MONTHLY LITTLE ROSE SHOW
RULES & REGULATIONS
The BRS monthly little rose show will be held at the April, May, August, September, October & November general membership meetings. All members are encouraged to participate.
1. Each entry will be evaluated on its own merit and will be given a 1st, 2nd, 3rd or no award.
2. A Best of Show entry will be awarded from each Horticultural Division (Amateur and Novice) as well as from the Arrangement Division (Amateur and Novice). A Novice is one who has not won an award open to Amateur exhibitors in an official rose show.
3. Point system
Best of show---------------5 points
First---------------------------3 points
Second-----------------------2 points
Third---------------------------1 point
4. Awards will be presented in December to both the Novice and Amateur exhibitors who have accumulated the most points throughout the season in each division (Horticulture and Arrangement)
5. Exhibitors must provide their own containers. Entry tags will be available at the meetings. Entries close at 6:55 pm. Plan to arrive in time to get your entries properly placed. No late entries will be allowed! Horticulture entries are limited to two per class per garden. Both entries cannot be the same variety. If more than two are entered, all entries in that class will be disqualified. Arrangement and challenge classes are limited to one entry per member. No limits will be placed on the number of entries in the Mystery Rose bonus class.
6. Horticultural Classes
Class 1 - Hybrid Tea or Grandiflora - one bloom per stem at exhibition stage (1/2 to 3/4's open)
Class 2 - Hybrid Tea or Grandiflora - one spray of two or more blooms at exhibition stage
Class 3 - Hybrid Tea or Grandiflora - one bloom per stem fully opened (stamens showing)
Class 4 - Floribunda - one bloom per stem
Class 5 - Floribunda or Polyantha - one spray of two or more blooms
Class 6 - Climbers - one bloom per stem or spray
Class 7 - Shrubs - one bloom per stem or spray
Class 8 - Minature or Mini-flora - one bloom per stem at exhibition stage
Class 9 - Minature or Mini-flora - one spray of two or more blooms at exhibition stage
Class 10 - Minature or Mini-flora - one bloom per stem fully opened
Class 11 - Old Garden Roses - all types and varieties
Class 12 - Challenge Class - Each month will feature a different challenge class which will be described in the newsletter. Points accrued in this class will be included with the horticultural points.
7. Mystery Rose Bonus Class - This class will be aimed purely at rose identification and will not be judged. All members are invited to "name that rose"!
8. Arrangement Class - Arrangements will vary each month with titles and descriptions to appear in the newsletter preceding each show. Roses must predominate in all designs. All rose varieties used must be named. No artificial plant material will be allowed.
9. Please help clean up at the close of the meeting!