors to participate too. Our club is the only non-specialty plant society, which meets at the Chicago Botanic Garden, where you have a chance to exhibit any horticultural material that you have grown indoors or out, under lights or in a greenhouse. Our show is staged at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Please read the “General Rules for the Show” and “Suggestions for Preparing Flowers, Vegetables and Fruit for Exhibition”. Entry tags will be available at the August

meeting to give you a chance to prepare them in advance and to make the registration process run as smoothly as possible. Additional tags and Show Schedules will be available at the Garden when you check in.

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1. Any amateur gardener is eligible to exhibit. An

amateur is a person who grows for pleasure and not for

profit. There are no other qualifications, such as age, sex,

place of residence, or membership (except as noted in this

schedule).

2. All entries in the Specimen Classes (flowers, plants,

vegetables and fruits) must have been grown by the

Exhibitor. House plants must have been in the Exhibitor's

possession for at least three months.

3. Vegetables, fruits, potted plants and arrangements may be entered on Friday evening between 3:00 and 8:00 PM. In addition, any exhibits may be entered between 7:00 and 10:00 AM on Saturday. Those who come earlier will, of course, have more time to prepare their exhibits, and to get help from the Advisers.

4. To obtain a valid entry tag, each Exhibitor must

register with the Entry Clerk and obtain a registration

number which must be written on the tag for each

exhibit. Entry tags must be filled out completely, top and

bottom. See page 5 for more complete instructions

regarding tags.

5. Junior Exhibitors: In order to encourage participation

by youngsters, there will be a separate competition

available for Junior Exhibitors under the age of 18. They

should mark entry tags "Junior Exhibitor". The

Exhibitor's age should be written on the upper right hand

corner of the tag, and again on the bottom half so that it

will show when the tag is folded for judging. (See the

example on page 5.) Exhibits so marked will be shown

separately and judged separately.

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7. The Dolores McAndrew Trophy will be awarded to the member of Gardeners of the North Shore who scores the most points on the following basis:

(A) Points must be scored in three out the four classes Perennials, Summer Bulbs, Roses and Outdoor Potted Plants with at least three entries per class. The three highest scoring class totals will be counted. (B) Total points scored in any class which are in excess of 40% of the total points will not be counted. (C) The winners of the Norman Migdal Trophy and the John Mansnerus Trophy are not eligible for the

Dolores McAndrew Trophy. Possession is for one year, at which time it is to be returned for the next show.

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3. Best of Class awards will be awarded to the best entry in Classes 1 through 19. Within Class 1 (Annuals), awards will be made to the subclasses of Marigolds, Petunias, Zinnias, and Miscellaneous. Within Class 11 (Vegetables), awards will be made to each subclass: Bush, Root, and Vine. If no Blue Ribbon is awarded in a class, no Best of Class Award will be made. Best of Class awards are permanent. 4. The Norman Migdal Garden Show Sweepstakes Trophy will be awarded to the member of Gardeners of the North Shore who scores the most points on the following basis: A) Points must be scored in at least four classes, including two of Classes 1, 2,and 11, and in any two of the remaining classes. B) Total points scored in any class which are in excess of 40% of the total points will not be counted. The winner of the Norman Migdal Trophy is not eligible for the John Mansnerus Trophy. 5. The John Mansnerus Trophy will be awarded to the member of Gardeners of the North Shore who scores the most points on the following basis: A) One point for each Blue Ribbon awarded in all classes. B) One point for each Best of Class and/or Special Award NOTE: Both the Migdal and Mansnerus Trophies are perpetual and cannot be retired. Possession is for one year, at which time it is to be returned for the next show. 6. The Fred Ritter Trophy will be awarded to a

member of Gardeners of the North Shore for growing the Best Annual from previously selected specific seed or plant. Possession is for one year only.

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Juniors may, if they choose, enter the adult competition

on the same basis as other Exhibitors, but the exhibit

cannot be entered in both competitions

6. Containers for specimen flowers and plates for

vegetables and fruits will be provided by the Club.

Containers for arrangements must be supplied by the

Exhibitor.

7. The Placement Committee will make the final

placement of all exhibits except for arrangements, which

should be placed by the Exhibitor in the designated area.

8. Exhibitors are requested to label all entries with

correct type and variety, if known. Mislabeled entries or

entries with the wrong class will be disqualified. If the

Exhibitor is in doubt about the proper name or class of

an entry, or about anything else connected with the show,

Advisors are readily available for help. Please ask. That is

why they are there.

