Fall Flower & Vegetable Show

Horticultural Division

Section 1: Fruit and Vegetables

Displayed on a paper plate (provided) unless otherwise stated.

    1.  Beans, with stalks, 5 pods
    2.  Beetroots, 3 specimens
    3.  Broccoli/Cabbage/Cauliflower, 1 head
    4 . Carrots, long or intermediate, 3 specimens
    5.  Carrots, short or stump, 3 specimens
    6.  Corn, 2 ears
    7.  Cucumbers, slicing, 2 specimens
    8.  Garlic, roots trimmed to 6 cm stem to 1.5 cm; 5 specimens
    9.  Gherkins, 3 specimens
    10. Leeks, 1 specimen
    11. Onions, 1 bulb
    12. Parsnips, 3 specimens
    13. Peas, 6 pods
    14. Peppers, any others, 3 specimens
    15. Peppers, sweet, 1 specimen
    16. Potatoes, 3 specimens
    17. Runner Beans, with stalks, 5 pods
    18. Squash, 1 specimen
    19. Tomatoes, 7.5 cm & over, with calyx, 2 specimens
    20. Tomatoes, Roma/paste type, with calyx, 2 specimens
    21. Tomatoes, cherry or pear type, with calyx, 6 specimens
    22. Tomatoes, under 7.5 cm, with calyx, 3 specimens
    23. Any vegetable not listed above, 1 specimen
    24. Any large fruit: apples, pears, plums, etc., 3 specimens
    25. Any small fruit, half a cup
    26. Collection of vegetables, 3 types, displayed on a tray, 3 of each
    27. Collection of cut herbs, in vase(s) with water, 5 specimens
    28. A comically mis-shapen vegetable.

Section 2: Roses

All classes except collections call for 1 bloom or spray.

    35. Hybrid tea, reds & pinks
    36. Hybrid tea, yellows & oranges
    37. Hybrid tea, white
    38. Hybrid tea, colours not listed above
    39. Floribunda, reds & pinks
    40. Floribunda, yellows & oranges
    41. Floribunda, colours not listed above
    42. Grandiflora, reds & pinks
    43. Grandiflora, yellows & oranges
    44. Grandiflora, colours not listed above
    45. Climber, any colour
    46. Parkland/Explorer, any colour
    47. Miniature, any colour
    48. Any variety not listed above
    49. Fragrant rose, judged 60% fragrance, 40% form
    50. Collection of roses, 5 stems, at least 3 varieties
    51. Miniature rose collection, 3 stems, at least 2 varieties

Section 3: Flowers

Note: Annuals include non-hardy perennials, e.g. snapdragons, commonly grown as annuals in Kingston. Flowers grown from tubers, bulbs, etc., lifted and overwintered indoors, are perennials.

    55. Antirrhinum (Snapdragons), 3 spikes
    56. Aster, 3 blooms
    57. Begonia, tuberous, 1 bloom
    58. Calendula, 3 blooms
    59. Coreopsis (Tickseed) 3 blooms
    60. Cosmos, yellow, red or orange 3 blooms
    61. Cosmos, other colours 3 blooms
    62. Dahlia, cactus types, 1 bloom
    63. Dahlia, decorative types, 1 bloom
    64. Dahlia, single, anemone-flowered and collerette types, 3 blooms
    65. Dahlia, other types, 3 blooms
            (for dahlia types, see www.dahliaworld.co.uk/dahlia.htm )
    66. Dianthus (Pinks), annual, 5 blooms
    67. Echinacea (Coneflower), 3 blooms
    68. Flowering Shrub, any species, 1 branch
    69. Gaillardia, 3 blooms
    70. Gladiolus, 1 spike
    71. Grasses, annual, flowers permitted, over 5 stems
    72. Grasses, perennial, flowers permitted, 5 stems
    73. Helianthus Annus (sunflower only), under 10 cm, 3 blooms
    74. Helianthus Annus (sunflower only), 10cm & over, 1 bloom
    75. Marigold, single, African or French, under 5 cm, 3 blooms
    76. Marigold, single, African or French, 5 cm & over, 3 blooms
    77. Marigold, double, 3 blooms
    78. Monarda (Beebalm/Bergamot), 3 blooms
    79. Nasturtiums, 3 blooms
    80. Native Plant, 3 blooms or stems
    81. Nicotiana, 2 stalks
    82. Petunia, single, 3 blooms
    83. Petunia, semi-double or double, 3 blooms
    84. Phlox, 3 stalks
    85. Sedum (flowers), 3 stalks
    86. Sedum (foliage), 3 stems
    87. Sweet Pea, annual, 3 sprays
    88. Verbena, 3 stems
    89. Zinnia, single 3 blooms
    90. Zinnia, any other 3 blooms
    91. Annual not listed above, 3 blooms or stems
    92. Perennial not listed above, 3 blooms or stems
    93. Collection of Annuals 3 species, not more than 9 blooms in total
    94. Collection of Perennials 3 species, not more than 9 blooms in
            total
    95. Collection of Native Plants 3 species, not more than 9 blooms or
            stems in total

Trophies

    Weston's Trophy Best Dahlia in Show

Section 5: Pot-grown plants

   100. Begonia, flowering
   101. Begonia Rex and other begonias grown primarily for foliage,
            flowers permitted
   102. Pelargonium (including so-called geranium)
   103. Collection of cactus/succulents 3 species

Trophies

    Mike Twigg Award,
        Total Points in Horticulture from the June & August
        shows. A gardening book is donated to the Kingston
        Frontenac Public Library, Central Branch, in the
        winner's name, in memory of Mike.

Floral Design Division

As previously noted, the schedule for the Floral Design Division, which changes every year, will be published separately both in Columbine and on the website.

Youth Division

Age: All entry tags must have the exhibitor's age clearly marked on the top of the tag. The age groups are: 4 - 8 years, 9 - 11 years, 12 - 14 years, on the date of the Show.

Youths may enter any category, but they will be judged as adults.

   110. Any flower, 3 blooms or stems
   111. Any vegetable, 3 specimens, on a paper plate (provided)
   112. Container-grown plant. Flowering plant, in the pot/container in
            which it was grown
   113. An animal constructed using a vegetable or vegetables