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HORTICULTURE - Open Class 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. 96 • Disbud tea roses. • 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 2019 Baker County Fair Official Premium Book b. Double blossom 23. English Marigold (3 blooms) – Calendula officinalis 24. Foliage, variegated (3) 25. Gaillardia/Blanket Flower (3 blooms) - Gaillardia 26. Grasses, Ornamental (bunch of stalks) 27. Hollyhock (1 spike) – Alcea 28. Lilies (1 bloom) - Lilium a. Asian/Oriental b. Other types 29. Lupine (1 spike with foliage) - Lupinus 30. Phlox, Garden/Tall (1 spray) - Phlox 31. Poppy (3 blooms) - Papaver a. Single blossom b. Double blossom 32. Shasta Daisy & Cultivars (3 blooms) – Leucanthemum superbum 33. Succulents – plants that have some parts that are more than normally thickened and fleshy, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. a. Ground cover b. Tall 34. Sweet William (3 sprays) – Dianthus barbatus 35. Viola (3 stems) - Viola 36. Yarrow (3 stems) – Achillea millefolium CLASS C - Gladiolus, Cut Name if possible - entries should have 1 spike and 1 leaf. Lot Numbers: 37. Miniature 38. Ruffled 39. Dark Colors 40. Light Colors 41. White, Grays 42. Other CLASS D - Roses, Cut Name if possible - entries should have the stem with attached foliage. Definitions: Climbing – Any numerous rather strong-growing garden roses that produce long flexible canes by which they cling to and scramble over any available support. Floribunda – A cross of hybrid teas with polyantha roses. Floribunda roses grow about 3 feet wide and 2-3 feet tall. Floribunda, as the name implies, produces abundant clusters of flowers on its stems. Grandiflora – A bush rose derived from crosses of floribunda and hybrid tea roses and characterized by production of blooms both singly and in clusters on the same plant. Hybrid Tea – Grown from 3-7 feet tall and 3-5 feet wide. They have an upright, almost ramrod-straight growth habit. They have a single blossom on a long stem. Ground Cover – They share the characteristic of long spreading branches that spread and spills across the ground. Most are repeat flowering, have little or no scent and grow from the base of the plant. Miniature – A perfectly scaled-down version of a large- flowered rose. Lot Numbers: 43. Floribunda (1 spray) 44. Grandiflora (1 spray) 45. Hybrid Tea (Single color - 1 spray) 46. Hybrid Tea (Bi-color/blend - 1 spray) 47. Climbing (1, 3’ spray) 48. Ground Cover (1 spray) 49. Miniature 50. Old Fashion 51. Prairie (1 spray) 52. Shrub (1 spray) 53. Other CLASS E - Arrangements, Cut Use all home-grown flowers or material gathered by exhibitors. NO artificial or plastic material permitted. Figurines and accessories are permitted. Lot Numbers: 54. Baker County Fair Theme 55. Centerpiece 56. Dried 57. Holiday 58. Miniature 59. Roses 60. Wedding arrangement 61. Other CLASS F - Potted Plants/Planters Plant has 1 variety; Planter has 3 or more varieties. All plants or planters must be able to sit on a table or riser. Living wreaths will be hung on a pegboard wall. Entry cannot be from previous fair year. Lot Numbers: 62. Flowering House Plant 63. Non-Flowering House Plant 64. Flowering House Planter 65. Non-Flowering House Planter 65. Flowering Yard Plant 67. Non-Flowering Yard Plant 68. Flowering Yard Planter 69. Non-Flowering Yard Planter 70. Living Wreathes Plant 71. Living Wreathes Planter 72. Potted Herb Plant 73. Potted Herb Planter 74. Potted Vegetable Planter (non-hanging) 75. Bonsai 76. Topiary, potted 77. Potted Succulents/Other CLASS G - Herbs, Cut (3 stems with foliage) Lot Numbers: 78. Basil 79. Bee Balm 80. Chives 81. Chives, Garlic 82. Cilantro 83. Dill 2019 Baker County Fair Official Premium Book 97