9. The Placement Committee may subdivide a section

when, in their opinion, the entries in that section are

sufficiently numerous or varied in character. The Judges

will then make separate awards if the entries merit them.

A distinct color, form, size or variety may constitute a sub

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10. During the judging, only the Judges, Clerks and Show

Committee personnel will be permitted in the area.

11. First, second and third place ribbons will be awarded

in each section where the quality of exhibits warrants

them. The decision of the Judges is final. Trophies to be

awarded for outstanding exhibits are described on pages

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12. Exhibitors of arrangements should replace all wilted

flowers before 10:00 AM on Sunday, if possible.

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13. No exhibits may be removed, nor may any part of

them be given away by an Exhibitor prior to the end of

the Awards Ceremony late Sunday afternoon.

14. The Awards Ceremony will be held at 4:30 PM

Sunday. Please attend and bring your friends.

15. Immediately after the awards are made on Sunday, we

will begin to dismantle the show, and only the Exhibitors

and Show Committee personnel will be permitted to

remain in the hall. Disposition of any exhibits not claimed

by that time will be at the discretion of the Show

Committee.

16. While due care will be taken on the personal property

of all Exhibitor, no responsibility will be assumed by the

Show Committee, the Club, or the Chicago Botanic

Garden for any loss or damage.

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1. In those Sections in which the judges find the exhibits worthy, awards will be made as follows:

First Place...............Blue Ribbon................5 points Second Place..........Red Ribbon..................3 points Third Place.............Yellow Ribbon..............1 point

“Best of Section” winners in Classes 1 and 11 will receive an additional 5 points. “Best of Class” winners will receive an additional 5 points. 2. Class Sweepstakes Trophies for Classes 1 through 14, except 12, will be awarded to members of Gardeners of the North Shore who score the most points in each class. The award of a Class Sweepstakes Trophy requires that the total of all ribbons awarded in a class must add up to a minimum of at least 25 points. Class Sweepstakes Trophies are semi-permanent awards. The winner’s name and the year will be engraved on the trophy and will be retained by the winner until the following show when it will be surrendered to the Show Chairperson. Permanent possession of a Class Sweepstakes Trophy may be gained by winning it three times, not necessarily in successive years. Several of the sweepstakes Trophies are named in honor of departed members:

Perennials: Ruby Brenner Potted Plants: Ed Keim

Roses: Clay Sandel Tuberous Begonias: Ed Engelbrecht

Vegetables: Willis Green Hanging Baskets: Bernie Teitelbaum

Annual Flower and Garden Show Awards

Annual Flower and Garden Show

Awards

CLASS 17: PLANT COLLECTIONS Each entry in these classes consists of more that one variety of plant in a container. Cloths and accessories may be used in the vegetable and herb collection sections. All plant materials must have been grown by the exhibitor. Trophies will be awarded for each sub-section. Section # POTTED PLANTS, DISH GARDENS AND TERRARIUMS 1701..................Any collection of three or more varieties of potted plants Section # HERB COLLECTIONS (Must show at least 3 different varieties of herbs)

1705.................Herbs in pots 1706.................Herbs staged in water with or without roots Section # FAIRY GARDENS 1707……………..Container of at least 6 different mixed plants with appropriate fairy accessories CLASS 18: VEGETABLE COLLECTIONS Section # VEGETABLE COLLECTIONS 1801.................Pepper Basket, at least 3 different varieties arranged in a basket 1802……………..Tomato Basket, at least 3 different varieties arranged in a basket 1803.................Salad Group, lettuce and at least 3 other vegetables suitable for use in a salad displayed in a container 1804.................Soup Group, at least 4 types of vegeta- bles that can be eaten cooked arranged in a container CLASS 19: AQUATIC PLANTS 1901..................Any plant staged in water

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Completing Your Entry Tag

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Write the class and section numbers from the show schedule. Put variety name, if known or name of plant. The entry may be disqualified if this line is blank. Write the registration number given to you by the show chair-man. Print your name. Fill in the bottom section exactly the same as the top. Failure to do this will eliminate your entry

from scoring. Fold tag in half and tuck bottom edge under cut out flap. Place or attach the tag to each entry.

All entries must be properly tagged. You can save time by using an address label or a rubber stamp for your name and address. If possible, complete your tags in advance of the Show.

