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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.
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• 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
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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
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