A STANDARD FLOWER SHOW Presented by Dorchester Garden Club HORTICULTURE EXHIBITS

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1 The Potting Shed A STANDARD FLOWER SHOW Presented by Dorchester Garden Club HORTICULTURE EXHIBITS WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016 Immanuel United Church of Christ 5401 White Hall Road Cambridge, Maryland Open to the Public Admission Free 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

2 GENERAL RULES 1. Unless otherwise stated in the schedule, any gardener or designer may make entries in the show. 2. There must be an emphasis on fresh plant material. No artificial plant material is permitted in any Division. Fresh plant material may not be treated, or altered by the application of oil or commercial "shine" products that may artificially change the natural color and texture. 3. Plants on the Maryland Department of Natural Resources list of Rare, Threatened or Endangered Plants at may not be exhibited in the Horticulture Division, and may be used in the Design and Special Exhibits Divisions only if grown by the exhibitor or obtained in a legal manner and so noted on a 3" x 5"card placed with the exhibit. Plants on the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, Inc. Invasive Plant List and reprinted on page 8 of this schedule also may not be exhibited. 4. Entries will be received on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 from 7:00 am to 10:00 am, at which time all exhibitors must exit the exhibition area. After 10:00 am, Horticulture entries will not be passed and incomplete Design or Special Exhibits entries will be marked "Not in Competition". Exhibits must be removed by 5:30 pm, on Wednesday, May 25, Exhibitors are responsible for collecting their entry cards, exhibits, ribbons and awards. 5. All entries must be passed and entry cards initialed by the appropriate Horticulture, Design or Special Exhibits Classification Chairman before an exhibitor may leave the exhibition area. Classification Chairmen will check exhibits for conformance to schedule requirements. 6. Judging will begin at 10:30 am on Wednesday, May 25, Only the Judges, Clerks, Show Chairmen, and Horticulture, Design and Special Exhibits Classification Chairmen are permitted in the exhibition area during judging and placing of awards. 7. Judging will be by the standards set forth in National Garden Clubs, Inc. Handbook for Flower Shows, revised 2007, according to the Standard System of Awarding on p. 3, using the Scales of Points for all competitive exhibits on pages with subsequent corrections/amendments published in The National Gardener. Decisions of the judges are final; awards may be withheld if not merited. 8. The Flower Show Committee will not be responsible for loss or damage of exhibitor s property. Please mark properties inconspicuously with name of exhibitor. HORTICULTURE DIVISION RULES 1. All plant material must be fresh and grown by the exhibitor. Cut specimens of annuals, biennials and perennials must have been in exhibitor s possession from seeds, cuttings or immature plants and grown to maturity. Bulbous blooms must have been in exhibitor s possession from planting of bulb, tuber, corm, rhizome or must have been cared for as a mature plant at least 90 days. Combination plantings must have been in exhibitor s possession and growing together at least 6 weeks (no later than April 13, 2016). 2. Entries in Section I and J. Display and Combination Plantings must be preregistered by contacting Clara Mae Stephens at or csbs@comcast.net, no later than April 13, All exhibitors must have an exhibitor number and must complete an entry card in full for each entry. Entry cards must be filled in using waterproof pen, pencil and/or address labels. Each exhibitor must also complete a summary entry sheet listing the Section, Class and complete botanical name (genus, species and variety or cultivar if applicable and known) for his/her entries. Exhibitors are encouraged to obtain exhibitor numbers, entry cards and entry sheets in advance by contacting Clara Mae Stephens at or csbs@comcast.net. 4. All specimens should be correctly labeled with scientific (botanical) name (genus, species and variety or cultivar, if applicable and known) or with the currently accepted scientific identification. Optional common name may be added

3 in parentheses. Handwritten example: Tagetes patula identified in order to win a Top Exhibitor Award. 'Lemon Drop' (Marigold). Specimens must be correctly 5. For all cut specimens, exhibitor must provide transparent, colorless glass bottles without labels, handles or conspicuous markings, appropriately sized to the specimen. Exhibitor may use small amounts of plastic wrap, boxwood or wood chips as wedging material. Except for Gladiolus, specimens may not have foliage below the waterline of the container. 6. Exhibitor may make up to three entries per class or sub-class, if each entry is a different genus, species, variety, cultivar, form, size or color. The Committee has authority to subdivide classes as necessary. 7. Only well-groomed specimens of exhibition quality will be accepted. No grasses or sedges allowed. 8. General Horticultural References shall be: National Garden Club's Horticulture Exhibiting and Judging, The American Horticultural Society s A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants and Hortus III. FEDERATED GARDEN CLUBS OF MARYLAND INVASIVE PLANTS LIST The following plants are considered invasive in the state of Maryland, and in the interest of conservation and good stewardship of our land and environment, will not be accepted as entries in this flower show. This list was compiled by the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, Inc. Joint Council Committee on Invasive Plants. Acer platanoides (Norway maple) Ailanthus altissima (Tree of Heaven) Albizia julibrissin (Mimosa) Alliaria petiolata (Garlic mustard) Ampelopsis brevipeducula (Porcelain berry) Arundo donax (Giant reed) Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry) Buddleia davidii (Butterfly bush) Celastrus orbiculatus (Bittersweet) Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn olive) Euonymus alatus (Burning bush) Hedera helix (English ivy - other cultivars permitted) Hemerocallis fulva (Common orange daylily) Heracleum mantegazzianum (Giant hogweed) Ligustrum species (Privet) Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife) Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle) Miscanthus sinensis (Japanese silver grass) Nandina domestica (Heavenly bamboo) Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree) Persicaria perfoliata (Mile-a-minute vine) Phragmites australis (Common reed) Polygonum cuspidatus (Japanese knotweed) Pueraria montana (Kudzu) Pyrus calleryana (Bradford pear) Rosa multiflora (Multiflora rose) Vinca minor (Periwinkle) Wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria) Wisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria)