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Do not insist on perfection. Bring as many good specimens as you have, otherwise you may find that the Blue Ribbon is awarded to a specimen less perfect than the one you left at home. Everyone, including the Judges, likes the “good lookers”. Nice upstanding specimens with good balance among the size of the bloom, length of the stem, and amount of foliage have more appeal than short, droopy ones. Don’t bring any specimens past their prime. On the other hand, flowers that are not quite mature when cut may be at their best at judging time. To be at their best, flowers should be cut the afternoon or evening before the show. Avoid wetting the blooms. For most flowers “hardening” overnight in a cool, dark, draft-free room with their stems deeply immersed in cold water will enable them to remain in good condition. Groom your entries carefully for the show. Clean the blooms as well as the foliage. Remove any blemished petals, but don’t leave a trace of tissue at the flower base. Remove all insects and residue of spray or dust. Don’t oil or wax the leaves. Clean them with a damp cloth, then rub them gently with your fingers to bring out the natural gloss of the leaves. All entries must be carefully handled and transported. Keep the flowers separated to avoid

breaking, tearing and bruising the blooms or the foliage. This takes a little effort, but it makes the difference between the winners and the “also-rans”.

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Suggestions for Preparing Flowers for Exhibition

CLASS 15: ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENTS Horticultural materials, but not artificial plant material, can be included in an arrangement. Materials used need not be grown by the exhibitor. Exhibitors will furnish their own containers. Bases are permitted. Accessories are permitted. Arrangements are to be viewed from all sides, and no backgrounds are permitted. Exhibitors are requested to place a 3x5 card with their entry listing the significant plant material used. Section # ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENTS 1501.................Sunny Side Up - Featuring one or more

sunflowers 1502.................Monochromatic Arrangement - one hue including container 1503……………..Exhibitor’s Choice - Any color or style 1504……………..The Subject was Roses - with roses being the predominate flower 1505……………...Earthly Delights - May incorporate fruits and/or vegetables 1506………………Go Team! - in your favorite sport team’s colors. Accessories with team logo encouraged! 1507………………Wish You Were Here - inspired by included postcard or travel photo 1508……………...Miniature Arrangement - any style or color but must be under 5” in height 1509………………Dried Arrangement - any size, color or style 1510……………….Arts and Crafts - Flower arrangement inspired and accompanied by a craft project made by the exhibitor

CLASS 16: DRIED FLOWERS & HERBS Section # 1601.................Flowers or herbs A) 1 stem B) 3 stems

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CLASS 13: HERBS Herbs may be shown in one of three ways: as a plant with roots staged in water, cut stems in water or planted in a pot. Section # 1301…………….Basil 1302…………….Dill 1303…………….Lavender 1304…………….Oregano 1305…………….Parsley 1306…………….Rosemary 1307…………….Sage

1308…………….Thyme 1309…………….Any other herb CLASS 14: FRUITS AND MELONS (Must be edible) Section # 1401.................Apples, 3 fruits 1402.................Blackberries, 12 berries 1403.................Blueberries, 12 berries 1404.................Crabapples, 6 fruits 1405.................Elderberries, shown in clusters, 3 clusters 1406.................Grapes, shown as complete bunches, 2 bunches 1407.................Melons A) Cantaloupe, 1 melon B) Watermelon, 1 melon C) Other melons, 1 melon 1408.................Raspberries, 12 berries 1409.................Rhubarb, leaves trimmed to 2”, 3 stems 1410.................Strawberries, 6 berries 1411.................Any other fruit 1412……………..Potted fruit plant

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All vegetables for exhibition must be mature and edible! Choose specimens that are pleasing to you. If they are not, you should probably skip entering them. By all means clean, trim, prune and otherwise improve appearance and symmetry by natural means. Wash, but don’t scrub. Remove torn, loose, brown, spotted or otherwise unpleasant material. Be sure to remove any insects or traces of insects. Read and follow the rules for your class of exhibit. If they specify three tomatoes, don’t exhibit two. If onion tops are to be trimmed, don’t leave them on. Rules vary from one type of plant to another, so be sure to check the Show Schedule carefully. Uniformity is important. If twelve string beans are to be exhibited, try to have twelve pods which are similar in size, color and shape. As in exhibits of flowers, the largest vegetable specimens seldom are prize winners solely because of their size. Moderate to good size is your best bet and will rate highest with Gardeners of America Accredited Judges. Even the finest specimens may be damaged in harvesting, storing and transporting. Great care should be taken.

