CLASS 12
FLORICULTURE
COMMITTEE:
Joan Fowler - 705-725-2445, Dorothy De Jong, Evelyn
Jack, Margrit Jakobs, Gail Smith
NOTES:
a) No commercial flowers (except in arrangements).
b) All house plants and cut flowers and patio plants
must have been grown by the exhibitor for at least
3 months prior to the show (fair).
c) Cut flowers should be shown with only their own
foliage. A bud showing colour will count as a bloom.
d) Place any top-heavy flowers in a weighted container.
e) Choose flowers with long individual stems and
foliage not blemished.
f) Bring flowers in suitable container.
g) First Year Exhibitor:
please mark “First Year
Exhibitor” on each entry tag.
HOUSE PLANTS:
Must be pot grown
1. African violet, in bloom, single (single crown)
2. African violet, in bloom, double (single crown)
3. Baby Tears
4. Kalanchoe
5. Ivy, named
6. Fern, any type
7. Croton
8. Begonia, tuberous, in bloom
9. Geranium, in bloom
10. Cacti or succulent(s)
11. Collection of house plants, minimum of 4
varieties, planted in suitable basket
12. Any house plant, for foliage not listed above
13. Any house plant, for bloom not listed above
14. “Mother and Baby”, a single plant
along with the plant from which it was propagated (each in its own pot)
CUT FLOWERS:
All materials must be fresh and in suitable containers. Flowers with
only own foliage. Gladiolus must be in tall, weighted container.
15. Dahlia, large decorative variety, 1 bloom
16. Dahlia, display of any variety
17. Asters, mixed colours, 5 blooms
18. Asters, one colour, 3 blooms
19. Zinnias, Pom Pom mixed, 5 blooms
20. Zinnias, large, 5 blooms
21. Gladiolus, 1 spike (weighted container)
22. Gladiolus, one colour, 3 spikes (weighted
container)
23. Gladiolus, display in suitable container
(weighted container)
24. Roses, display of more than 3 blooms
25. Roses, miniature, 1 stem
26. Roses, floribunda, 1 stem
27. Rose, 1 stem with 1 bloom
28. Calendulas, 5 or more
29. Marigolds, 5 blooms with foliage, 3" and over
30. Marigolds, 5 blooms with foliage, under 3"
31. Snapdragons, 5 spikes
32. Lavatera, display of
33. Sedum, 3 stems
34. Pansies, 9 blooms
35. Cosmos, display of
36. Cornflower, 5 blooms
37. Sweet peas, display of
38. Petunias, single, 5 stems
39. Petunias, double, 5 stems
40. Daisies, any type, 3 blooms
41. Phlox, display of
42. Annuals, collection of 3 or more
varieties in one container
43. Perennials, collection of 3 or more varieties in
one container
PATIO PLANTS:
Must be grown outside
44. Flowering hanging basket
45. Outdoor container any number of variety of plants
Prizes for Sections 1-45: 1st $4.00; 2nd - $3.00; 3rd - $2.50, 4th -
$2.00
ARRANGEMENTS:
Flowers may be from your own garden or commercial flowers.
46. Arrangement depicting your favourite nursery
rhyme.
47. “Pass the Cookies” arrangement in a
cookie tin
48. “Pink Plumage” arrangement using pink
flowers and using a duck as a container
49. “Country Kitchen” arrangement to
include kitchen utensil(s)
50. “Put on Your Easter Bonnet”
arrangement in a lady’s brimmed hat (upside down).
51. “It’s Secretary’s Day”,
an arrangement suitable for secretary’s day.
52. “Simplicity” using a small necked
vase or bottle with any greens e.g. bear grass or fern fronds, less
than six (6) flowers.
53. “Singing in the Rain” arrangement
designed in a child’s coloured rubber boot.
54. “Tough Truck” arrangement using a
child’s truck as a container.
55. “Lest We Forget” an arrangement
depicting a cross using flower heads/foliage in a 9’ x 13’
pan.
56. “Here Comes the Bride” wedding
bouquet using artificial flowers.
DRIED FLOWERS:
57. Dried wreath
58. Dried arrangement, using some dried roses
Prizes for Sections 46-58:
1st - $6.00; 2nd - $4.00; 3rd - $3.00; 4th -$2.00
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Contact Us:
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Email:
info@dundalkfair.com
Mailing Address:
The Dundalk District
Agricultural Society
P.O. Box 497
Dundalk, ON, N0C 1B0
Telephone:
Dorien DeJong, Secretary
(519) 923-9777
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