Superintendent: Mindy Sherrieb & Baker Garden Club Rules and Regulations:
1. Work must have been done in the past two years, completed by exhibitor, and not previously exhibited at the Baker County Fair. No entries will be accepted that have been previously exhibited in any department.
2. All entries must be grown by the exhibitor. 3. No artificial flowers or foliage will be permitted. 4. Exhibitors may enter only one( 1) entry for any Lot and only three( 3) entries for each Class.
5. Each flower is to have foliage attached or include the foliage.
6. On exhibitor form, please include the name of the flower, if possible.
7. The number of flowers required for each exhibit can be found in parentheses after each flower type.
8. Anything submitted in a pot, will be considered as a potted plant.
9. Vases will be provided for cut flower entries. Plates will be provided for small vegetables and fruits.
10. Amateur and professional exhibitors are eligible to show but only amateurs will be paid premiums. Professionals will be awarded special ribbons only.
11. Professionals are exhibitors whose sales of their work in the entered department a) have exceeded cost of materials for the year or b) who have accepted payments exceeding $ 250 for instruction given or products sold. Judging: Criteria are based on the overall health, shape and condition of the exhibited specimen. Divisions: All Open Classes are judged according to the following: Pee-Wee, 8 and under Youth, 9- 12 Teen, 13- 19 Adult, Amateur Senior, 55 & up Professional, any age Definitions: Bloom: An individual flower, one blossom to a stem. Spike: A stalk carrying many stem less or nearly stem less flowers. Spray: A portion of a plant with a number of flowers on it. Stem: A stem with one or more flowers Disbudded: Removal of the lateral buds along the stem of the flower. Flower hints for exhibitors:
• Cut flowers in the late afternoon of the day before, or early morning the day they are to be exhibited. Place immediately in deep lukewarm water. Keep out of drafts and in a dark place.
• Select material in its prime and make sure it is pest free.
• Remove extra buds, faded blooms and wilted petals
• Clear dust and spray from leaves with cleansing tissue. Petals may be gently wiped.
• Roses should have a healthy stem, be shown with foliage, and blooms should be one-third to one-half open.
• Disbud tea roses.
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HORTICULTURE- Open Class
• Gladioli should have four to seven florets open, long, stiff straight stem, and one leaf.
• When exhibiting two or more blooms, all should be the same size. Please notify Superintendent of your classification at the
time of entry. CLASS A- Annuals, Cut Plants that return only by re-seeding * or those that do not generally survive our winter weather outdoors – cold hardiness level. Common name( exhibit) – Scientific Name Lot Numbers: 1. Alyssum, sweet alyssum or sweet Alison *( 3 sprays) –
Lobularia maritima 2. Bachelor Buttons *( 3 sprays) – Centaurea cyanus 3. Carnations( 3 sprays) – Dianthus caryophyllus 4. Cosmos *( 3 sprays) – Cosmos bipinnatus 5. Dahlia( stem / foliage) – Dahlia Cav. a. Dinner plate b. Regular c. Miniature d. Spider 6. Dusty Miller( 1 spike) – Senecia cineraria 7. Geranium( 3 blooms)- Pelargonium 8. Marigolds *( 3 blooms / leaves) – Tagetes patula a. African / American( blooms 3- 5” across) b. French( blooms 2” across) c. Signet( small single blooms) 9. Pansy( 5 blooms, stems / foliage)- Viola tricolor var. hortensis 10. Petunias( 2 sprays alike) – Petuna atkininsiana a. Single b. Double c. Ruffled
11. Snapdragons( 3 spikes)- Antirrhinum a. Regular b. Dwarf 12. Sunflower( 1 bloom / stem – not for seed usage) – Helianthus 13. Sweet Pea *( 3- 5 blooms / foliage) – Lathyrus odoratus 14. Verbena( 3 sprays) – Verbena officinalis 15. Zinnias( 3 blooms)- Zinnia elegans a. Large Dahlia type b. Large Cactus type 16. Other CLASS B- Perennials, Cut Plants that return each year growing off their previous year’ s root stock and survive our winter conditions outside. Lot Numbers: 17. Baby Breath( 1 spray)- Gypsophila 18. Black Eyed Susan( 3 sprays) – Rudabeckia hirta L 19. Daisy( common, lawn, english)( 3 blooms with foliage) –
Bellis perennis 20. Coneflower( 3 blooms)- Echinacea 21. Day Lilies( 1 flower with foliage)- Hemerocallis 22. Delphinium( 1 spike with foliage)- Delhpinium a. Single blossom b. Double blossom
2018 Baker County Fair Official Premium Book