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Suggestions for Preparing Vegetables and Fruits for Exhibition

SHOW CLASSIFICATIONS

CLASS 1: ANNUALS & BIENNIALS Section # MARIGOLDS 101...................1 bloom over 3” 102...................3 blooms over 3” 103...................3 blooms 2” to 3” 104...................6 blooms under 2” Section# PETUNIAS 105...................3 blooms (1 to 3 stems), same color or variety 106...................3 blooms, 3 different colors of the same variety Section # ZINNIAS 107...................1 bloom 4” or over 108...................3 blooms 4” or over 109...................3 blooms 2” to 4” 110...................6 blooms under 2”

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1164..................Tomatoes (may be shown with stems on or off, but all entries must be shown the same way, size to be measured on longest dimension) A) Over 3”, 1 tomato B) Over 3”, 3 tomatoes C) From 2” to 3”, 3 tomatoes D) Under 2”, 6 tomatoes E) One branch of 6 or more tomatoes (all tomatoes on the branch need not be ripe). 1165.................Any other vine vegetable not listed above

CLASS 12: UNUSUAL VEGETABLES and POTTED VEG-ETABLE PLANTS Section # 1201.................Largest vegetable of its kind 1202.................Unusually shaped vegetable 1203………………Potted vegetable plant

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Section # ROOT VEGETABLES 1131.................Beet, leaves trimmed to 1½”, 3 beets 1132.................Carrot, leaves trimmed to ½”, 3 carrots 1133.................Garlic A) 3 bulbs, stems trimmed to 1” B) Large (Elephant), 1 bulb 1134.................Leeks, trimmed to 6” above the white area, 3 leeks

1135.................Onions A) Dry, not peeled, 3 onions B) Green, trimmed to 6” above white area, 6 onions 1136.................Radishes, tops trimmed to 1”, 3 radishes 1137.................Any other root vegetable not listed above Section # VINE VEGETABLES 1161..................Cucumbers, stems not removed, 3 cucumbers 1162..................Pumpkins, stems not removed, 1 1163..................Squash, stem not removed, 1 large or 3 small

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Section # MISCELLANEOUS ANNUALS & BIENNIALS 111...................Ageratum, 3 stems 112...................Amaranthus, 1 stem 113...................Asters, 3 blooms, same color 114...................Asters, 3 blooms, 3 different colors 115...................Begonia, fibrous rooted, 3 stems 116...................Calendula, 3 blooms 117...................Celosia, 1 stem A) Cristata or crested B) Plumosa or plumed 118...................Coleus, 3 stems 119...................Cleome, 1 stem

120...................Cosmos, 3 blooms on 1 to 3 stems 121...................Dianthus, (Pinks) annual, 3 stems 122...................Flowering Cabbage or Kale, 1 head 123...................Foxglove (Digitalis), 1 stem 124...................Gaillardia, annual, 3 blooms 125...................Geranium, 3 blooms 126...................Helichrysum (Strawflower), 3 blooms on 1 to 3 stems 127...................Hollyhock, 1 stem 128...................Impatiens, 3 stems 129...................Lisianthus (Eustoma), 3 blooms on 1 to 3 stems 130...................Nasturtium, 3 blooms 131...................Nicotiana, 3 stems 132...................Pansy, 3 blooms 133...................Salvia, annual, 3 stems 134...................Scabiosa, 3 blooms 135...................Snapdragons, 3 stems 136...................Sunflower A) Giant, 1 stem B) Small (under 6”), 3 stems 137...................Verbena, 6 stems 138..................Vines, annual flowering, support permitted A) 1 spray or bloom B) 3 sprays or blooms 139...................Any other annual, 1 or 3 stems accord- ing to size or annuals not conforming to above sections.

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CLASS 2: PERENNIALS, TENDER PERENNIALS and PERENNIAL BULBS Section # MISCELLANEOUS PERENNIALS 201...................Coreopsis, 3 blooms on 1 to 3 stems 202...................Daisy (Shasta), 3 blooms 203...................Daylily (Hemerocallis), 1 scape 204...................Delphinium, 1 spike 205...................Dianthus (Pinks), 3 stems 206...................Echinacea (Cone Flower), 3 blooms 207...................Echinops (Globe Thistle), 3 stems 208...................Gaillardia, 3 blooms

209...................Grasses, Ornamental, 3 stems or 1 clump 210...................Hibiscus A) 1 branch, 1 or more blooms B) 1 bloom 211...................Hosta A) 3 flower stems with one leaf B) 1 leaf 212...................Hydrangia, 1 bloom 213...................Liatris (Gayfeather), 3 stems 214...................Lily, 1 stem 215...................Lycoris (Magic Lily), 1 stem 216...................Perovskia (Russian Sage), 3 stems 217...................Phlox A) 1 stem B) 3 stems 218...................Rudbeckia (Gloriosa Daisy), 3 stems 219...................Salvia, 3 stems 220...................Shrub, flowering A) 1 spray or bloom B) 3 sprays or blooms 221...................Vines, flowering, support permitted A) 1 spray or bloom B) 3 sprays or blooms 222...................Yarrow (Achillea), 3 stems 223...................Any other perennial, 1 or 3 stems accord- ing to size, not conforming to above sections

