SPECIAL PRIZES

1. $20.00 gift certificate for exhibitor with most points, donated by Meadow Greens Nursery.
2. $10.00 for new exhibitor with most points, donated by The Russell Village Women's Institute.

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, August 29, 2008.
d) Entries may be placed in the Curling Rink on Wednesday, September 3, between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m., and Thursday, September 4, 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 4, 2008.
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 7 after 4:30 p.m.

ENTRY SECTIONS

CUT FLOWERS

Remember - the exact number of specimens called for must be shown. Only self-foliage is permitted to be attached. Name the cultivar when possible.

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, 3blooms, 1 cultivar.

8.       Dahlias, cactus type, 3blooms, 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.  Strawflowers, fresh, 3 stems.

22.  Sunflowers, solid colour, 3 stems.

23.  Sunflowers, bi-colour, 3 stems.

24.  Zinnias, 7 cm or under, 5 blooms.

25.  Zinnias, over 7 cm, 3 blooms.

PERENNIAL SECTION

26.   Bee Balm, 3 stems.
 

PRIZE MONEY (Section 27 only) Sponsored by Russell & District Horticultural Society
1st	2nd	3rd
$10	$5	$5

       

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, 3 stems.

33.   Rose, mini, 1 spray.

34.   Rose, modern shrub, 1 spray.

35.   Rose, any other cultivar, 1 stem.

36.   Statice, 3 stems.

37.   Sweet pea, 3 stems

POTTED (PARLOUR) PLANTS – Remember, you don’t have to have a garden to enter your potted plants!

RULES

a) Potted plants should be grown in the container in which they are exhibited.
b) Potted plants, maximum pot size is 20 cm in diameter, unless otherwise stated.

ENTRY SECTIONS

38.  African Violet, double.

39.  African Violet, single.

40.  Cast-Iron Plant (Aspidistra Eliator).

41.  Baby’s Tears.

42.  Begonia (Rex).

43.  Begonia (Angel Wing).

44.  Busy Lizzy (impatients).

45.  Cactus, named.

46.  Fern, named.

47.  Geranium, in bloom.

48.  Hanging plant, in bloom, not to exceed 120 cm. including hanger.

49.  Ivy.

50.  Oxalis.

51.  Succulent, named.

 

SPECIALS

52.    Love-lies-bleeding, 1 stem.

53.    Angel’s Trumpet, 1 stem.

54.    Begonia (tuberous) 1 stem.

55.    Bells of Ireland, 1 stem.

56.    Celosia, 1 stem.

57.    Coleus, 1 stem.

58.    Dahlia, 1 bloom over 12 cm, floating in water.

59.    Day lily, 1 stem.

60.    Flowering vine, in bloom, minimum length 40 cm, 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.

67.    Sunflower, multi-bloomed, 1 stem.

68.    Any other annual or biennial not listed above, 1 stem.

69.    Vase of annuals or biennial flowers, 2 of each, minimum of three varieties, named.

70.    Any other perennial or shrub not listed above, 1 stem.

71.    Vase of perennials and/or shrub and/or ornament grasses.

ARRANGEMENTS

Flowers need not be grown by exhibitor but must not be grown commercially.

72. “Suitable for a Queen” - a Victorian mass arrangement in an antique looking container.

73. “Fragrance in Hand” – a nosegay (tight cluster of fragrant flowers, designed to be handheld. May have a doily attached).

74. “You are Special” – dried tussie-mussie (small bouquet of concentric circles of small fragrant flowers around a central flower.

75.  “Afternoon Tea” - arrangement using a tea cup and saucer.

76. “Last Roses of Summer” – roses and/or rosehips in an arrangement with foliage.

77. “Just a Wee Thing” – mini arrangement not to exceed 12 cm in any directions.
 

PRIZE MONEY (Section 78 only) Sponsored by The Egg Farmers of Ontario
1st	2nd	3rd
$10	$6	$4

 

78.  “Get cracking” – arrangement in an egg shell.

79.  “From Country Ditches” – wild flowers in a pitcher (not plastic and less than 30 cm tall).

80.  “Thoughts of the Castor” – a water viewing design in a shallow container with one-half to two-thirds of the container surface showing water.

81.  “Congratulations” – an arrangement signifying the 150^th Anniversary of the Russell Agricultural Society using yellow, green and white plant material.