4 Division I - Horticulture Green Dreams Eligible for the Award of Horticulture Excellence Scents-sational Section A. Rosa Eligible for Award of Merit Shown as a single disbudded flower 1/2 to 3/4 open, or as a spray with buds in all stages of development and more open blooms than buds. Minimum of 2 sets of 5-leaflet leaves required. Buds, stems or foliage developing at axil must be removed completely before exhibiting, with no stubs or distracting scars remaining. Thorns above container may not be removed. Genus and cultivar name required. Class 1. Grandiflora - single bloom, must be grown disbudded Class 2. Hybrid Tea - single bloom, must be grown disbudded Class 3. Polyantha or Floribunda - one spray Class 4. Shrub - one spray Class 5. Miniature a. Single bloom b. One spray Developed Roots Section B. Hosta Eligible for Award of Merit Genus and cultivar name required. One mature, single cut leaf for all classes. Length of leaf x width (at widest portion of leaf) equals total square inches. Class 6. Miniature - less than 6 square inches Class 7. Small - less than 3 inches across, less than 30 square inches Class 8. Medium inches across, square inches Class 9. Large inches across, 64 to 120 square inches. Class 10. Giant - 8 or more inches across, more than 120 square inches Healthy Start Section C. Herbs Eligible for an Award of Merit Three cut stems of same cultivar in one container unless otherwise stated. Stem length 20 maximum (may have inconspicuous blooms). Class 11. Mentha (Mint) Class 12. Ocimum basilicum (Basil) Class 13. Petroselinum (Parsley) Class 14. Rosmarinus (Rosemary) one stem Class 15. Salvia (Sage) Class 16. Thymus (Thyme) Class 17. Any other herb

5 1 Color Me Beautiful Section D. Flowering Perennials Eligible for Award of Merit One cut stem or spray in bloom Class 18. Achillea (Yarrow) Class 19. Aquilegia (Columbine) Class 20. Astilbe Class 21. Dicentra spectablis (Bleeding Heart) Class 22. Helleborus orientalis Class 23. Paeonia (Peony) Class 24. Any other flowering perennial in bloom The Greens Have It Section E. Foliage Perennials Eligible for Award of Merit Class 25. Arum Class 26. Ferns Class 27. Heuchera Class 28. Any other foliage perennial Section F. Flowering Annuals Class 29. Begonia Class 30. Lantana Class 31. Pansy Class 32. Petunia Class 33. Verbena Class 34. Any other annual in bloom "The Wow Factor" Year Round Beauty Section G. Broadleaf Evergreens Eligible for Arboreal Award One cut broadleaf evergreen branch no smaller than 6" in length or more than 30" in length or width, measured from cut end to tip. Specimen must have apical tip and several nodes. Class 35. Aucuba b. Variegated Class 36. Buxus (Boxwood) a. solid green b. variegated Class 37. Euonymous vine type not accepted b. Variegated Class 38. Ilex (Holly) a. Ilex aquifolium (English) b. Ilex cornuta (Chinese) c. Ilex crenata (Japanese) d. Ilex opaca (American) Class 39. Magnolia Class 40. Any other broadleaf evergreen Beauty in the Breeze Section H. Flowering Shrubs Eligible for Arboreal Award One cut flowering shrub branch no smaller than 6 in length or more than 30 in length or width, measured from cut end to tip. Specimen should have apical tip and several nodes. Class 41. Chaenomeles (Flowering quince) Class 42. Deutzia Class 43. Rhododendron - Azaleas

6 Class 44. Rhododendron - non-azaleas Class 45. Viburnum Class 46. Any other flowering shrub We re In This Together Section I. Displays - Eligible for Collectors Showcase Award Five different cut specimens, each in a separate container provided by the exhibitor, artistically displayed. Displays are judged on cultural perfection of plants and artistic effect of the staging. Plants must always dominate. To be staged in a space 30 wide and 29 deep. No height restriction. Advance registration required with listed consultant. All specimens to be individually labeled with a number. All numbers and corresponding botanical names to be listed on a 3 x 5 unlined card placed with the display. Consultant/Advance Registration: Clara Mae Stephens at or csbs@comcast.net. Class 47. Display of five different cut flowering perennials Class 48. Display of five different cut foliage herbs Class 49. Display of five different cut Hosta Potted Partners Section J. Combination Plantings Eligible for Grower's Choice Award Inside measurement of container no larger than 15 inches at widest point. Plants must be in exhibitor s possession and growing together for at least 6 weeks. All plants to be individually labeled with a number. All numbers and corresponding botanical names to be printed on a 3 x 5 unlined card with the exhibit. Consultant/Advance Registration: Clara Mae Stephens at or csbs@comcast.net. Class 50. A Succulent and/or Cactus Dish Garden - HB p A miniature landscape of succulents and/or cacti in low, open container. May include accessories. Class 51. Summer Outdoor Planter - HB p. 113 A group of flowering and/or foliage plants in a container of exhibitor s choice. Not a landscape; accessories not permitted. Exhibitor to state on a 3 x 5 unlined card the type of light exposure, sun or shade, appropriate to the planter. Class 52. Hanging Planter - Handbook p. 113 Limited to 8 entries A group of flowering and/or foliage plants in a black hanging container provided by the committee. Not a landscape; accessories not permitted. Exhibitor to state on a 3 x 5 unlined card the type of light exposure, sun or shade, appropriate to the planter. Staged on a black wrought iron plant stand 31.5 inches high, hangers must be removed before entering the hanging plant.