The Russell Fair

RULES
A)	General rules and regulations of the Russell Agricultural Society apply.
B)	Exhibitors must be members of the Russell Agricultural Society. Memberships, entry forms and entry tags are available from the Secretary.
C)	Entry forms must be in the hands of the Fair Secretary by Friday, September 3, 2010.
D)	Entries may be placed in the Curling Rink on Wednesday, September 8, between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m., and Thursday, September 9, between 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. All exhibits must be tagged, numbered and in the Curling Rink by 9:30 a.m., Thursday, September 9, 2010.
E)	Plants and flowers must be grown by the exhibitor unless otherwise stipulated.
F)	No admission to the hall while judging is in progress.
G)	Judging will follow the Ontario Judging Standards Publication 34.
H)	In lieu of entry fees, exhibitors will have an extra 10% deducted for winnings over $10.00 (ten dollars).
I)	Entries to be removed on Sunday, September 12 after 4:30 p.m.

ENTRY SECTIONS
ANNUAL SECTION Remember - the exact number of specimens called for must be shown. Only self-foliage is permitted to be attached. Name the cultivar when possible.
1)	Asters, 3 blooms, 1 cultivar.
2)	Bachelor buttons, 5 blooms.
3)	Calendulas, 3 blooms, 1 cultivar.
4)	Spider flower (cleome), 3 stems.
5)	Cosmos (C. bipinnatus), any colour, 3 sprays.
6)	Cosmos (C. Sulphurous), any colour, 3 sprays.
7)	Dahlias, pompon type, 3 blooms, 1 cultivar.
8)	Dahlias, decorative type, 3 blooms, 1 cultivar.
9)	Marigolds, 7 cm or over, 3 blooms.
10)	Marigolds, under 7 cm, 5 blooms.
11)	Nasturtiums, 5 blooms, own foliage.
12)	Love-in-a-mist, 3 stems.
13)	Pansies, 5 blooms.
14)	Petunias, solid colour, 3 sprays.
15)	Petunias, bi-colour, 3 sprays.
16)	Salpiglossis, 3 stems.
17)	Salvia, 3 spikes.
18)	Snapdragons, 3 spikes.
19)	Statice, fresh, 3 stems.
20)	Stocks, 3 stems.
21)	Sunflowers, solid colour, 3 stems.
22)	Sunflowers, bi-colour, 3 stems.
23)	Sweet Peas, mixed colours, 3 stems.
24)	Zinnias, 7 cm or under, 5 blooms.
25)	Zinnias, over 7 cm, 3 blooms.


PERENNIAL SECTION
26)	Astilbe, 3 stems.

PRIZE MONEY (Section 27 ONLY) Sponsored by Russell & District Horticultural Society
1^st	2^nd	3^rd
$10	$6	$4

27)	Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta, hairy, rough leaves and stems, 5 blooms.
28)	Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia fulgida, smooth leaves and stems, 5 blooms.
29)	Chrysanthemum, I cultivar, 3 sprays.
30)	Coneflower, 3 stems, purple.
31)	Coneflower, 3 stems, any other colour.
32)	Blanketflower, Gaillardia, 3 stems.
33)	Rose, mini, 1 spray.
34)	Rose, modern shrub, 1 spray.
35)	Rose, any other cultivar, named, 1 stem.
36)	Statice, 3 stems.
37)	Sweet pea, 3 stems

POTTED PLANTS SECTIONS
Remember, you don’t have to have a garden to enter your potted plants!

RULES
A)	Potted plants should be exhibited in the containers they are grown in, no cache pots (decorative cover pots) please.

ENTRY SECTIONS
38)	African Violet, double.
39)	African Violet, single.
40)	Any Potted Plant, not listed, named.
41)	Begonia, Rex (grown for their decorative patterned leaves).
42)	Begonia, Tuberous (grown from a tuber).
43)	Busy Lizzy (impatients).
44)	Cactus, named.
45)	Fern, named.
46)	Geranium (pelargonium) in bloom.
47)	Hanging flowering planter that you designed and planted yourself, minimum 3 types of plants.
48)	Hanging plant, grown for it’s foliage.
49)	Ivy.
50)	Orchid in bloom, named.
51)	Succulent, named.

SPECIALS
52)	Love-lies-bleeding, 1 stem.
53)	Begonia (tuberous) 1 stem – only the large male bloom should be exhibited, without the two smaller female blooms on each side.
54)	Bells of Ireland, 1 stem.
55)	Celosia, 1 stem.
56)	Coleus, 1 stem.
57)	Collection of 3 or more cultivars of any one type of flowers.
58)	Dahlia, 1 bloom over 12 cm.
59)	Day lily, 1 stem.
60)	Flowering vine, in bloom, minimum length 40 cm. outside the vase, named.
61)	Gladiolus, mini (florets under 9 cm) 1 spike.
62)	Gladiolus, large (florets over 9 cm), 1 spike.
63)	Largest flower (excluding sunflowers).
64)	Most fragrant flower.
65)	Phlox, 1 stem.
66)	Rose, 1 bloom, floating in water (you may add foliage).
67)	Any other annual or biennial not listed above, 1 stem, named.
68)	Vase of annuals or biennial flowers, 2 of each, minimum of three varieties, named.
69)	Any other perennial or shrub not listed above, 1 stem, named.
70)	Vase of perennials and/or shrub and/or ornament grasses.

ARRANGEMENTS

PRIZE MONEY
1^st	2^nd	3^rd
$6	$5	$4
Flowers need not be grown by exhibitor.

ENTRY SECTIONS
71)	“A Bloomin’ Good Time” – Anything goes.
72)	“Treasures of the Earth” – an arrangement in a basket using flowers, vegetables and/or fruit.
73)	“Life on the Rocks” – an arrangement incorporating rocks with two colours of flowers and complimentary foliage.
74)	“Tipsy Teacup” – An arrangement using a cup and saucer.
75)	“By the Sea” – An arrangement of flowers, shells, etc. To suggest the sea shore.
76)	“Small Joy” – Arrangement not to exceed 12.5 cm in any direction.
77)	“Out of the Tool Box” – Arrangement in or using tools – a one side arrangement.
78)	“Autumn” – Foliage design arrangement, foliage should predominate, flowers and/or fruit may be present but must be inconspicuous.
79)	“Solitude” – a water viewing design, using no more than 3 flowers.
80)	“Roadside Splendor” – An arrangement using found components and plants that grow wild.