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CLASS 11: VEGETABLES Section # BUSH VEGETABLES 1101.................Beans, all types, 6 pods 1102.................Broccoli A) 1 trimmed head B) 3 side shoots 1103.................Brussel Sprouts, 6 sprouts 1104.................Cabbage, with guard leaves, 1 head

1105.................Cauliflower, leaves trimmed level with head, 1 head 1106…………….Celery 1107.................Corn, with husks on ears, 3 ears 1108.................Eggplant A) 1 large B) 3 small 1109.................Lettuce, with roots staged in water A) Head Lettuce (or loose head), 1 head B) Leaf Lettuce, 1 bunch 1110.................Pepper A) Hot, over 3” long, 3 peppers B) Hot, under 3” long, 6 peppers C) Sweet, over 3” long, 3 pepper D) Sweet, under 3” long, 6 peppers 1111.................Sunflower, dried seed head, 1 head 1112.................Swiss Chard, 1 plant staged in water 1113.................Any other bush vegetable not listed above

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CLASS 7: OUTDOOR POTTED PLANTS Section # 701...................Begonias A) Fibrous Rooted B) Tuberous Rooted C) Rex Type 702...................Coleus 703...................Geraniums (Pelargonium) A) In Bloom B) Fancy Leaf (not necessarily in bloom)

C) Scented Leaf ( not necessarily in bloom) 704……………….Impatiens 705………………Any other outdoor potted plant A) Flowering B) Non-flowering CLASS 8: ORCHIDS Section # 801...................Any type of orchid CLASS 9: HANGING BASKETS Section# 901...................Flowering 902...................Non-flowering 903………………Mixed Plants CLASS 10: BROMELIADS Section # 1001..................Any type of Bromeliad

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CLASS 3: TUBEROUS BEGONIAS

Section # TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 301...................Any variety, 1 bloom with leaf 302...................Collection of 3 blooms and leaves Note: The exhibitor provides the bowl for all entries in class CLASS 4: GLADIOLUS & SUMMER BLOOMING TENDER BULBS Section # GLADIOLUS 401...............A) 1 spike

B) Same variety, 3 spikes C) 3 different colors, 3 spikes Section # OTHER SUMMER BULBS 402……………...Alstroemeria, 3 stems 403...................Caladium A) 1 large leaf B) 3 small leaves 404...................Calla Lily, 3 stems 405...................Canna, 1 stem 406………………Crocosmia, 3 stems 407...................Dahlia A) 3 small blooms, under 4” B) 1 large bloom, over 4” 408……………….Eucomis, 1 stem 409……………….Tuberose, 1 stem 410..................Any other summer bulb not conforming to above sections.

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CLASS 5: ROSES Each entry consists of one stem. It must be correctly named. (Misnamed entries will be placed in Section 510, “NAME NOT

KNOWN”.) Section # 501...................Hybrid Tea and Climbing Hybrid Tea, 1 bloom per stem, disbudded 502...................Floribunda, 1 bloom or spray 503...................Grandiflora, 1 bloom or spray 504...................Miniature, 1 bloom, no side buds (may be disbudded) or 1 spray (undesirable growth may be removed). 505...................Polyanthus, 1 bloom or spray 506...................Climbers, 1 spray 507...................Shrubs and Old Garden Roses, 1 bloom or spray 508...................Full-blown Hybrid Tea, 1 bloom (stamens must show) 509...................Carpet or Groundcover, 1 bloom or spray 510……………….Name not known, 1 bloom or spray

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CLASS 6: INDOOR POTTED PLANTS Section # 601..................African Violets - in bloom 602..................Cacti 603………………Fern 604………………Gardenia 605...................Gloxinia

606………………Hibiscus 607……………...Jasmine 608………………Streptocarpus

609………………Succulents A) Euphorbia B) Sempervivum C) Any other succulent 610……………….Parent and one offspring: A specimen plant and an offspring that you have propagated from the mature plant, to be shown together in separate pots. 611……………….Oldies but Goodies: any indoor plant that has been in your possession for five years or more. 612……………….Any other indoor potted plant A) Flowering B) Non-flowering

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